Test Drives

There are two very real things in this world that allow tyrants the world over to continue their atrocities: the easily manufactured and durable Kalashnikov rifle, in all its various forms, and quite possibly the only thing that can outlast it: the Toyota pickup truck. It might surprise you to …

It’s hard to understand why Nissan is always left in the shadows when it comes to buyers looking to purchase a new vehicle. Sure, some of the cars in their line-up are leaving something to be desired, but for the most part their models are very competitive. And you have …

It’s a box; that’s about all that runs through your head when you first see it. Gleaming under January’s delinquent sun, resplendent in its geometric glory, adorned with various TRD go-fast goodies and freshly detailed, there was absolutely no mistake to be made: it’s a box. And, not surprisingly, I …

Although not always the most spectacular, the Porsche 911 definitely was the most memorable sports car of the first century of the automobile. The first came off the line in the autumn of 1963 and the series hasn’t stopped evolving for almost half a century. Moreover, the Turbo has always …

It’s not a brand that’s drawn a lot of fanfare in the early days of its Canadian offensive, but one has the feeling that Toyota’s hands may be a little bit full these days. Scion, the youthful, entry-level brand that serves to bracket its parent company in a position opposite …

It looks like a frog… at least, as like a frog as a car possibly can. Then again, is it even a car? These are the questions that popped into my head upon first sighting Nissan’s new Juke… and I’m here to tell you that after fourteen driving-intensive days spent …

Few cars are more ubiquitous than this: the Honda Civic. Still a relatively fresh face around Canadian roads, the latest Civic’s Pug-faced countenance is far less dramatic than it was when it debuted just a few years ago, and is obviously well-accepted by many Canadians as the car is, just …

The launch of a Mercedes with butterfly doors is an extremely rare event. The first was the 300 SL, nicknamed "Gullwing," unveiled at the 1954 New York Auto Show. Half a century would pass before its descendant appeared, the new SLS AMG. Denis Duquet, Editor in Chief of Car Guide, …

I can remember it like it was yesterday; it’s flat green paint looking distinctly haggard in the gleaming sun, the creased front fender leeching the rainbow hues of iron oxide down its flanks. Inside, the interior appeared to be unchanged since its creation in 1970, the familiar four speed shifter …

Lately, some of you might have caught sight of the single greatest thing to happen to television since the A-Team came off the air: AMC’s The Walking Dead. Based upon the equally awesome comic book series penned by genius Robert Kirkman, the television show takes the zombie apocalypse trope into …