First Drives

It’s a done deal. You’ve just bought a brand spanking new Ram Power Wagon. Despite its $73,000 price tag ($68,000 if you passed on the Leather package), you decide to take it for a ride on rough, muddy terrain. After all, this vehicle laughs in the face of obstacles. The …

CALGARY, Alberta – German automakers are pretty good at creating new market segments, and they did it again a few years ago with coupe-like SUVs. BMW conjured up the X6, and Mercedes-Benz eventually retaliated with the midsize GLE Coupe. Then BMW introduced the X4 , and Benz’s response is the …

MALLORCA, Spain – Automakers must constantly update their products to keep them fresh and competitive, and to keep consumers ready and able to trade in their old model for a new one. When a car or truck spends a few years on the market without change, we usually start complaining.

MALLORCA, Spain – During the press drive of the fully electric 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf , which will soon be on sale in Canada, we also got the opportunity to slip behind the wheel of the Golf GTE. In Volkswagen-speak, GTE means sportiness and a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Think of the …

MALLORCA, Spain – We’re finally getting it. The fully electric e-Golf will be on sale in Canada in June, better armed to take on the newcomers in the EV segment. The e-Golf originally went on sale in 2014 in various countries, including the United States, but Canada didn’t get it.

Just a few days ago, Volkswagen summoned a group of journalists to try the new Atlas seven-seat SUV. However, a handful of us had the chance to test drive it in Sacacomie, Quebec last March, when the conditions were still wintery. That time, the goal was to showcase the fifth-generation …

Sexy Diamond. That’s what Toyota calls the 2018 C-HR. It’s the newest kid on the block in the white-hot subcompact SUV segment and it’s hitting Canadian dealerships on May 2nd of this year. With the C-HR, Toyota is making a bold statement. The latest Corolla and Camry moved the needle …

PHOENIX, Arizona – Make no mistake about it. The 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster is now the in-your-face “bad boy” in the Mercedes-Benz stable of roadsters. Next to it, the slightly more powerful AMG SL 63 looks like a cute kitten purring softly. Whereas the SL exudes class and sophistication, …

The previous-gen Chevrolet Equinox was due for a makeover. After all, it wasn’t exactly the most innovative vehicle in its class, even when it came out in 2010. Furthermore, the compact SUV segment has seen a bigger spike in sales than any other category over the last 10 years. And …

SALALAH, Oman – All right, boys and girls, here it is: your $60K-plus, all-wheel-drive, near-400 horsepower ultimate sleeper, the Audi RS 3. First, let’s get one thing out of the way. When they hear that you spent over sixty thousand dollars for what, to them , is basically a fancy …