First Drives

I vividly remember when the Hyundai Santa Fe first hit Canadian dealerships. It was the spring of 2000, and my parents were shopping for a new family hauler to replace their minivan. The requirements were simple: It had to be roomy enough for a family of four and able to …

Not that I personally know what it’s like to be on cocaine, but I can imagine it thanks to all of the Hollywood blockbuster movies. The immediacy of the Clubsport’s sharp and focused nature does not suffer fools. It’s like a kick in the groin—you feel it immediately. This GTI’s …

The Ridgeline can be seen as a niche product. The automaker never sold many of them, but this weird-looking pickup truck succeeded in creating a circle of tightly knit enthusiasts, which is asking for more. That’s the main reason behind Honda’s decision to go ahead and develop a second-generation model.

In a word; technology. That is what drives the latest—and most powerful—diesel SUV on the market, the 2017 Audi SQ7 TDI. For starters, the SQ7 TDI produces a staggering 435 horsepower and a monstrous 663 lb.-ft. of torque from its twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre diesel V8. It also features an industry first …

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – First introduced in 2011, the Chevrolet Cruze was the new kid on the compact block. Chevrolet wanted to go smaller and make an impact in one of the largest segments in the auto industry. Logic dictated that the Cruze made sense for the Detroit brand known for …

With the new Audi A4 allroad, built on the new A4 sedan’s B9 platform, Audi keeps on offering a high-riding wagon with unique styling as an alternative to SUVs. On the sales charts, the A4 allroad quattro certainly doesn’t qualify as a bestseller. It’s more of a niche product for …

It may seem presumptuous, or perhaps even unfair, but I don't imagine Mercedes-Benz S-Class owners care too much about how much gas they burn. If you can afford to spend north of $100,000 on a car, I've always maintained, then you're probably not going to sweat over fuel economy. So …

NICE, France – The human being isn’t perfect, and probably never will be. Most of us can’t hide our materialistic side, either on a small or a large scale. We’ll camp in front of the Apple Store for get the latest iPhone model because its camera has a better resolution.

For the 2017 model year, Porsche is tacking on the number 718 to the Boxster and the Cayman coupe. The reason is elementary: it creates a more direct link between the 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman with its most emblematic model – the 911 Carrera. Why 718, you ask? It’s …

NICE, France – When the first Mercedes-Benz SLK was launched back in 1996, it wasn’t the sharpest tool in the German roadster shed. The BMW Z3, and especially the Porsche Boxster, offered a more exhilarating driving experience and more powerful engines. However, the SLK stood out with its four-season, power-folding …