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On the surface, it makes no sense to compare the new Nissan Versa Note and the Toyota Prius C. After all, the Nissan is powered exclusively by a combustion engine while the Toyota uses a hybrid system. But if you disregard the engines, the two vehicles have a lot in …

The Euro-van invasion is one which has hit Canadian contractors, fleet buyers, and municipalities in full force over the course of the past couple of years. The seemingly obvious realization on the part of automakers that not every business has needs that can only be satisfied by a great big …

Canadian drivers love their hatchbacks – and they also love to spend money on them, too. It might seem unusual for a subcompact hatch like the 2014 Nissan Versa Note to crib high tech equipment from pricier siblings like the Altima sedan, but that’s just what has happened to the …

Whatever happened to fun? Why do modern cars have to be so serious all of the time? Why must every single vehicle on the market tick off all of the by-now standard boxes of practicality, performance, efficiency, and conformity to the era’s prevalent styling trends? Obviously, I am exaggerating, as …

The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder marks both the beginning and the end of an era for the Japanese automaker. Until 2013, the Nissan Pathfinder represented one of the few remaining mid-size body-on-frame SUVs available from the land of the rising sun, a vehicle that was rugged enough for off-road fun when …

Something important happened in the compact car industry at the end of the last decade: automakers decided to get serious about offering high quality, low-price vehicles in the Canadian market. What this meant for drivers is that suddenly they were free to peruse options not hailing from Japan without having …

Compact crossover vehicles are intended to bridge the gap between sedans and larger SUVs for families that require additional cargo space and roomier interior than is typically available in mid-size sedan, without having to pay too much of a premium at the gas pump. The criteria used to judge a …

They don’t make small cars like they used to. Sure, it’s a cliché, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t true. In fact, cars simply aren’t small anymore – at all. Nissan has pushed the envelope a little further with its new Sentra, which marks the seventh generation of this series …

What’s the most important quality of a mid-size sedan: a distinct personality to call its own, or the ability to please most of the people, most of the time? From a sales perspective, the latter design spec more often than not takes precedence over the former when dealing with family …

What was Nissan thinking when they built the last Pathfinder on a slightly shorter version of the Titan pick-up’s frame? With its optional 5.6-litre V8, rugged look and large tires, this macho Pathfinder was equipped to either climb mountains or tow them. But the market changed and its sales plummeted; …