First Drives

First Drives2023 GMC Hummer EV : Back to the Future4.0/5
As you probably know, the Hummer brand is resurfacing under the GMC umbrella more than a decade after GM forced it into an artificial coma. And it goes without saying that the brand's new baby, the Hummer EV, is, to say the least, very polarizing. On the one hand, it …
First Drives2023 Mazda CX-50: Mazda's Answer to the Outback4.0/5
Mazda has been very successful in Canada for a long time, but the same cannot be said for the U.S. Long considered marginal, the brand's vehicles have not always pleased the average American buyer. In order to fix that, and also to improve its product offer in the compact SUV …
First Drives2023 Audi S8: A Powerful Swan Song4.0/5
Audi ’s transition to electric mobility is progressing quite nicely. The German brand recently announced plans to introduce a battery-powered full-size sedan using the Grand Sphere concept as inspiration. Consequently, the 2023 Audi A8 and S8 models return with no major changes beyond their mildly updated exterior. The Car Guide …
First Drives2022 Rivian R1T: A Big Tesla for Adventurers4.0/5
Now that Ford has broken ties with Rivian to develop electric vehicles on its own, the latter is free to do whatever it pleases. And what do you know? The brand’s valuation recently topped $100 billion. Fueled by Tesla ’s meteoric rise, investors are hungry for more hot new EV …
First Drives2022 Subaru Forester: Mild or Wilder, it’s up to You
The Forester’s greatest asset and weakness boil down to the fact that it’s a Subaru. The Japanese brand has never been one to follow trends as they were among the first to offer AWD as a standard feature and they’ve stuck it out with horizontally-opposed engines since forever. With perhaps …
First Drives2022 Hyundai Kona N: A New Kind of Hot Hatch4.0/5
The first-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI , launched in 1976, is widely considered as the original hot hatch, an expression used to describe a sporty compact car with a rear liftgate, juiced-up engine and dynamic chassis. The GTI is now accompanied by the Golf R and several other models from rival …
First Drives2022 Hyundai Elantra N: Chasing the Golf GTI4.5/5
The all-new 2022 Hyundai Elantra N is South Korea’s new 276-horsepower compact sports sedan, complete with a standard six-speed manual gearbox and available eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. It can rival Germany’s Volkswagen Golf GTI with serious performance credentials and a number of goodies including an old-school hand brake. There’s a lot …
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