Test Drives

Canadians have a love/hate relationship with hybrids, and it's easy enough to understand why. The promise of improved fuel efficiency in a country where gasoline has traditionally been an expensive commodity is a tempting lure dangled by battery-assisted automobiles, but our harsh winter climate and regular bone-chilling temperature dips wreak …

Around these parts, no one would be surprised to open the dictionary to the word "winter" and find a picture of a Subaru next to it. An overstatement? Perhaps, but not as much as you may think. For Canadians, Subaru and winter go hand in hand. Over the years, the …

It's hard to be a product planner in the automotive industry these days, as just when you think you've got a particular niche all figured out a Korean company comes along and eats your lunch. It's hard not to see the 2015 Kia Sedona as anything but a game-changer, a …

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but in the luxury world it’s also the hardest trick to pull off. This makes it doubly impressive that the 2015 Infiniti QX80 manages to elbow its way past its Lincoln Navigator progenitor and nestle up just under the Cadillac Escalade in the …

When Korean manufacturer Hyundai unveiled the first-generation Santa Fe in 2001, the vehicle was characterized by a cartoonish albeit nice silhouette and a very competitive price. Sure, there was available all-wheel drive, but it was totally inefficient. But with each new model year, the product has continually improved to the …

Cadillac’s coupes keep getting smaller. After the demise of the Eldorado (or ESC) in 2002 and the recent retirement of its not-quite-as-large replacement, the Cadillac CTS Coupe, we have been given the all-new 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe as the latest, and only, bearer of two-door style in the luxury brand’s …

Honda’s luxury brand hasn’t had it easy lately, with many models hungry for buyers. This is especially true for Acura’s cars, since its SUVs are generally doing better. Surprisingly, the MDX—the biggest and most expensive model in their portfolio—is generating the most sales and its little brother, the RDX, is …

Once upon a time, the Cadillac Escalade and the Lincoln Navigator were locked in a fierce battle for full-size luxury SUV street-cred. That score was settled close to a decade ago when the Escalade emerged triumphant, reducing the Navigator to an extended life-cycle that saw it largely ignored by Lincoln …

Infiniti’s standard-bearer is the Q70, charged with penetrating the full-size luxury sedan market. It has a tough assignment in trying to steal market share from the BMW 5 Series, the Mercedes E Class and Audi’s A6. These three are not easy opponents, but Infiniti claims to be focused rather more …

As the years wear on, the ranks of traditional SUVs continue to thin. We're now at the point where a vehicle like the 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited sits nearly alone when considering how many off-road-ready rigs one can purchase right off the showroom floor, vehicles with no need to stop …