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 […]

Long-Term Test: 2016 Ford Explorer Sport – Part 2

Story and photo by John LeBlancFor a while there, it looked like winter was being put on “pause” in Ontario this season. Halfway through our 60-day test drive of the 2016 Ford Explorer Sport, though, Mother Nature finally hit the “play” button — and hard.

Long-Term Test: 2016 Ford Explorer Sport – Part 1

Story and photo by John LeBlancIt’s that time of the year again when Canadians start getting nervous about winter driving. And as much as we can prepare ourselves for dealing with snowy and icy road conditions, one way to manage your winter driving duties is to pilot a winter-ready vehicle like our 60-day test drive […]

Long-Term Test: 2016 Subaru WRX – Final Verdict

Story and photo by John LeBlancBy definition, any so-called “sport compact” is a compromise. Neither a pure sports car nor low-budget economy automobile, these vehicles need to perform double-duty to satisfy two very distinct customer needs. Which is why we opted for 60 days instead of the typical one-week test drive to properly evaluate the […]

Long-Term Test: 2016 Subaru WRX CVT – Part 3

Story and photo by John LeBlancAs much as we enjoyed flogging our 2016 Subaru WRX CVT around a race track in our last installment, the remaining 99.9 percent of the time in our long-term tester has been what the typical buyer might experience on a day-to-day basis.

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