Dear John: We need a compact hauler for hockey-loving kids

Story by John LeBlancWho doesn’t love a good compact crossover? Based on the surging sales numbers of these small and useful vehicles, most Canadian new vehicle owners would shout, “Not us!” But for some new car buyers, like Peter and Wendy Murray from my hometown of Ottawa, Ont., their current small SUV just isn’t doing […]

Road Test: 2015 Honda Odyssey SE

Story and photo by John LeBlanc On the rarest of occasions, you can find a new vehicle that is so fundamentally right, so well executed in its mission, you don’t have to pop for the loaded model. Such is the case with the 2015 Honda Odyssey, a minivan that simply does its job, and does it […]

Long-Term Test: 60 days with the 2015 Kia Sedona – Verdict

Story by John LeBlanc At the beginning of our long-term test of the new 2015 Kia Sedona, the overriding question we wanted to answer was if a minivan was relevant as a modern people-mover at a time when crossovers and SUVs dominate the showrooms. After two months and more than 3,500 kilometres behind the wheel of the Korean […]

Long-Term Test: 2015 Kia Sedona — Part 3

Story and photo by John LeBlanc Keen readers will notice that our 2015 Kia Sedona tester is wearing a healthy coat of slush, dirt, road salt and (for all we know) small bits of road kill. Well, after driving the new Kia minivan during what has been arguably one of the coldest, snowiest winters we’ve seen here […]