Long-Term Test: 2016 Volvo V60 Sportwagon – The Verdict

Story and photo by John LeBlancQuestions? Oh yes. We had quite a number when we gladly grabbed the key fob of our latest 60-day test drive subject, a 2016 Volvo V60 Sportwagon T6 Drive-E AWD Premier: Could a turbocharged and supercharged four-banger deliver the feel of similarly powerful engines with more cylinders? Can a station […]

Long-Term Test: 2016 Subaru WRX CVT – Part 1

Story and photo by John LeBlanc From history’s Joan of Arc, a peasant girl who led French forces to victory over the British, to Sylvester Stallone’s cinematic Rocky, who won fans over despite losing, who doesn’t love an underdog? And if we could describe any of today’s automakers as an “underdog,” it would have to […]

Long-Term Test: 2015 BMW i3 – Part 3

Story and photo by John LeBlanc We are now three-quarters through our 60-day test drive with our 2015 BMW i3 Range Extender electric car – a good time, we thought, to have a frank discussion about one of the biggest reasons why we all aren’t driving these eco-friendly vehicles: range anxiety.

Road Test: 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagon TDI

Story by John LeBlanc You won’t find a compendium of complaints or a list of liabilities in this road test. The station wagon version of the Volkswagen Golf has always been a car writer favourite. So here I am, a person who puts food on the table scribbling about automobiles, reviewing the new 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagon TDI.

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 […]

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