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.

Feature: Five generations of Ford Mustang

Story by John LeBlanc Surviving a half-century in new car showrooms is quite an accomplishment. That’s exactly what Ford will be celebrating in April 2014 with the introduction of its new, sixth-generation 2+2 coupe. To put the forthcoming 2015 Mustang into perspective, here’s a look back at the previous five generations of a true American […]

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.

Comparo: 2013 Subaru BRZ versus 2011 Subaru WRX STI

Story and photos by John LeBlanc OTTAWA – Let’s be frank, with its multiple World Rally Championship-winning WRX models firmly established with driving enthusiasts for decades now, Subaru doesn’t need the new-for-2013 BRZ to buff up its performance image. So how did the Japanese automaker — a company best known for making turbocharged all-wheel-drive wagons […]

First Drive: 2014 Volkswagen e-Up!

Story and photos by John LeBlanc FRANKFURT — Initially conceived as a rear-engine, rear-drive city car, the first production Volkswagen Up! went on sale in Europe as a front-drive, two-door, four-passenger hatch two years ago. But Volkswagen always had bigger plans for its smallest car.

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