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First Drives Reviews

19 July 2017

Hail to sunshine! f you live in Halifax, you know that summer means more fog and rain than it does...

Test Drive: 2017 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

18 July 2017

The Bowtie is back in style! ou know those Chevrolet commercials that strip their vehicles of all identification and show...

2017 Chrysler Pacifica and Pacifica Hybrid: What’s the difference?

13 July 2017

et’s get this out in the open right away: I am not a minivan man. Yes, I will be a...

New BMW Helmet Design Bears Fruit

1 July 2017

BMW is using fruit to develop new ways to protect your melon. The company is taking inspiration from nature to...

Test Drive: 2017 Ford Flex

20 June 2017

ull disclosure: I’ve always been a big fan of Ford’s Flex. Since the reveal of the unabashedly square SUV in...

Fiat Professional Thinks Their Vans are as Tough as Chuck

30 May 2017

Fiat Professional wants to show you they’re tough, and who better to let you know that than their newest brand...

Test Drive: 2017 Toyota Corolla iM

25 May 2017

f you think you’ve seen the Toyota Corolla iM before, but with a different badge on it, then you’re probably...

Canada Post commemorates Formula 1 with stamp series

18 May 2017

Formula 1 has been racing at the Canadian Grand Prix since 1967, with the race being held on Montreal’s Circuit...

Weekends: Rushing the Cabot Trail in a Mazda MX-5 Miata

Videos

12 May 2017

The sun is out, the top is down, and my right foot is flat! ’m sorry. There aren’t enough passengers,...

Test Drive: 2017 Kia Soul

8 May 2017

n my experience, the Kia Soul a vehicle that elicits strong reactions from just about everyone. People will either really...

Up Close and Personal With M-Cars at BMW Club Atlantic’s 10 Up

8 May 2017

Normally, arriving at a dealership at 9 am on a Saturday isn’t exactly what you think of when you think...

Hyundai sets the price for 2017 Ioniq

2 May 2017

Hyundai released its pricing for the all-new 2017 Ioniq on Monday, with a starting price of $24,299 for the Ionic...

The New York International Auto Show’s finest

28 April 2017

The Jacob K Javits Center is home to the New York International Auto Show every year. It has 78,000 square...

Exhaust Notes: Highway driving etiquette at its worst

28 April 2017

I’m driving on a mostly deserted stretch of four-lane divided highway. There are no cars in front of me, but...

Test Drive: 2017 Volkswagen Jetta GLI

27 April 2017

This Volkswagen Jetta GLI talks to me. here are three branches on the high performance Volkswagen tree these days. In North America,...

Waymo launches self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid vans

25 April 2017

Waymo will soon be taking members of the public for drives in its fleet of self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans....

Ferrari makes a splash with Norwegian Cruise Lines

25 April 2017

Luxury cruise ships keep getting bigger, fancier, and more luxurious. But that makes it harder to make your own ships...

Test Drive: 2017 Nissan Rogue

19 April 2017

New Nissan Rogue is a good sequel, but is it great? hen the Nissan Rogue first came out, it was...

Cadillac Fairview puts a charge into shopping across Canada

12 April 2017

Shoppers across Canada who take their electric vehicles to the mall will soon benefit from an expanded charging network at...

2017 Honda Civic Si revealed for the first time

10 April 2017

Fans of the Honda Civic Si are able to get a sneak peek at the new coupe and sedan models...

Test Drive: 2017 Nissan Sentra SR

6 April 2017

he Nissan Sentra is usually a pretty unassuming vehicle. And that’s not a slight toward the midsize model since it...

Yokohama celebrates 100 years of innovative tire technology

31 March 2017

It’s Yokohama Tire’s 100th anniversary, and they wanted to show off how their tires can improve your performance. But that’s...

Quebec greenlights EV buyers cash rebates

30 March 2017

A plan by the Quebec government to offer cash rebates for residents who purchase used electric vehicles is drawing praise....

Hyundai banks on hydrogen fuel-cells

30 March 2017

Hyundai wants to retake the lead when it comes to mass-produced hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. The Korean automaker told Bloomberg News...

Dubai police car is Guinness World Records champ

27 March 2017

It’s got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks, but it won’t run on regular gas. And you won’t out run...

Test Drive : 2017 Nissan Pathfinder

23 March 2017

he Nissan Pathfinder was getting a little long in the tooth compared to some of its competitors. Redesigned in 2013,...

Here’s some sprinting you’ll WANT to do

17 March 2017

Someday the engineers at Lotus will finally do what the company has been trying to do since 1952. They’ll finally...

New Range Rover Velar is one to Watch