Reviews

14 December 2016

’m going to start this review with the sentence that was intended to conclude it, that being: If you can...

On the third day of Christmas!

Miranda Lightstone

14 December 2016

h, MINI, how you capture my heart, my soul, my inner child and my outer speed demon. A fun-to-drive, easy-to-live...

On the second day of Christmas!

13 December 2016

owe much of my love for sports cars to Porsche. I learned to drive on a racetrack from behind the...

On the first day of Christmas!

12 December 2016

It is that time of year when automotive journalists and publications come together to choose their “best of” picks for...

Head-to-Head: 2017 Subaru Outback

Miranda Lightstone

8 December 2016

3.6L Automatic vs. 2.5L Manual y particular choice of career allows me the opportunity to drive a great deal of...

Father and son slide through winter driving school

6 December 2016

taught him to ski; now how do I teach him to get there safely? Surely I’m not the first parent...

Test Drive: 2017 Volkswagen Touareg

Vicarious Magazine

30 November 2016

olkswagen is known for making cars for the masses, but it sometimes delves into luxury territory. Such is the case with...

Test Drive: 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander ES AWC

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...

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: 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: 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: 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...

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...

First Drive: 2017 Porsche Macan GTS

12 July 2016

he Crossover and Sport Utility Vehicle market is on top at the moment, with small to medium-sized models the hottest...

First Drive: 2017 Hyundai Elantra