Tests and Features

Compact cars represent one of the most popular vehicle categories, especially since the jump in gas prices. In the past, people bought compacts mainly for their attractive price, but they had to sacrifice fun, equipment and sportiness. Times sure have changed. Nowadays, there’s a compact car for all tastes: some …

Some test vehicles make more of an impression than others. Most of the time, we pretty much know what we’re going to get from a car, based on past experience. But in the case of the Traverse, a week-long trial resulted in some unexpected surprises. The Traverse is one of …

Mercedes-Benz made over the E-Class sedan, but it didn’t stop there. The German automaker has now restyled the E-Class Coupe and Cabriolet, which should arrive in Canada in July 2013. Their offer in the Great White North will be limited to the E350 and E500 Coupe and Cabriolet with rear-wheel …

The days when European hot hatch fans got all of the best toys to play with are coming to end. The realization that North American enthusiasts are willing to pay a premium for a fun-to-drive compact car has companies scrambling to fill a void in the market that for years …

There was a brief period of time - between 2001 and 2006 - when car fans could turn to the silver screen and enjoy a fun, if hyperbolic, look at the culture that surrounded their beloved automobiles. The film 'The Fast and the Furious' kicked off a trilogy of flicks …

BMW is unwavering when it comes to broadening and updating the lineup of its famous Motorsport GmbH performance division, whose creations are known simply by the prefix M. The most recent batch includes the third generation of the M6, which caps off the freshly remodeled 6 Series. The M6 Cabriolet …

Porsche can never be accused of being a poser when it comes to hybrid vehicle manufacturing. In fact, the first such vehicle was developed more than a century ago by none other than Ferdinand Porsche himself with the Lohner Porsche Mixte introduced in 1900! As innovative as it was, it …

One of the best things about the crossover segment is the freedom that it gives to vehicle designers. With no 'traditions' to follow or taboos to worry about breaking, as long as an automobile meets its passenger and cargo-carrying goals, it can present prospective buyers with any shape that its …