Test Drives

Driven by its ambitions to become the world’s leading automaker, Volkswagen decided to do whatever it tales to dominate the main global markets, which will be key to its success. While the manufacturer has always been successful in Europe, the same cannot be said for North America. In fact, Volkswagen …

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 …

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 and give the two participants one simple instruction: to take note of all of their impressions, both good and bad. Each of the test …

The history of motorized transport is one that is, for the most part, mind-numbingly boring. Whilst historians crow and preen over red-blooded Italian sports cars and purposeful 4x4s, the reality is that for most, the automobile represent little more than an alternative to public transportation. For every car that raises …

For thousands of people in our country, moose hunting season is a time-honoured tradition. But since hunting means travelling to remote locations, you need a vehicle that can cope with bad roads and get you back home, hopefully, with the game. The Car Guide entrusted a Jeep Grand Cherokee to …

My knuckles; white as the driven snow. My eyes; bloodshot, wide, and behind a twitching right eyelid. Tension running like barbed wire from my neck, across my shoulders, and down my spine. A slight throbbing in my temple reminds me that however I may hope for the contrary, my heart …

When the new 2012 Honda Civic was introduced, auto journalists didn’t exactly welcome it with open arms. And judging by their comments, consumers haven’t given it a warm reception either. Why is Canada’s bestselling car facing so much criticism? The simple answer is that it has taken an elitist turn …

In 1963, Honda Motor Company decided to finally make the jump from motorcycles to automobiles. Already having championed the cause of small, reliable, and ultimately fun motorcycles, the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer leapt into the car market with their diminutive and friendly S500 sports car. With independent suspension at all …

Any time I’m offered the chance to drive a Jeep Wrangler, I accept with pleasure. Why? Quite simply, the Wrangler is very different from the other vehicles that I normally get to drive and, most importantly, it gives me a feeling of freedom and power. I feel like I’m driving …

When it comes to building big, comfortable, and eminently capable grand touring cars, no one can hold a candle to the cars that have come out of Germany. And how could they? With a long standing tradition of moving across their countryside unhindered by the obsessive convention of speed limits …