First Drive: 2013 Chevrolet Trax

Text and photos by John LeBlanc OTTAWA – With a business based on selling trucks and SUVs, just three model years ago, the only small cars in Chevrolet’s lineup were the decrepit Cobalt compact sedan and coupe, its retro-styled HHR tall-wagon sibling and bottom-feeding Aveo crapbox. Today though — with the introduction of the Cobalt-replacing […]

First Drive: 2014 Volkswagen Golf

Story and photos by John LeBlanc PORTO CERVO, Italy –  Chances are you or someone you know has owned a Volkswagen Golf at some time or other. Over 29 million been sold since the compact hatchback was introduced in 1974, essentially replacing the German automaker’s Beetle as its People’s Car. And for many Canadians who […]

Video: 2012 Mazda CX-5 Road Test

Road Test & Video: 2012 Audi Q7 TDI Quattro

Story, photos and video by John LeBlanc If there are still such institutions as libraries in the year 3012, when readers go looking for books about the history of the luxury sport-utility vehicle genre, the first few chapters will no doubt be filled with such SUV pioneers from the 1960s such as the Jeep Grand […]

Comparo: 2012 Ford Fiesta vs. Kia Rio 5 vs. Toyota Yaris

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Bottom feeders, tin cans, s—boxes — if you haven’t been in the market for a new small car lately, these are just some of the adjectives you may associate with subcompact cars. However, automakers are trying to lower their government-mandated corporate average fuel economy ratings, so to soften the […]

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