Tests and Features

Here in British Columbia, one of the best things a Vancouverite can do is to get themselves out of Vancouver. Be it north or east, two hours time is all it really takes to remove yourself from the condensed urban sprawl, with another two hours being sufficient to remove yourself …

For years, the Toyota Avalon has been considered a fad car appealing only to those seeking comfort and reliability. Something of an overpriced Camry. Facing modest sales figures – fewer than 500 units a year in Canada – Toyota management decided to massage a little youth into this big sedan, …

It isn’t working. It just isn’t working, this mini-van/wagon that likes to think of itself as something else altogether, but it just can’t escape. And on top of that, it features the most numbing ride of any car in the line. The Mercedes R-Class doesn’t find many takers, at least …

Vancouver is a terrible place to put a city. Sandwiched between the Coastal Mountain Ranges and Pacific Ocean, it may have proven an oceanfront paradise in decades past, but has become a city under compression in recent years. Inviting Canadians from the frozen east and new immigrants from points west, …

The Jeep Grand Cherokee arrived on the market in 1993, and since then it has built an enviable reputation as a tireless adventurer and champion of comfort. At that time, and it wasn’t very long ago, it was also known for its mechanical breakdowns and chronic gas guzzling... The Jeep …

Brooklyn, New York – After the Nissan Leaf and the Mistubishi I-Miev, now it’s the Smart’s turn to go electric. And we got to try this vehicle in the streets of Brooklyn. The Electric Drive will be available in limited quantities this fall and, if all goes well, it should …

It’s not easy to compete in the entry-level luxury sedan segment with vehicles like the BMW 3 Series, the Audi A4, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, not to mention Lexus’ IS and Infiniti’s G. But that’s precisely what the Volvo S60 has set out to accomplish, and I must say that the …

The new 2011 Jetta was unveiled in New York City’s Times Square in front of an interested crowd and plenty of automobile journalists from all over the world. It was a coming out party of sorts for this model. Until now, the Jetta was derived from the Golf, but after …

When it comes to the automotive marketplace, there exists no brand with the untarnished cachet of that from Solihull, England. Rolls Royce has found a competitor in the Mercedes-funded Maybach brand, BMW’s once-dominant M-division competes daily with products bearing badges from AMG, Quattro, and V, and even Ford’s Mustang, the …

Officially, the Korean brand Kia has been operating in Canada for more than ten years and there have been nothing but changes since! Over time, their products have evolved a great deal, to the point of disrupting the sales of some well established and reputed Japanese brands. From the 2000 …