Road Test: 2014 BMW X5 xDrive50i

Story and photo by John LeBlanc If you only looked at the numbers, you’d think Canada was a nation of truck lovers, unparalleled on the planet save for our equally truck-hugging friends south of the border. But as in politics and Internet traffic stats, the numbers only tell half the story.

Road Test: 2014 Dodge Durango Citadel

Story by John LeBlanc The streets are awash in midsized crossover vehicles. Whether you’re shopping for nuts at the hardware store, picking up the offspring at the local rink or ordering a double-double at the drive thru, big crossovers have replaced minivans as the new mode of Canadian family transport. Yet one three-row crossover that […]

2014 New York: 2015 Subaru Outback

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Just in time to drive to the cottage this summer, Subaru debuted its redesigned 2015 Outback, the SUV-wannabe wagon version of the all-new 2015 Subaru Legacy Sedan. Since its debut as a tape-and-decal model for 1994, Subaru has pitched its Outback as “the adventure-ready mid-size SUV alternative provides stellar […]

2014 New York: 2015 Nissan Murano

Story and photos by John LeBlanc As previewed by the Nissan Resonance Concept from the 2013 Detroit auto show comes the production 2015 Nissan Murano. First seen in 2002, the original Murano was one of the first midszie crossovers — and a stylish one at that. And the new, third-generation continues that tradition with such […]

2014 New York: 2015 BMW X4

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Do you feel that the BMW X3 crossover’s roof is too upright? Its cargo bay too roomy? Don’t need seats for five passengers? Well, then, the German automaker has just the vehicle for you: the new 2015 BMW X4, making its world production debut here in NYC after it […]

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