Top 10s: Cars not sold in Canada

By John LeBlanc
We Canadians have a lot to celebrate — universal healthcare, poutine and mosquitoes at the cottage. But living in the Great White North isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, sometimes. Take, for instance, Canadian driving enthusiasts being denied access to cars only found in other markets. Now, I’m not referring to the [...]

Sentra soldiers on

Nissan’s aging compact sedan struggles for attention in crowded market

By John LeBlanc
If the current Sentra was a person, you would almost feel sorry for it. In Nissan showrooms, it occupies the slot between the less expensive and smaller Versa hatchback and the larger Altima family sedan. But when it comes to Canadian new [...]

Used: Top 5 towing vehicles for under $20,000

By John LeBlanc
In preparation for the warm-weather recreation season, the need to haul a boat or camper trailer may have you looking for a new-to-you tow vehicle. So here, in ascending order of preference, is my choice of the top five, up-to-10-years-old, $20,000-and under, pre-owned, tow vehicles:

Comparo: 2010 Kia Forte SX/Mazda3 GT/Toyota Corolla XRS

A Trio of Semi-Poorman’s Sports Sedans

Sporty editions of three popular compact four-doors vie for your enthusiast dollars

By John LeBlanc
New car buyers like compact sedans because they can carry a family of four comfortably, and are cheap-to-buy and cheap-to-run. But what if you are looking for a bit of driving fun from behind the steering wheel [...]

2010 Montréal: Volkswagen Golf wins new Canadian annual car award

By John LeBlanc
MONTREAL – It’s not only the fine people of Detroit that put on an auto show this time of the year. Just down the St. Lawrence River, a couple of hours on the 401, our neighbors in la belle province put on quite a car show of their own.
This year, along with 19 [...]

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