Tests and Features

When Toyota builds a car, they generally do it right. As in, by the book; every button in its place, every part appropriately robust. Be it the lowly Corolla or the extremely luxurious LS600hL, Toyota’s built their reputation on ensuring that every facet of every vehicle is sufficiently well designed …

On a recent trip to California, I had the chance to drive a Porsche Panamera 4S from Los Angeles to Carmel, near San Francisco. (Interesting side note: Carmel once had Clint Eastwood as its mayor.) We could have taken Highway 5 through the desert, but we opted instead for the …

Before we get into the new model itself, let’s back up a bit. Hyundai has only been in Canada for a quarter of a century and has progressed at an exponential rate for the last decade. If you look at the current models and compare them to the very first …

Pune, India – There are moments in your career when you know that you’re experiencing something rare and invaluable. November 26, the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, will remain etched in my memory as my first encounter with the Tata Nano. And if I’m not mistaken, I’m …

One of the show-stoppers at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which was held just last week, was the new Porsche Boxster Spyder. And you’ve got to admit, the location for the launch was particularly well chosen. I mean, call us biased, but north of the border we would have preferred …

I’ve always questioned manufacturer’s bizarre desire to saddle perfectly good cars with uninspiring nomenclature. Perhaps best exemplified by Lincoln’s decision to turn the whimsical Zephyr into the bland (and forgettable) MKZ, it’s a phenomenon that seems most common among luxury brands. BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Lexus, Acura, even Lincoln now use …

Imagine my surprise when I found out I’d be attending the launch of the brand new Ford Super Duty, not at an auto show, but at an agricultural trade show! Now, that’s different, if not to say unusual. Indeed, Ford chose to launch its 2011 fleet of Super Duty trucks …

It came as no surprise in the industry when the GLK arrived at Mercedes. The competition already had a strong presence in this market and that was all the Mercedes brass needed to put their latest creation in the ring. Small luxury compact sport vehicles are finding more and more …

Mazda has never been afraid to innovate. Take the rotary engine, for example, or even the MX-5, a one-of-a-kind roadster. Other manufacturers usually try to copy rivals’ successes, but the MX-5 roadster remains exclusively Mazda’s since the departure of the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky. To mark the 20 year …

It has been said that every man is an island. Nowhere is that more true than at the gym. As any gymgoer can tell you, there are few situations more awkward than that of being forced to exchange grunted syllables between panting breaths with a complete stranger. That said, go …