CUV Archives

16 December 2017

minivan on a Christmas wish list? I would have found that hard to believe myself a few years ago. But...

On the third day of Christmas!

Jim Kerr

14 December 2017

f Santa’s sleigh were to have a faulty runner, I am sure his backup plan would include a Subaru –...

Test Drive: 2017 Buick Encore AWD Premium

7 December 2017

hey may have many similar components, but there’s a very different vibe between the Chevrolet Trax and the 2017 Buick...

Jaguar I-PACE enters final stage of development

6 December 2017

The Jaguar I-PACE is in the final stages of testing before going into production and going on sale in 2018....

First Drive: 2018 Range Rover Velar

19 October 2017

Near the middle of nowhere ellphone coverage is a distant memory as we’re covering the rear window — and every...

BMW Unveils Concept X7 iPerformance

18 October 2017

BMW is under pressure to deliver new vehicles as the market for cars steadily subsides while the passion for Sport...

First Drive: 2018 GMC Terrain

16 September 2017

hen GMC engineers and designers went to work revamping the Terrain for 2018, they didn’t mess around. Not so much...

Test Drive: 2017 Ford Transit 3500 Diesel

9 September 2017

A Swiss Army knife from Ford arger and far less expensive than many over-priced Vancouver and Toronto condos, the 2017...

Test Drive: 2017 Honda HR-V

6 September 2017

igger is better, right? Well not if you are carmakers these days, especially in Canada. The trend toward smaller vehicles,...

Weekends: BMW X3 takes on the mountain

Weekends

25 August 2017

he drive started out to the right, bending ever so slightly as the natural surroundings came into play. I wondered...

Top 3 Mid-Luxury Sport Utility Vehicles for 2017

28 July 2017

rice, does it have to determine what is or what is not the best vehicles in the market? If you...

Used Vehicles: 2011-2013 Ford Explorer

Team Vicarious

26 July 2017

n 2011, Ford’s well-known Explorer SUV went through a major redesign that saw it adopt unibody underpinnings shared with the...

When it was New: 2009 Volkswagen Routan

Harry Pegg

13 July 2017

as Car, or should I say Das Van is on das road. It’s called Routan and it bears a striking...

When it was New: 2009 Honda Pilot

13 July 2017

K, I know what you’re thinking. You see a photo of what looks like a hulking SUV, a gas price...

Test Drive: 2017 Range Rover Sport Autobiography

3 July 2017

Blistering performance in a renowned Brit hile some say the end of the gas-guzzling era is nigh, it’s not going...

First Drive: 2017 Nissan Qashqai

29 June 2017

t must have been an interesting quandary faced by Nissan Canada in the back boardrooms of head office as they...

First Drive: 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan

26 June 2017

“Drive it like you stole it” t was among the art galleries, boutiques, and piquant restaurants of Denver’s upscale enclave...

Test Drive: 2017 Mazda CX-9

18 May 2017

he 2017 Mazda CX-9 features something unexpected: an interior that wouldn’t be out of place if there was a tri-star,...

First Drive: 2018 Chevrolet Equinox

17 May 2017

here is no doubt the crossover utility vehicle (CUV) has taken the lead when it comes to family driving in...

My Mechanic: Adaptive steering takes a turn for the better

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

16 May 2017

Electric power steering assist now dominates the market instead of the belt-driven hydraulic power steering. Infiniti even has a car...

Test Drive: 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport

First Drives

16 May 2017

he story of the Little Korean Car Company that Could is over. It could, it did and now it’s no...

Test Drive: 2017 Kia Sorento

12 May 2017

ere’s everything I didn’t like about the 2017 Kia Sorento: That’s not a typo. Sure, I could invent some silly...

Test Drive: 2017 Kia Soul

8 May 2017

n my experience, the Kia Soul a vehicle that elicits strong reactions from just about everyone. People will either really...

2017 MINI Cooper Clubman vs 2017 MINI Cooper Clubman JCW

Miranda Lightstone

First Drives

5 May 2017

A MINI Cooper Clubman showdown on the streets of Montreal ’m going to assume you’re all starting to notice a bit...

Test Drive: 2017 BMW 330e + 2017 BMW X5 40e

Miranda Lightstone

3 May 2017

h, the EV life. I’ve tried really hard to embrace it, I promise I have. I’ve driven Teslas and Volts...

Test Drive: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV

3 May 2017

Chevrolet Bolt: Converting Anxiety into Assurance he two words most often cited as deal-breakers by potential purchasers of electric-cars are...

Test Drive: 2017 Mazda CX-5 GT

2 May 2017

he 9,000 or so kilometres between Japan and Germany isn’t shrinking, yet Japan’s getting closer to the Bavarian homeland –...

Test Drive: 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe

Harry Pegg

First Drives

1 May 2017

he 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe is perfectly willing to play on the pavement or go out and get dirty –...

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