Test Drives

February 1989: It cruises in to the Chicago Auto Show like some kind of UFO. No one was expecting it. No rumours about it had been leaked, and no auto paparazzi had released photos of it. It was a small, simple roadster, vaguely reminiscent of the first Lotus Elan from …

They say that technology is advancing at an exponential rate. For every new technological discovery the human race makes pushes the boundaries even further, allowing scientists and other men and women in white coats to push the boundary even further. As such, many of the entertaining myths and mysteries of …

Since its recent launch, Audi’s little SUV has done nothing but make people happy. First, there are those who can’t buy the Q7 because it’s too expensive and those who want to upgrade to something more versatile than their A4. And of course, there are all the others who don’t …

I love Land Rovers. In fact, I am writing this review on a laptop which has a particularly dashing picture of my own 1973 Land Rover Series III 88” station wagon as the wallpaper. I own no less than three Land Rover articles of clothing, and use a pen from …

While most manufacturers try to pass off their intermediate sedans as full-size vehicles, Ford makes a point of keeping a separate model for each category. They’ve got the Taurus, which is very big, and the Fusion, which is a little less bulky than many of its rivals. And this year, …

The technology used to retract a hardtop into the trunk is far from new. In fact, in the 1930s, Peugeot introduced the Eclipse, a model that could do just that. Then, in the fifties, Ford brought this technology back, which Mercedes-Benz has done more recently. But these days, it takes …

On July 1st, this great nation of ours celebrated its 142nd birthday. Considered a bastion of freedom and liberty, Canada is regarded by many oppressed people as a symbol of international hope; a sort of political refuge from persecution and injustice. And in the other corner, we have this: the …

When they saw the car that I was test driving, several colleagues said: "Wow, Antoine, you’re really going all out this week, aren’t you!" I told them all the same thing: “If people only knew how interesting this little car is, there would be twice as many on the road.

As a journalist, I have the distinct pleasure of putting a different new vehicle in my driveway every week. Sharing the space with my various classic cars and motorcycles, these new vehicles often stick out by virtue of their shiny paint and reliable nature, and thus engender a plethora of …

Every time I go by a 2009 Pilot, I wonder just how many designers at Honda are in need of glasses. In my mind it’s absolutely inconceivable that anyone could put out a car that ugly and expect it to sell – much less be a success. But since I …