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 …
2014 Mitsubishi Outlander media drive
The 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander. Photo by Benjamin Yong Even though Mitsubishi has been in Canada for 10 years now, it is still very much the new kid on the block as the newest and youngest car company in the country. The 2014 model of their third best-seller behind the Mirage and RVR, the Mitsubishi Outlander recently hit …