Long-Term Test: 2015 BMW i3 – Part 1

Story and photo by John LeBlanc The future is a funny thing. It’s always out of reach. Yet the BMW i3 is about as close to reaching out and grabbing the future of motoring, one of the main reasons we picked BMW’s revolutionary electric car as our latest 60-Day Test Drive subject.

Comparison Test: 2015 GMC Canyon vs. 2015 Toyota Tacoma

Story by John LeBlanc Way to go Canada! According to the latest figures, you’re buying new vehicles like never before. Despite a low-value loonie and even lower oil prices, 2014 was the best year ever for new car and truck sales in this country and 2015 is shaping to be more of the same, with record […]

Comparison Test: 2015 Honda Accord V6 vs. Hyundai Sonata

Story by John LeBlanc With the democratization of automotive luxury, new car buyers don’t have to pay luxury prices to get a similar driving experience. Case in point is this pair of topline, mainstream sedans that think they wear luxury badges.

Comparison Test: 2015 Audi Q3 vs. Mercedes GLA 250

Story by John LeBlanc It’s been more than a decade now since luxury compact crossovers have become immensely popular and have become almost as commonplace as their sedan counterparts. SUVs like the Audi Q5, BMW X3 and Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class sell almost as much as their respective A4, 3 Series and C-Class siblings, greatly helping their parent companies attract new customers.

Comparison Test: 2015 Ford Fiesta ST vs. Mini Cooper S 5 Door

Story by John LeBlanc A pair of oil crises and government-mandated curbing of automobile emissions in the 1970s all but killed off the once mighty American V8 muscle car. But in the wake of neutered Ford Mustang Cobras and castrated Chevrolet Camaro Z28s rose a raft of relatively fun-to-drive small cars, led by the likes […]

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