Road Test: 2016 Subaru Forester 2.0XT Limited

Story and photo by John LeBlanc One of the reasons Japan’s Subaru has become so popular with Canadians is the automaker’s split personality products. On one side of a Subaru showroom, you’ll find practical vehicles like the Impreza compacts and midsize Legacy sedans and Outback wagons. Across the room, you’ll discover Subaru’s wilder side, in the shape of the BRZ sports car and rally […]

First Drive: 2016 Toyota RAV4 & RAV4 Hybrid

Story and photo by John LeBlancGATINEAU, Que. – Everybody wants to buy a crossover these days, and everybody wants to save a bit of money at the pumps. So, who wouldn’t want to buy a crossover hybrid? At least, that’s the assumption Toyota is making with its new 2016 RAV4 Hybrid. First seen at last […]

Long-Term Test: 2015 Honda CR-V SE AWD – Verdict

Story by John LeBlanc Even before we punched the bright red start button of our latest 60-day test drive subject, the 2015 Honda CR-V SE AWD, we already knew the 21st-century compact crossover had become the modern equivalent to the 20th-century station wagon. What we were more interested in finding out after two months and almost 3,000 […]

Road Test: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk V6

Story by John LeBanc I’m not exactly sure when the gentrification of the sports utility vehicle happened. Was it when the Japanese automakers started producing their compact car-based CR-Vs and RAV4s in the late 1990s?

Long-Term Test: 2015 Honda CR-V SE AWD- Part 3

Story and photo by John LeBlanc We haven’t been avoiding talking about the way our long-term 2015 Honda CR-V SE AWD drives. Really! First, we took a deep dive into all the details that went into Honda’s refresh of its best-selling compact crossover, and then we looked at the five-passenger, all-wheel-drive vehicle’s noteworthy people and cargo hauling capabilities. We’re now three-quarters through our 60-day […]

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