Photo courtesy of Hyundai Canada If the third-generation 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe XL was a person, it would be Barry White. Smooooth. Being only the second Hyundai that I have driven this year, I was again surprised at how much the Korean manufacturer continues to differentiate itself from the masses by giving consumers more for …
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2013 Ford Focus ST review
Photo courtesy of Ford of Canada Full-leather Recaro bucket seats; 18-inch aluminum wheels wrapped in high-performance Goodyear Eagle F1 rubber; two-litre 252 horsepower EcoBoost engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission. In a...what? Ford FOCUS?! That’s the kind of incredulity I am usually met with, when I explain to regular car folk that the ST …
2013 Fiat 500 Turbo review
Photo courtesy of the Chrysler Group Whoever said good things come in small packages must have been talking about the Fiat 500 Turbo. By now, everyone is familiar with the little car that has replaced the old New Beetle as the cutest car ever. Admittedly, at first I was a little self-conscious about puttering around …
2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited review
Photo courtesy of the Chrysler Group Being the original brand that has influenced all other off-roaders and SUVs coming after it, Jeep has quite the reputation to maintain. Fortunately, they have had nearly 70 years to perfect the vehicles with the iconic round headlights and vertical-slat grill commonly seen on army bases and city streets …
2013 Honda CR-V review
Photo courtesy of Honda Canada So what does Honda’s compact crossover vehicle, the CR-V, actually mean? Some say it’s Compact Recreational Vehicle. Still others swear by Comfortable Runabout Vehicle. While the true name may be a hotly contested item, what isn’t is that it is a very popular choice for practical-minded people who want a reliable, …
Benjamin Yong 