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2015 Kia Soul EV: Kia’s Soul Goes Gas-Free4.5/5

Kia is the latest automaker to enter the zero-emissions playground with the introduction of the 2015 Soul EV. The non-electric Soul, which was redesigned for 2014, is a cute city car, so it makes a natural platform for Kia’s first all-electric car in Canada. Electrifying a soul Kia has done …September 29, 2014

2016 Audi TT: A Close Encounter of the Third Kind4.0/5

The original TT was a milestone in Audi’s history. When the TT concept car was unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 1995, it showed that the brand from Ingolstadt was now a major player in terms of automobile design and the rest, as they say, is history. With the …September 26, 2014

2015 MINI 5 door: Not to be Confused with the next Clubman...4.0/5

When we received the invitation from BMW (MINI belongs to BMW, everyone knows that!) for the MINI 5 door, the invitation actually read: “The new MINI 5 door (not to be confused with the next generation Clubman, which is a little farther off) represents…” When an automaker goes this far …September 24, 2014

2015 Ford Mustang - A Brave New World4.0/5

Ever since it first arrived on the scene, the Mustang has been Ford’s halo car and a very successful model for the blue oval, with 9 million units sold in the last 50 years. There’s no denying the mystique that is associated with the original pony car but, with sports …September 21, 2014

2015 Alfa Romeo 4C: Live And Direct4.5/5

There are a couple of ways to re-introduce yourself to the Canadian market if you're an Italian automaker that's been sitting on the sidelines across the Atlantic for most of the past two decades. If you're Fiat, for example, you can attempt to appeal to the masses by way of …September 9, 2014

2016 Mazda MX-5: More Distinctive and Deluxe

Following months of speculation and rumours, the new, fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 was unveiled at three simultaneous events held in Tokyo, Barcelona and Monterey. To celebrate the newest edition of the world’s most popular roadster, Mazda organized a private event in Monterey with Duran Duran, the group that topped the charts …September 8, 2014

2015 Volkswagen Jetta: More Than a Simple Restyling4.0/5

The Volkswagen Jetta has a new look for 2015. Why, you ask? In part, it’s to give it a more “premium” appeal, but the real reason is that the Jetta’s monocoque structure was revised to make it compliant with the latest passenger protection standards in case of a collision. The …September 4, 2014

2015 Honda Fit: A Master Class in Packaging4.0/5

The new third-generation Honda Fit, also known as the Jazz in Asia and Europe, will hit the Canadian market in September 2014 as the 2015 model, nine months after its unveiling at the Detroit Auto Show in January. This marks the beginning of a new era for the Fit since …September 3, 2014

2015 Porsche Boxster and Cayman GTS: Impressive Variations

When Porsche builds a series of models, it does so very carefully. Kind of like building a house. Every time one is fully revamped, the Zuffenhausen brand first introduces the regular model, which acts as the foundation of the structure. Next comes a more powerful S version with extra equipment. September 2, 2014

Coming Home: Driving The 2015 GMC Yukon Through The Yukon Territory4.0/5

Seemingly, you’d have to be more than a little crazy to hurtle a two-ton SUV up and down a 60 kilometre Yukon mountain mining road so steep that there’s simply nowhere to even attach a guard rail. And yet I found myself doing exactly that this past week behind the …September 1, 2014

Porsche 918 Spyder: Laguna Seca in a 887-hp hybrid

What would you say to rising before the sun and hopping on a six-hour flight to the other side of the continent just to do two laps in a car? If you’re anything like us, you’d be out of bed at 2 a.m. and fly for twice as long if …August 29, 2014

2015 Toyota Yaris: Like the Camry, but Smaller4.0/5

A few months ago, Toyota unveiled the 2015 Camry, a mid-generation model featuring some fairly significant changes. These updates fell just shy of a new generation, as the mechanical parts and chassis remained the same. And now Toyota has just introduced its all-new Yaris. Last revamped in 2011, this valiant …August 18, 2014

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