Test Drives

Test DrivesHe Said, She Said: Test driving the 2012 Ford Focus
The premise of the “He Said, She Said” chronicle is simple: we lend a press vehicle to a couple to test drive extensively for two weeks. The participants have simple instructions: to take note of all of their impressions, both good and bad. Each of the test drivers has to …
Test Drives2012 Ford F-150: A Second Round5.0/5
It’s not often that you get a chance to drive a press car twice. Well, that’s not actually true… in most cases, it’s as easy as asking. But, I’ve always been a firm believer that variety is the spice of life, so I typically pursue as many different cars as …
Test Drives2012 Ford Focus: So gifted yet so annoying3.5/5
After a few months on the market, the Ford Focus has already won its fair share of awards. It’s pretty easy to see why, given the car’s overall quality, very modern appearance and the fact that you can add a substantial amount of equipment. However, I discovered several annoying features …
Test Drives2012 Ford Explorer EcoBoost: 2 Litres > 7 Passengers!4.5/5
That Ford's newest and undeniably greatest Explorer is perhaps the first truly worthy successor to the most famous SUV ever is a fact that's already been discussed at great lengths; anything less would have fallen far short of expectations. However, that the big seven seater could be heartily motivated by …
Test Drives2012 Ford Mustang GT Convertible: Looking Back into the Future5.0/5
The leaves were already falling in the coastal mountains of British Columbia; fading the horizon from its traditionally lurid green to a mottled amalgam of yellows and browns with only occasional lively spurts of emerald marking the stalwart conifers. As suburban hunters wheeled their new camouflage-covered ATVs into the beds …
Test Drives2011 Ford Explorer – A well-deserved vacation4.0/5
When test driving a vehicle, an automobile journalist must check everything: from handling to performance to accessories, not to mention assessing said vehicle’s practicality and personality. Catch an automobile journalist on vacation, however, and you can kiss all that verification and evaluation good-bye! During my recent vacation, I didn’t evaluate …
Test Drives2011 Ford Taurus SHO: The SHO Puts on a Show4.0/5
I'm a child of the Taurus generation. Born in the same year, raised in more than a few of them, and having bid just as many adieu, they're probably one of a handful of cars that really marked my childhood. If they'd been a bit more like this new one, …
Test Drives2011 Ford Mustang GT: May it never disappear4.0/5
Most of us dream of buying a sports car one day. Maybe it’ll be a convertible or offer some other feature that is more sexy than it is practical. For a lot of people, this dream is the Ford Mustang, an icon that goes back 45 years and seduces buyers …
Test Drives2011 Ford Edge: A Chunky Monkey with Reflexes4.0/5
When I graduated from the venerable, attractive, and ridiculously expensive University of British Columbia, it was with an undergraduate degree in English Literature clutched within my left hand. Having consumed innumerable books ranging from mind-blowingly, life-changingly good to Ondaatje levels of bad, I like to think that I got pretty …
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