Top 2010 Utility Rides between $35 and $60k

Story and photos by John LeBlanc AUDI Q5 The Q5 is a hot-selling product in the hot-selling luxury compact crossover segment – and with good reason. Based on the Audi A4 sedan, it offers the slightly taller ride height and five-door utility customers are looking for today, but with few driving compromises.

Top 10: Dumbest Halo Cars

[svgallery name=”Top_10_Dumbest_Halo_Cars”] Story by John LeBlanc By definition, a “halo” car in the auto industry is supposed to beam a positive light, or image, about its maker. Or, for more pragmatic reasons, simply get people into empty showrooms filled with less exciting vehicles. Historically, the Dodge Viper is considered the most successful halo car of […]

Pre-owned: FTD AWD Cars

[svgallery name=”Preowned_FTD_AWD_Cars”] Story by John LeBlanc Winter’s coming, and the awful (snow, sleet, ice, wind) driving conditions that go along with that. So like most Canadians, a vehicle with all-wheel-drive (AWD) makes a lot of sense for your next pre-owned purchase.

Top 10: Canned Cars for 2010

[svgallery name=”Top_10_canned_cars”] Story by John LeBlanc In one of the most tumultuous years ever in the auto industry, slow sales and bankruptcies have forced automakers to not only pare back on specific models for the upcoming 2010 model year, but also shed whole brands (i.e. General Motors’ Pontiac and Saturn). Some cars, like the Dodge […]

Comparo: 2009 Audi A3 2.0T, Mitsu Lancer Sportback Ralliart, Subaru WRX265

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we lived in a country where we could enjoy 12 months of driving without worrying about the weather? But this is Canada, eh. And that means we face threats daily, whether it’s a flash flood in July or a chance of 10 centimetres of […]

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