First Drives

Introduced in 2006, the Fusion has helped Ford become a serious competitor in the mid-size sedan class, after several years of concentrating on trucks and SUVs. The Fusion has always done well with its excellent style, different engines and good quality for the price, but it was missing something that …

Mazda is set to release the latest generation of its mid-size sedan, the Mazda6, at the start of 2013. Its arrival will be the culmination of a project that began several years ago with the goal of radically transforming all of this manufacturer’s vehicles. The dawn of this program dates …

The number of luxury sedan owners who will ever flog their rides on the race track is admittedly a small one. That doesn't mean, however, that the closed circuits of the world aren't a great place to test and tune a premium car before it is unleashed on the public.

The Santa Fe, one of the best known names at Hyundai, was ripe for a third generation and Hyundai wants to take full advantage of the passion Canadians have for mid-size utility vehicles, a category that is constantly growing. In fact, the new Santa Fe will be two vehicles. A …

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia – How do you like your new Chevrolet Malibu? From the base version to the Eco to the Turbo, there’s something for everyone. Although the Chevrolet Malibu Eco costs almost $3,000 more than the base version, it’s the one we like the least. Why, you ask?

Santa Barbara, California — In 2008, the eighth generation of the illustrious Honda Accord was outwitted by the Chevrolet Malibu, which edged it for the title of Best New North American Car. For its ninth generation, the Japanese intermediate wants to take back top billing, but will its performance be …

How many small vehicles can one showroom hold? If you're Chevrolet, the answer to that question is six: the Spark, the Sonic, the Cruze, the Orlando, the Equinox, and now the new 2013 Chevrolet Trax. The Chevrolet Trax is a subcompact SUV that aims to lure in budget-conscious buyers looking …

Lexus has finally realized that plain cars, no matter how reliable and how excellent their resale value, just won’t cut it anymore, given how fierce the competition has become. As a result, they designed their new models with a much more dynamic style and made them more exciting to drive.

For the 2013 model-year, Porsche is making like the other German brands and offering a Cayenne with a diesel engine. This new version of the SUV from Stuttgart is currently rolling into dealerships, and with a base price of $64,600, it settles in between the Cayenne V6 and the Cayenne …

The new 2013 RAM 1500 may be a little too familiar. With essentially the same silhouette since 1994, what’s so new about it? Bolstered by an already solid base, the folks at RAM wisely chose not to mess with a winning formula. After all, the previous version finished second to …