First Drives

Initially set for an early summer launch, the all-new 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV will land in Canada in November. Yes, another delay, but this one isn’t as long as the first generation, which made its debut in 2013 and only touched our shores four years later. It went on to …

Built in Alliston, Ontario alongside the Civic , the CR-V is now the Japanese automaker’s most popular vehicle. Last year alone, Honda Canada sold 50,935 units of its compact SUV—about 7,000 more than the Civic, but 11,000 fewer than the Toyota RAV4 , which is also manufactured locally. Despite supply …

Santa Barbara, California— The 2023 model year marks the debut of the fifth-generation Lexus RX , the Japanese luxury brand’s best-selling vehicle in Canada (which happens to be its fourth largest market behind the U.S., China and Japan). Highlights include new four-cylinder engines with either a turbocharger or any number …

Mazda plans to launch a trio of fully electric vehicles built on a unique platform by 2030. Also this decade, the Japanese automaker will introduce five plug-in hybrid models, all of which will have a more conventional hybrid variant. With electrification finally coming to Mazda vehicles, it looks like cars …

For more than 20 years, Volkswagen has been teasing fans of the iconic Bus with various concepts and talks of a possible return. Well, it’s officially back now. Unveiled last March, the all-new ID. Buzz is a futuristic interpretation of the lovable van that’s set to join the German automaker’s …

The BMW X7 is the Bavarian automaker's contribution to the segment of lavish (and very profitable) three-row yachts-on-wheels, a segment that was practically invented in the United States. It competes with the Mercedes-Benz GLS, the new Jeep Grand Wagoneer and, of course, the undisputed champion Cadillac Escalade. Even if the …

Whistler, BC - There’s something visceral about returning to your roots. Returning to the place where your formative years took place. Going back to the start of it all, the locations that formed your first memories and, essentially, made you who you are. For me, that’s beautiful British Columbia. Every …

The Honda HR-V originally debuted in 2016 as a smaller and cheaper alternative to the immensely popular CR-V and one of the first subcompact crossovers on the market. Anyone who has ever stepped inside knows that it’s way more spacious than its diminutive footprint suggests. Honda has made a few …

The idea of a high-performance fully electric vehicle is not lost on me. I get the idea. I get the logic behind it. Having a battery-powered vehicle means instant power (it really does). There is zero lag, zero wait time for that burst of intensity to build. It is either …

After more or less successful attempts at electrification with the Escalade hybrid and the ELR, Cadillac is diving headfirst into the 100% electric business with the Lyriq. Earlier this spring, we had the chance to see it up close at the Montreal Electric Vehicle Show. This time around, The Car …