Tests and Features

The Ford Explorer is often referred to as the original sport utility vehicle that created the segment when it was introduced back in 1991. For those who don’t know, an SUV is generally defined as a utility vehicle or truck having a body-on-frame construction. This differs from a crossover vehicle …

CALGARY, Alberta – The Escape was the best-selling SUV in Canada in 2015. And in 2014. In 2013 and 2012, too. This compact utility largely contributed to the growth of this type of vehicle in North America, to the detriment of passenger cars. It’s still too early to determine if …

The Car Guide is heading to Calgary in order to slip behind the wheel of the new 2017 Ford Escape. Although it hasn’t been thoroughly redesigned, it has received a bunch of updates and improvements in order to maintain its envious position as the best-selling compact SUV in Canada last …

Since the turn into the twenty-tens decade, the Ford Escape has been the sales king of the Canadian compact crossover segment. Not only did it get into the top five of all Canadian vehicle sales, it held at times a 10,000-unit lead over its next segment competitor. For 2016, not …

It’s rare that a car’s spec sheet alone gets my right foot tingling, but the 2016 Ford Focus RS is such a car. Scroll down the lines of published data and you’ll see that this five-door hatchback is nothing like the Focus ST. You’ll note that its 2.3-litre EcoBoost four-cylinder …

Choosing my top five favourite road tests for 2015 is no easy task, but since I’ve been asked to come up with a shortlist, here are my picks. The McLaren 650S and the Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S could have made the cut, much like the Mazda CX-3, but …

For the first time, I get it; I finally understand why the Ford Escape has been so popular over the years. I actually came to the conclusion at Sunset Speedway while shooting a Two-Minute Test Drive for the Motoring 2016 season. It's the name—or more so what it implies. Okay, …

It's not always easy to get people to try something new, and in the auto industry there are a few time-honoured strategies designed to ease people out of their comfort zone. The 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost convertible goes with the tried-and-true premise of promising two things that at first seem …