Reviews

24 November 2016

t’s probably fair to say that Mitsubishi’s Outlander isn’t the first, or even third of fourth, nameplate to roll off...

First Drive: 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid

19 November 2016

hrysler invented the minivan 30 years ago and has just added another feature to its long list of firsts –...

Test Drive: 2017 Buick LaCrosse

Team Vicarious

17 November 2016

y grandpa drives a Buick. We’ve all heard it before, if not from Buick’s most recent series of ads, from...

First Drive: 2017 Buick Envision 2.0L Turbo

16 November 2016

uick is on a bit of an En-run at the moment. You may not have noticed, but all three utility...

Test Drive: 2017 Volkswagen Passat

Vicarious Magazine

15 November 2016

he midsize family sedan market seems to have fallen out of favour with consumers these days, given the influx of...

Double Take: 2017 Cadillac XT5

10 November 2016

ast meets West to review the 2017 Cadillac XT5 Rob Rothwell lives out west, Kevin Mio lives out east. Separated...

Test Drive: 2017 Hyundai Elantra Limited

Team Vicarious

6 November 2016

e all know the drill. After 18 years, it isn’t much of a surprise anymore to see Honda’s Civic crowned...

Double Take: 2017 Bentley Bentayga

6 November 2016

Take One: Harry Pegg entley Bentayga. Like a rock! It’s true! Bentayga is named after Roque Bentayga, a big pointy...

Test Drive: Lexus is Ready for Winter’s Worst

2 November 2016

t is a rare occasion when I get to drive multiple vehicles back-to-back at any one event. In most cases, the...

2016 A-list of Sports Cars

2 November 2016

n my profession as an automotive journalist, I have the pleasure of driving different vehicles on a weekly basis. It’s...

Test Drive: 2017 Ford Fusion Sport

31 October 2016

Jaguar XF wannabe…surely you jest my good man. My son was at the wheel of this week’s tester as I...

Test Drive: 2016 MINI Cooper S Convertible

Miranda Lightstone

20 October 2016

nyone who knows me – either personally or professionally – will immediately tell you how this review is going to...

Test Drive: 2017 BMW X40Mi

Vicarious Magazine

19 October 2016

rying to please everyone will, more often than not, leave someone involved wanting more. But BMW is attempting to do...

First Drive: Testing the Titan of trucks

19 October 2016

HARLEVOIX, PQ – “By the end of 2016, nearly 85% of Nissan trucks and SUVs will be new,” Nissan Canada...

Test Drive: 2017 GMC Acadia Denali

17 October 2016

s you – the reader – can no doubt appreciate, climbing into a new, completely redesigned vehicle carries with it...

First Drive: 2017 Ford Fusion Energi Platinum

6 October 2016

cenic vistas are in full bloom as we ply the backcountry roads throughout rural Quebec, a short two hour drive...

Test Drive: 2016 Acura RDX Elite

3 October 2016

his review begins with a tale of automotive woe. You see, our family vehicle is a Mercedes ML BlueTEC diesel-powered...

Test Drive: 2016 Jaguar XJL Portfolio AWD

1 October 2016

am driving through the rural countryside in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario from behind the wheel of the 2016 Jaguar XJ AWD. That...

Test Drive: 2016 Ford F-150 Limited

29 September 2016

lanning to purchase a pickup to park on your property? Expect to fork over a half-ton of cash just to...

Test Drive: 2017 Lincoln MKZ

Team Vicarious

28 September 2016

et’s be honest: Lincoln is pretty much a handful of glorified Fords. Are they worth the premium price? Not as...

Test Drive: 2016 Lexus RC 300 F Sport

24 September 2016

egardless of age, we all harbour some level of juvenility; it’s what keeps us young-at-heart, yet sometimes gets us into...

Test Drive: 2017 Jaguar F-PACE 35t

21 September 2016

have been reviewing Jaguar automobiles since 1984 when I started selling luxury and exotic cars at a local dealership in...

First Drive- 2017 Audi A4 Sedan quattro

15 September 2016

n the business of automotive journalism, I often find myself driving in exotic locales on roads that are both spectacular...

Test Drive: 2017 Honda Ridgeline

14 September 2016

he 2017 Ridgeline is bigger, prettier in a hunky sort of way and it’s smarter, an attribute Honda is bragging...

Test Drive: 2016 Acura MDX

9 September 2016

itting at a stoplight on a typical summer day in Southern Ontario, I can’t help but notice how many people...

First Drive: 2017 Genesis G90

31 August 2016

riving on the streets of Vancouver before heading out of the city on an impressive 440 km trek to Vernon...

Review Take Two: 2017 Ford Escape

27 August 2016

he word ‘escape’ for me conjures up images of pristine fresh water lakes filled with walleye and northern pike, a...

Test Drive: 2016.5 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD