Test Drives

In the 1990s when SUVs became fashionable, “the bigger, the better” was the philosophy adopted by many buyers, regardless of their actual needs. Nowadays, reason has won out and those huge mastodons have, for the most part, made way for much smaller vehicles. Gas prices, of course, have had a …

2012 was a big year for Acura. With a tendency to go overboard, Honda’s luxury brand launched two concept cars, the NSX and the RLX (at the Detroit Motor Show in January and the New York Auto Show in April, respectively). While the NSX knocked everyone’s socks off with its …

How much are you willing to pay for an electric car? That's the crux of the argument when considering the achingly stylish 2014 Cadillac ELR, the latest battery-powered effort from General Motors that builds on the solid bones of the Chevrolet Volt. While the ELR and the Volt might share …

Right from its launch in 2010, it was easy to spot the merits of the Juke. Its smaller size isn’t what Nissan’s little SUV has become known for; its unusual style is what really garnered attention. With its unique lines, it’s a somewhat polarizing vehicle: you either like it or …

Just as its primary adversaries the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and (certain iterations of) the BMW 3 Series have taken a step back from the sport sedan brink, it would seem that the 2014 Lexus IS 350 F Sport has pushed forward into the breach. Long criticized as the softest entry-level luxury …

The Honda Pilot is still on the market. To (almost) quote Mark Twain, “The reports of its death were greatly exaggerated.” But for the past two years, there really have been rumours that this model would be replaced. And after the Acura MDX was updated last year, everyone was sure …

Fresh off of a redesign for the current model year the 2014 Mazda Mazda3 Sport has become the darling of the automotive press, and it's easy to see why. Once again Mazda has seemingly created the blueprint for compact hatchback success in the Canadian market: expressive styling, thrifty fuel consumption, …

Ford has a tendency to go for extremes. Take, for example, the F-150’s extreme sales figures or the E-Series’ extreme longevity. Then there’s the Mustang V6’s 300 horsepower, which is pretty extreme for a base model. But drawing 123 horses and 148 lbs.-ft. of torque from a 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine …

When the current-generation Subaru Impreza first came out it was a landmark achievement for the Japanese brand. Finally, Subaru was able to offer an all-wheel drive car whose fuel efficiency was competitive with the rest of the compact crowd. Two years later the 2014 Subaru Impreza is still going strong, …

The 2014 Hyundai Elantra is riding a long streak of being at the top of the Canadian sales charts, and with good reason: this compact sedan combines the key attributes of affordability, style, and fuel efficiency that are so important in our cold land of high gas prices and relentless …