First Drives

Every now and then at auto shows, you come across a car like the Cadillac Converj, whose beauty everyone can agree on. A coupe with lines so fluid you’d think they were carved by lasers, it was one of the big stars of the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. But alas, …

Bari, Italy - An introduction of the all-new Porsche 911 Targa would be incomplete without a brief look back at the history of the model. Looking back into the annals of automotive history, Porsche will always be able to brag about the fact that they built legendary cars—and also the …

At Kia, new product launches are strategically planned and as regular as clockwork. The brand came out with a new Forte sedan last year, and now they’re flaunting new versions of the two-door Koup and the Forte5 hatchback. This five-door model is particularly interesting, as it should theoretically handle as …

Competition among compact cars is fierce. It’s not just because this segment is extremely popular in Canada, but especially because there are just so many different quality compact models available. Sedans still garner the highest number of sales, followed by wagons, and then coupes. In fact, few manufacturers decide to …

LLEIDA, Catalonia – Last year, Jaguar launched its first real sports car in more than half a century. The F-Type, a perfectly modern convertible featuring an all-aluminum shell, is the esteemed descendent of a timeless icon, the sublime E-Type. Unfortunately the first F was unveiled at the same time as …

The WRX and WRX STI have been the objects of admiration for years and, as with nearly all cult cars, every small change is carefully scrutinized by purists. Thus, people have a lot to say now that Subaru has introduced a new-generation WRX and WRX STI for 2015, in a …

Roughly 20 years ago – long before the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class was a glimmer in an engineer’s eye - a group of auto executives gathered in a shadowy room nestled somewhere in the fleshpots of Munich and decided that the future of small premium sedans ran exclusively down the path …

When the topic turns to electric cars, people are quick to surmise that a battery-powered vehicle can’t possibly be practical in winter. After all, cold temperatures make batteries less efficient and diminish operating range. That’s the theory, anyway. Personally, I had never had the opportunity to put the theory to …

The 2015 Chrysler 200 is a colossal do-over for the domestic-by-way-of-Italy brand, a new mid-size sedan that rides on an Alfa Romeo platform and wears entirely new duds in an effort to wipe away the memories of the competent, but never spectacular 200 of old. Family sedans might not be …

One of the elementary laws of physics states that energy can never be destroyed, only transformed. It is with this in mind that I lament the passing of the Audi A3 hatchback – slated to eventually return to North America in plug-in hybrid form at some future date – while …