Reviews

First Drives Reviews

3 July 2018

ith all the attention – entirely justified – on the new Kia Stinger, the 2018 Kia Optima must be feeling...

First Drive: 2019 Acura RDX A-Spec

Matthew Guy

24 June 2018

ow in its third generation, the Acura RDX contends in the savagely competitive compact luxury crossover segment against heavies from...

Test Drive: 2018 RAM 1500

Team Vicarious

21 June 2018

The 2019 RAM 1500 is just around the corner and the new model receives the first major overhaul in a decade....

Test Drive: 2018 Lexus RX 350

19 June 2018

f you are looking for bold styling in your midsized crossover, look no further than the 2018 Lexus RX. It...

Test Drive: 2018 Ford F-150 V8

Harry Pegg

13 June 2018

t won’t be long before your choices from Ford will be an SUV or one of these – an F...

First Drive: 2019 Kia Sorento

12 June 2018

t’s not usually pretty when an engine dies. Rods can be thrown, pistons can seize, and sparks can fly. It’s...

Test Drive: 2018 Toyota Sienna XLE AWD

8 June 2018

iving the minivan life isn’t for everyone, but those who own one – by choice or out of necessity –...

Review in 2:00: 2018 Mazda3 Sport GT

Team Vicarious

6 June 2018

15 years after it picked up where the Mazda Protegé had left off, the Mazda3 has been a recurring hit...

Fave 5 Sport Utility Vehicles- Spring Edition

1 June 2018

he continued success of sport utility vehicles in all their variations is changing the way we drive forever. Technological advancements...

Test Drive: 2018 Toyota Tundra Crewmax SR5

28 May 2018

here’s a saying that goes something like this: If you are standing still, you are falling behind. That’s definitely the...

First Drive: 2018 Ford EcoSport

24 May 2018

or such a small word as “Eco”, there sure is a lot going on at the Ford Motor Company these...

Test Drive: 2018 Mazda CX-9

16 May 2018

hen Mazda introduced the second generation of the CX-9 in 2016, it introduced one of the nicest looking mid-sized crossovers...

First Drive: 2019 Buick Regal Sportback

15 May 2018

iranda and Rob’s un-regal-like squabble “Miranda, we’ve got to talk.” Nothing good ever follows a sentence like that, except when...

Feeling Tired: The Truth About Worn Rubber

Matthew Guy

10 May 2018

Baloney skins. Slippery skates. Party balloons. There is no end to the terms slapped on worn out tires. The baloney...

Test Drive: 2018 Audi TT RS

3 May 2018

am typically not the kind of person who is prone to driving sports cars in a colour as understated as...

Test Drive: 2018-2019 Mercedes-Benz C 300 4MATIC

2 May 2018

f you want a wagon, you don’t have to move to Europe. You could simply go upscale, such as with...

First Drive: 2018 Ford F-150 PowerStroke Diesel

27 April 2018

ord’s new 2018 F-150 diesel is a home run for buyers, but they’ll be digging deep into their wallets. The...

Test Drive: 2018 Nissan Pathfinder

26 April 2018

f you have read other reviews of the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder before landing here, you have no doubt been reminded...

Test Drive: 2019 Volkswagen Jetta Execline

Harry Pegg

25 April 2018

here’s an old saying that good things come to him who waits. Sometimes those old adages are true. A case...

Comparison: 2018 Kia Rio vs. 2018 Hyundai Accent

Team Vicarious

24 April 2018

he battle of the Korean sub-compact cousins is on and it’s intense. You might think that the 2018 Kia Rio...

First Drive: 2018 Mazda6

21 April 2018

hen Mazda Canada’s Mark Peyman said the 2018 Mazda6 was the first sedan in Canada to get a four-cylinder motor...

Test Drive: 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio

20 April 2018

he four-door sedan market is dead, long live the SUV in all its variants. Certainly, this is a simplification of...

Test Drive: 2018 Lincoln Navigator

Harry Pegg

19 April 2018

hree days into my voyage with the 2018 Lincoln Navigator, I gave it a name. It’s something I rarely do,...

Test Drive: 2018 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid

18 April 2018

here are many valid reasons to buy a Lincoln these days, and they have nothing to do with the much-parodied...

Test Drive: 2018 BMW X2 xDrive28i

Miranda Lightstone

17 April 2018

ears ago, I lamented MINI for saturating their lineup. They were diluting their brand by coming out with way too...

First Drive: 2018 Nissan LEAF

Miranda Lightstone

16 April 2018

lectric vehicles often get a bad rep or at least a less-than-favourable stereotype. Marketed as fuel efficient (read: boring to...

Test Drive: 2018 Ford F-150 Lariat SuperCrew

9 April 2018

hat thing got a 2.7 in it?” It wasn’t many years ago that Dodge launched a TV ad campaign in...

Canadian First Drive: 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

First Drives Reviews

7 April 2018

ONO, Ont. — We’re here in Mono, just down the road from Stereo, to watch Mitsubishi take yet another step...

Test Drive: 2018 Ford Fusion Energi Platinum