Mazda3 wins The Canadian Automotive Jury’s 2014 Best of the Best Award

TORONTO  – The Mazda3 is the winner of the 2014 Best of the Best award, the Canadian Automotive Jury (CAJ) announced live on CTV’s Canada AM this morning.

Road Test: 2013 Porsche Cayenne V6 6M

Story by John LeBlanc Here’s a little tidbit of automotive trivia you can whip out to impress friends: Did you know you could get an honest-to-gawd manual gearbox in a Porsche Cayenne? Well you can. A six-speeder, no less. It’s the standard transmission in the base model, six-cylinder gas engine version of Porsche’s mid-size SUV.

Dear John: Domestic three-row crossovers

Story by John LeBlanc Loyalty is becoming a rare quality with consumers these days, especially as new car buyers are faced with more choices than ever before when it comes to brands and models. But not so with this month’s Dear John letter writer.

Road Trip: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe XL Limited

Story and photos by John LeBlanc PICTON, Ont. – Let’s be clear: there’s a big difference between “camping” and “car camping”. The former usually involves you and your significant other, solo hiking through somewhere very remote, with only a backpack containing your food and shelter. While the latter is, well, nothing like that at all.

Road Test: 2013 Chevrolet Trax LS

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Perhaps it was the ability to slain the biggest woolly mammoth, pick far-to-reach fruit, or make a basket at the buzzer. Somewhere along the way in history, being tall became desirable. And the same now goes for small cars.

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