Test Drives

Test DrivesPerfection is a 2010 Range Rover Sport Supercharged5.0/5
When it comes to the automotive marketplace, there exists no brand with the untarnished cachet of that from Solihull, England. Rolls Royce has found a competitor in the Mercedes-funded Maybach brand, BMW’s once-dominant M-division competes daily with products bearing badges from AMG, Quattro, and V, and even Ford’s Mustang, the …
Test Drives2010 Kia Forte SX sedan: Very interesting!4.0/5
Officially, the Korean brand Kia has been operating in Canada for more than ten years and there have been nothing but changes since! Over time, their products have evolved a great deal, to the point of disrupting the sales of some well established and reputed Japanese brands. From the 2000 …
Test DrivesThe 2010 Nissan 370Z: 40 Years and Counting!4.0/5
While the Car Guide is gearing up to celebrate 45 years in 2011, Nissan also has cause to celebrate as the Z turns 40. In fact, the Datsun 240Z rolled into North America on October 22, 1969, much to the delight of sport coupe fans. This car was acclaimed as …
Test Drives2010 Mazda MX-5: Still a modern-day classic4.5/5
Since its spectacular debut in 1989, this Mazda has been very popular. What’s more, after all the improvements, makeovers and modifications, the engineers have always been faithful to the original version, refusing to make it too big, too powerful or too expensive. They were true to the basic concept of …
Test DrivesThe 2010 Dodge Avenger: Vengeful or Just Antagonistic?2.5/5
As an automotive journalist, you’re often called upon to voice your verdict upon the current car market by everyone from editors to friends. Be it at a backyard barbecue or whilst pounding away at a keyboard, everyone wants to know what you’d recommend. But, we human beings being the critical …
Test Drives2010 Infiniti G37 Coupe: More comfort than sport4.0/5
The G37 Coupe is without any doubt one of the most elegant models of the Infiniti line. It’s true that the hardtop convertible version is almost the same, but I find that the regular coupe model has somewhat purer lines. Moreover, what’s the point of offering a hardtop convertible that’s …
Test DrivesThe 2011 Suzuki Kizashi: The first real mid-size Suzuki4.0/5
Last fall, Suzuki launched its first mid-size sedan, the oddly named Kizashi. Those in the know will tell you that Suzuki already had a funny-named product in the Verona (2004-2006), which was a Chevrolet Epica, which in turn was actually a lowly Daewoo. Basically, the Verona faded into anonymity. As …
Test DrivesThe 2010 Porsche Cayman S: Life is good!5.0/5
A wise man once said: cars don’t cause accidents, people do. Another wise man said: cars are rarely exceptional, it’s the people behind them who are. People, however, can sometimes make exceptional cars, and that’s no accident – at least that’s what the author of this text says; he is …
Test DrivesThe 2010 BMW X5d: More than 10,000 km later...
During a prolonged test drive covering more than 12,000 km, our BMW X5d consumed an average of 10.6 L/100 km – a veritable feat when you consider that this sport-utility vehicle weighs more than two and a half tons! In fact, that’s 30% less fuel than an X5 that runs …
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