Test Drives

Once upon a time, Lincoln’s were considered the crème de la crème of the automotive world. Placed on a pedestal shared with Cadillac, they’re gargantuan Continental luxury coupes and sedan utilized the very latest in technology and design, pioneering everything from bulletproof windshields and four wheel brakes for police vehicles …

Every year, our job requires us to cover a series of regional, national and international auto shows. That’s where we learn about new developments in the field, get the latest industry news and pick up all kinds of information, which ranges from handy to downright funny. This year, I travelled …

There’s a lot of fuss made about a vehicle’s name these days. When Lincoln revived the Zephyr nameplate for their entry level sedan, enthusiasts applauded the effort... shortly before Lincoln traded the iconic badge for a trio of nonsensical letters. Likewise, the return of the cute and comical Rabbit to …

This year, we took a five-door Toyota Yaris Hatchback LE to go to Detroit, where I attended the Detroit Auto Show for the eighteenth time. Now, I didn’t just choose this car at random. I wanted to get to know this vehicle a little better after having tried the previous …

When the Honda Fit first rolled onto the scene in 2007, it already had a fair bit of experience under its belt. Though introduced as a new model, it had already been sold in Europe for a few years under the name Jazz and in Japan as the Fit. Well-received …

Every day, another happy car shopper leaves a dealership contented with their purchase, contentedly conducting their Civic, Corolla, or similar economy car safely down the road. So very responsible, their small displacement motors run on nothing but water, while their tailpipes emit unicorns and pixie dust. With pleasant interiors and …

Perhaps it’s fitting that the next evolution of BMW’s first SUV comes on the cusp of the nameplates 10th anniversary. Melding BMW’s handsome design language with the relatively massive proportions of a seven-seater SUV, the 1999 BMW X5 was the bizarre result of an extensive development program than included the …

Okay, so the Patriot may not be as refined as the Honda CR-V, or as powerful as the Volkswagen Tiguan, and it doesn’t even come close to having the interior roominess of the Toyota Rav4. But with a base price that is more than $10,000 less than that of these …

The world is conspiring against the fast cars. In a tragically ironic twist of fate, the fastest and most capable cars the world has ever known have been birthed into a world filled with exorbitant fuel prices and enough anti-speeding legislation to make OJ Simpson’s defense team spin. So, while …

Without exception, the most thrilling human creations are always the smallest, and the rotary engine that sits under the hood of Mazda’s latest RX8 R3 ranks right up there next to cocaine. Displacing just 1.3 litres, it concedes some displacement to large sportbikes but offers up much of the same …