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Canada is currently enjoying a small car renaissance, as companies big and small have poured hundreds of millions of development dollars into their entry-level platforms. The result is a glut of excellent choices for buyers on a budget, making it an excellent time to be shopping for a compact or …

My colleague Jean-Charles Lajeunesse and I travelled some 220 km to attend the Antique Car Show in Stowe, Vermont. It was my first visit to the event, but it definitely won’t be my last. Our means of transportation was none other than the Ford Fusion Hybrid SE. We hit the …

The 2013 Ford F-150 is a fan favourite in Canada, and it's easy enough to see why. Selling more units than any other truck in the country - and occasionally, the best-selling vehicle overall - the Ford F-150's greatest strength is its diversity. You can order the truck in a …

The Ford Mustang GT has enjoyed a long and storied history, and during its almost-50-year tenure as the world's most popular pony car it has had the chance to play a number of different roles on the automotive market. Initially enormously successful as a commuter car, the Mustang eventually morphed …

When is a sports sedan not a sports sedan? When it’s gained 1000 kilos, added a third row of seating, and jacked up its suspension so that it can cross streams and muddy ruts with ease. The 2013 Ford Explorer Sport is the new, faster, and sexier version of the …

The days when European hot hatch fans got all of the best toys to play with are coming to end. The realization that North American enthusiasts are willing to pay a premium for a fun-to-drive compact car has companies scrambling to fill a void in the market that for years …

One of the best things about the crossover segment is the freedom that it gives to vehicle designers. With no 'traditions' to follow or taboos to worry about breaking, as long as an automobile meets its passenger and cargo-carrying goals, it can present prospective buyers with any shape that its …

There are two distinct camps in the world of affordable mid-size sedans: those companies that believe in maintaining the status quo of dull, but comfortable cars whose styling could easily be lost in a parking lot full of look-alikes, and those manufacturers that are instead pushing the boundaries of design …

Two years from now, the Guide de l’auto will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Created in 1967, the publication was the brainchild of Jacques Duval and Alain Stanké, then an editor at Éditions de l’homme. The guide would go on to revolutionize the Quebec publishing industry and is now consistently the …

It has become a ritual. Every year, we head to the Detroit Motor Show. This year, we drove down in a 2013 Ford Escape Titanium. Three of us hit the road together: Jean-Charles Lajeunesse (who compiles all the technical specs for Car Guide), Henri Michaud (a colleague and long-time friend), …