Long-Term Test: 2015 BMW i3 – Part 2

Story and photo by John LeBlanc We are now halfway through our 60-day test drive of the new 2015 BMW i3 plug-in electric vehicle equipped with the range-extender. So far in the past month, with its lightweight carbon fibre/aluminum chassis and powerful electric powertrain, it has been all too easy to geek out about driving one of […]

First Drive: 2015 Aston Martin Rapide S

Story by John LeBlanc MIRABEL, QUEBEC — By simultaneously employing the steering wheel column-mounted shift paddles and arresting carbon fibre brakes, the new Aston Martin I am piloting at Quebec’s iCar race track instantly drops two gears from fourth to second and suddenly sheds speed. With its front mid-mounted engine and rear transaxle, the British built car’s […]

Road Test: 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagon TDI

Story by John LeBlanc You won’t find a compendium of complaints or a list of liabilities in this road test. The station wagon version of the Volkswagen Golf has always been a car writer favourite. So here I am, a person who puts food on the table scribbling about automobiles, reviewing the new 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagon TDI.

Comparison Test: 2015 Honda Civic vs. 2015 Toyota Corolla

Story by John LeBlanc Small cars are still big news in Canada. Whereas our friends in the U.S. tend to go for midsize offerings, compacts continue to be the largest new passenger car segment in this country. Two of the longest-serving and best-selling compact nameplates are the Honda Civic, on sale since 1973, and its arch […]

Road Test: 2015 Audi Q5 3.0 TDI Quattro Technik

Story and photo by John LeBlanc The automobile business really is a mix of art and science. Yet the success of Audi’s Q5 can be equated to a simple mathematical formula where X equals “crossover” and Y equates to “luxury”, the two biggest growth areas in the automobile business since the turn of this century.

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