First Drives

At the Mazda Tech Forum in Frankfurt, I was able to drive two prototypes of the Mazda3 Sport powered by the new 2.0-litre four-cylinder SKYACTIV-X engine. With this mill, the manufacturer has reinvented the internal combustion gas engine by integrating certain diesel engine features to increase torque and reduce fuel …

The numbers don’t lie: Quebec is fertile ground for subcompact cars, as evidenced by the fact that Kia sells 42% of its Rios here. What can we say? La Belle Province like little cars. In fact, the same is true for the Toyota Yaris, the Nissan Micra and the Versa …

STUTTGART, Germany – Driving the GT3 on public roads, even the fantastic countryside roads that slither through the forests surrounding Stuttgart, feels like a waste. This car belongs on a track. Actually, the GT3 is super civilised on this type of roads, but driving at the posted speed limit is …

Meet the 2018 Terrain. We’ve been expecting it. Like its brother-from-another-mother, the Chevrolet Equinox, it has undergone a significant transformation, turning the refinement up a notch to challenge the competition. The product unveiling was essentially an exercise in marketing mumbo jumbo, as a great deal of time was spent talking …

PORTLAND, Maine – Put yourself in the size 11 shoes of your friendly neighbourhood psycho car guy and try not to be insanely in love with what FCA has been doing of late. What am I talking about? Umm, SRT everything including the Durango (Yeah!), Hellcat madness, the Devil’s Demon …

Model year 2018 sees the F-150 undergo a few cosmetic and mechanical changes, but the big news is that North America's best-selling vehicle will finally be available with a diesel engine. Sure, we haven't test driven it yet, but that doesn't mean that the event we attended last week to …

Confession: I cheated before climbing aboard the Velar. Since we were part of the 17th wave of test drivers (no joke!), a lot of reviews had already been posted online before we even got our turn. This gave me the chance to read what a few of my American colleagues …

So you want a practical vehicle, but you're not a fan of SUVs. You like luxury sedans, but only if they're sporty and eye-catching. If that’s the case, take a minute to consider the Porsche Panamera. Launched in 2009, it’s the first four-door car sold by the famous Stuttgart-based automaker.

Having premiered in March at the Geneva Auto Show and now scheduled to make its way into Canadian dealerships in August, the 2018 Infiniti Q50 has been restyled ever so subtly—to the point that the changes aren’t even noticeable. The brand’s sport sedan borrows its steering wheel and shifter from …

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – For Tim Kuniskis, head of the Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat and SRT brands for the Italian-American manufacturer FCA, it couldn’t be simpler. For him, the Dodge Durango is nothing more and nothing less than “a Charger with three rows of seats.” This brawny SUV is designed to stand …