Test Drives

As the title of this article suggests, the Altima is a mean machine—but more in the mathematical sense rather than the macho one. Here, “mean” means average, or ordinary. Don’t get me wrong, the Nissan Altima isn’t a bad car by any means. On the contrary, it has some great …

You can’t fault Hyundai for wanting to please. On the eve of a complete redesign for the 2015 model year, the current 2014 Hyundai Sonata sedan has been given a host of upgrades intended to smooth over a few of its rough edges and make it even more competitive in …

The Car Guide is currently enjoying an extended test drive of the Audi Q5 TDI. One of this SUV’s defining characteristics is its fuel economy: just 7.3 L/100 km on the highway, as proven in one of the photos shown here. And its engine purrs at less than 1,800 rpm …

We have entered an era where automakers are increasingly unwilling to take risks, especially in the bread-and-butter compact SUV segment where vehicles ply their trade to shoppers with an increasingly broad range of choices. This is a big part of what makes the 2014 Jeep Cherokee so refreshing: here is …

Luxury hybrids have to be one of two things: quick or efficient. There’s not really any room for a middle ground, as the high price associated with premium hybrid ownership engenders certain expectations in the minds of buyers – specifically, that they better be getting something special in return for …

You’ve probably seen the TV ads. You know, the ones where Mercedes-Benz claims that its vehicles are designed to stand up to winter’s worst conditions. There’s no doubt that the brand’s SUVs (ML, GLK, GL and G Classes) are up to the task, but what about its sedans? It seems …

Growing up is hard to do, but the 2014 Nissan Rogue compact crossover has been lucky: just last year it watched bigger brother Pathfinder blaze a path forward through the family segment with an all-new platform and fresh styling. The redesigned Rogue’s family resemblance to the Pathfinder – and its …

To state that the Toyota Corolla is the most important model in the Japanese brand’s stable would not be an overstatement: Toyota sells more Corollas than anything else in North America, and always has. It’s somewhat puzzling, then, why we had to wait so long for an update, as last …

After a few weeks of test driving various fuel-hungry vehicles, I was very pleased to take the wheel of a Mazda2 and reduce—albeit for just a week—my gas spending. I obviously knew that this would involve sacrificing on space, both in the passenger compartment and in the trunk, in addition …

If you want to stay afloat in the modern luxury business, you have to cover more than just the ultra-high end of the market. The 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport fills the gap between the family-first LR4 and the big-daddy full-size Range Rover, but it would be a mistake …