First Drives

Now that Ford has broken ties with Rivian to develop electric vehicles on its own, the latter is free to do whatever it pleases. And what do you know? The brand’s valuation recently topped $100 billion. Fueled by Tesla ’s meteoric rise, investors are hungry for more hot new EV …

The Forester’s greatest asset and weakness boil down to the fact that it’s a Subaru. The Japanese brand has never been one to follow trends as they were among the first to offer AWD as a standard feature and they’ve stuck it out with horizontally-opposed engines since forever. With perhaps …

The naturally aspirated Audi R8 sports car is nearing the end of line, but the Ingolstadt-based automaker is now adding a rear-wheel drive variant that will go on sale in Canada as a 2023 model. Unlike the 2018 R8 RWS, which was limited to 999 units, the new R8 V10 …

The new-for-2022 GTS Sport Turismo expands the Porsche Taycan lineup, which already included a sedan and a high-riding Cross Turismo wagon. The German automaker is taking a page from the conventionally powered Panamera , which also offers two different body styles. Following an official debut at the Los Angeles Auto …

Just a few days after its world premiere at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show, The Car Guide took the wheel of the all-new 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS at the Willow Springs International Raceway, located some 130 kilometres north of the City of Angels. Not a bad place to put …

The first-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI , launched in 1976, is widely considered as the original hot hatch, an expression used to describe a sporty compact car with a rear liftgate, juiced-up engine and dynamic chassis. The GTI is now accompanied by the Golf R and several other models from rival …

The all-new 2022 Hyundai Elantra N is South Korea’s new 276-horsepower compact sports sedan, complete with a standard six-speed manual gearbox and available eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. It can rival Germany’s Volkswagen Golf GTI with serious performance credentials and a number of goodies including an old-school hand brake. There’s a lot …

When the completely redesigned Nissan Rogue arrived for 2021, we got pretty much the same powertrain as the previous generation, namely a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine (now with 181 horsepower) mated to a continuously variable transmission. For 2022, Nissan adds a second option under the hood. Base models continue …

The BMW 2 Series Coupe has undergone an aesthetic remodel, accompanied by technological additions and light mechanical iterations for 2022. The one that serves as an entry level to the Bavarian brand's Canadian automotive catalogue is also available as a Gran Coupé (which is the fancy term for sedan in …

The Volkswagen Tiguan is the automaker's top-selling ride, but it still lags behind segment leaders like the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. For 2022, the German brand has given it some slight changes, without going into extravagance and spoiling an already profitable recipe. Technologies, materials and textures have been updated …