Tests and Features

The subcompact category is one of our market’s most popular, and this fact has not been lost on manufacturers. They are offering very competitive vehicles in the segment that are constantly being updated. That’s why I decided to compare two of our market’s most popular little cars. Let’s meet the …

Considering that this winter I’ve driven SUVs in Iceland ( Land Rover Discovery Sport ) and Sweden ( Porsche Cayenne GTS and Turbo S ), I was really happy to test the Hyundai Santa Fe XL closer to home in Quebec’s gorgeous Charlevoix region. The Santa Fe line is split …

Charlevoix is one of the most beautiful regions of Quebec, and it’s also an ideal place to test drive the most recent versions of the 2015 Hyundai Santa FE XL and Genesis equipped with all-wheel drive. Mother Nature did her part by dumping a thick layer of powdery snow during …

When Korean manufacturer Hyundai unveiled the first-generation Santa Fe in 2001, the vehicle was characterized by a cartoonish albeit nice silhouette and a very competitive price. Sure, there was available all-wheel drive, but it was totally inefficient. But with each new model year, the product has continually improved to the …

Mazda's unlimited mileage warranty is a shot across the bow of competitors Hyundai and Kia, which are known for their 10-year drivetrain warranties in the United States but restrict coverage north of the border to just five years or 100,000 kilometres. Mazda's recent decision to eliminate the mileage limitation across …

How do you know you're driving a luxury car? It used to be as simple as identifying the badge on the hood, but these days it seems everywhere you look there's a premium model of a previously pedestrian car on offer from profit-seeking automakers looking to cash in on our …

Canadians love Hyundai, but more to the point, they tend to fall for the smaller stuff first like the Elantra and the Accent - a reflection of our more frugal buying habits, as well as our lofty fuel prices. The 2015 Hyundai Sonata, however, remains the main thrust of the …

Midsize cars are second only to compact SUVs in sales in Canada, which would normally mean they sell quite well. But overall numbers are skewed by fleet sales, and demand for midsize sedans is actually dropping, as Canadian families are apparently finding compact SUVs to be more practical. Some manufacturers …

The 2014 Hyundai Elantra is riding a long streak of being at the top of the Canadian sales charts, and with good reason: this compact sedan combines the key attributes of affordability, style, and fuel efficiency that are so important in our cold land of high gas prices and relentless …

Launched in 2009, the first generation Hyundai Genesis was never a commercial success. Its primary raison d’être was to change the public’s perception of Hyundai and, in my view, this objective was at least partially attained. Hyundai has just released the second generation of its luxury sedan, and this vehicle …