Tests and Features

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 …

Twenty-four hours before its official launch at the Los Angeles Auto Show, I had the opportunity to briefly drive a camouflaged prototype of the new Mazda CX-9. The test was very short, about 50 km mainly on highway 405 and down Mulholland Drive, but it nevertheless allowed me to appreciate …

On the morning of the third and final day of the Mazda Adventure Rally, our morale was pretty low. From a purely mathematical perspective, the Car Guide’s team was out of the game. The silver lining, of course, was that we still had a gorgeous drive ahead of us! Whereas …

25 years ago, Mazda introduced the world to its interpretation of the classic British roadster: small, lightweight, and affordable, the MX-5 Miata (also known as the NA) would go on to own the entry-level roadster segment for the next two-and-a-half decades, outlasting nearly every rival even as the sports car …

If you aren’t familiar with the Mazda Adventure Rally, let me fill you in. For the past three years, Mazda has been organizing a rally that gets various media teams to vie for points by completing various challenges over the course of several days. The team with the most points …

Not so long ago, choosing a vehicle for more than four passengers meant you had to go to your nearest American car dealership and choose between a wagon or a massive SUV like the Chevrolet Suburban or Ford Expedition. But nowadays all automobile manufacturers make SUVs with three rows. These …

When I recently travelled to California to test the 2016 Mazda MX-5, I seized the opportunity to chat with Mark Peyman, National Manager, Product Strategies & Development at Mazda Canada. I asked him point-blank when a hard top will be available; after all, even though hard tops are less sporty, …

Buddhists believe that happiness is found in the present moment, and the more time passes, the more I tend to agree. Modern society is always in a hurry, always stressed. We spend our lives chasing this and that—and forgetting to take the time and appreciate the here and now. To …