Simple strategies to save money on your next new vehicle

Story by John LeBlanc With more Canadians buying new vehicles last year than ever before, we expect the upcoming spring selling season will dealer lots a busy place for new car and truck shoppers. And as we break out our crystal ball and try to look into the future of the Canadian new vehicle market, […]

Blame Toyota’s sheer lack of interest for Scion’s demise

Story by John LeBlancThe news of Toyota putting to rest its long-suffering Scion brand this week should have come as no surprise. With minimal new product investment for over a decade and a movement away from the Scion brand’s original values, the demise of the Japanese automaker’s so-called “youth” brand can be best described as a “death by a […]

Long-Term Test: 2016 Ford Explorer – The Verdict

Story and photo by John LeBlanc Coming hard after our too-short summers, the dark months of winter can be like purgatory for many Canadian drivers; in truth, dicey winter driving is a big reason why so many buyers opt for the safety and comfort of SUVs and crossovers. This was also the reason we picked […]

Long-Term Test: 2016 Ford Explorer Sport – Part 3

Story and photo by John LeBlancOne of the advantages of a 60-day test drive is that it allows us to experience and report back on a new vehicle in a variety of scenarios the typical one-week road test cannot afford. Take for instance our latest adventure in our 2016 Ford Explorer Sport: a middle-of-the-winter, near-2,000-kilometre road […]

Road Test: 2016 Lexus NX 200t F Sport

Story and photo by John LeBlancYou don’t have to convince Lexus what new car buyers really want are crossovers. The Toyota luxury brand’s RX midsize crossover — around since 1999 — was one of the first-ever premium utility vehicles. The RX remains Lexus’s best-selling vehicle, but now for buyers who don’t need the size (or want […]

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