Test Drives
2014 Volkswagen Touareg TDI: Luxury, Take Two4.5/5
2014 Volkswagen Touareg TDI: Luxury, Take Two4.5/5Volkswagen has enjoyed an upscale reputation amongst Canadian buyers for the past 20 years, as ever-more-comfortable versions of vehicles like the Golf, the Jetta, and the Passat have been gobbled up by price-conscious drivers who perceive German engineering to be a badge of pride. The success of VW in carving …
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Volkswagen’s Great Canadian Clean Diesel Tour: Halifax to Montreal
Volkswagen’s Great Canadian Clean Diesel Tour: Halifax to MontrealIn a daring move, Volkswagen Canada is crossing the country – from Halifax to Vancouver – in diesel vehicles that can go the distance on only six tanks of fuel. The TDI engine-powered cars selected to participate in the Volkswagen Great Canadian Clean Diesel Tour include the Volkswagen Beetle, Golf …
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2014 Mitsubishi Mirage: Are Your Eyes Deceiving You?3.5/5
2014 Mitsubishi Mirage: Are Your Eyes Deceiving You?3.5/5Mitsubishi’s North American line-up is nothing if not heterogeneous. Two compact SUVs (the Outlander and RVR), a rather ordinary sedan and wagon whose base versions become exceptional when called Ralliart or, especially, Evolution. There’s also a little, 100% electric car called the iMiEV. And last week, we attended the launch …
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2014 Toyota 4Runner: Keeping The Past Alive And Well4.0/5
2014 Toyota 4Runner: Keeping The Past Alive And Well4.0/5The more things change, the more they stay the same. The redesigned 2014 Toyota 4Runner, which I was given a chance to drive this past week in San Antonio, Texas, is one of the few mid-size SUVs that has remained true to its roots, maintaining a body-on-frame design, a standard …
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2014 Jeep Cherokee: Noticeably New3.5/5
2014 Jeep Cherokee: Noticeably New3.5/5After nearly 13 years of absence from the Canadian market, the Jeep Cherokee is back! It’s filling the void that was left when they nixed the Jeep Liberty, a model that never really made a name for itself in the compact SUV segment. The all-new Cherokee offers the same legendary …
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Bugatti Veyron CR: We Tested This Beautiful 1,500-hp Beast
Bugatti Veyron CR: We Tested This Beautiful 1,500-hp BeastThere’s has never been a car like the Bugatti Veyron and there undoubtedly never will be again – at least none that combines so much excess and so many extremes. With just a few dozen built per year since 2005, it is the most powerful, fastest and most expensive car …





