First Drives

The most recent Camry was unveiled in 2011 as a 2012 model. Three years passed and it was time that Toyota made a few mid-generation updates. The 2015 Camry was introduced at the New York Auto Show, where we got to have a look. But as you can imagine, an …

The word is out: The Golf, and its numerous variants, has finally made its way to North America. This follows its European launch, as Volkswagen Group’s strategy is to serve its more important markets first. They do this for each of their models, which is why the Golf always launches …

Back in the day, when neither the price of gas nor a vehicle’s fuel consumption were big causes for concern, Nissan offered the Micra, a sub-compact whose success was predicated primarily on a very attractive base price. Introduced in Canada in 1984 then taken off the market in 1992, the …

Launched in 2009, the first generation Hyundai Genesis was never a commercial success. Its primary raison d’être was to change the public’s perception of Hyundai and, in my view, this objective was at least partially attained. Hyundai has just released the second generation of its luxury sedan, and this vehicle …

Big trucks and wide-open spaces go well together, so it was only appropriate that my first time behind the wheel of both the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD and 2015 GMC Sierra HD pickups took place on the prairies of Alberta. It seems like every second vehicle I encountered during my …

Every now and then at auto shows, you come across a car like the Cadillac Converj, whose beauty everyone can agree on. A coupe with lines so fluid you’d think they were carved by lasers, it was one of the big stars of the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. But alas, …

Bari, Italy - An introduction of the all-new Porsche 911 Targa would be incomplete without a brief look back at the history of the model. Looking back into the annals of automotive history, Porsche will always be able to brag about the fact that they built legendary cars—and also the …

At Kia, new product launches are strategically planned and as regular as clockwork. The brand came out with a new Forte sedan last year, and now they’re flaunting new versions of the two-door Koup and the Forte5 hatchback. This five-door model is particularly interesting, as it should theoretically handle as …

Competition among compact cars is fierce. It’s not just because this segment is extremely popular in Canada, but especially because there are just so many different quality compact models available. Sedans still garner the highest number of sales, followed by wagons, and then coupes. In fact, few manufacturers decide to …

LLEIDA, Catalonia – Last year, Jaguar launched its first real sports car in more than half a century. The F-Type, a perfectly modern convertible featuring an all-aluminum shell, is the esteemed descendent of a timeless icon, the sublime E-Type. Unfortunately the first F was unveiled at the same time as …