With gas prices approaching $1.50/litre this summer, the topic of fuel efficiency is on a lot of people’s minds. Fortunately, with modern technology many manufacturers are able to squeeze more performance out of small engines, like Mazda with their subcompact the Mazda2, or offer gas-sipping hybrids such as Toyota and their extensive lineup of legendary …
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Photo courtesy of Mazda Canada Torque steer? What torque steer? I feel as though I can’t write a review about the factory-souped-up MazdaSpeed3 without acknowledging the elephant in the room that is the front wheel drive layout of the monster hatch with a 263-horsepower engine lurking within. There is no doubt that in first gear …
Photo courtesy of Nissan Canada As Marvel Comics famed superhero team the X-Men have taught us, every once in awhile evolution skips a few steps. This certainly feels the case with the 2013 Nissan Juke NISMO — that’s short for Nissan Motorsports — a small hatch that packs a powerful punch and has the face …
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 …
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 …
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