2014 New York: 2015 Kia Sedona

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Today’s minivan market may be only half of its peak around fifteen years ago, but Korea’s Kia has decided there’s room enough for another player with the launch of its redesigned 2015 Sedona.

Road Trip: 2012 Honda Odyssey Touring

Story and photos by John LeBlanc SPRINGBROOK, P.E.I. – I’ll have no one accuse yours truly of not being thorough when it comes to big decisions. Take for instance the annual selection of a family vehicle to vacation in. It’s taken me four years—and an equal number of different rides—to come to the conclusion that […]

Quick Spin: 2012 Chevrolet Orlando

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Canadian-exclusive Orlando a practical family hauler What is it? The Orlando is a three-row, seven-passenger people hauler based on General Motors’ global compact-car platform. With conventional opening rear doors, please, don’t call it a minivan. And in a departure from the norm, the Korean-built Orlando is only sold in […]

Comparo: 2011 Honda Odyssey vs. Nissan Quest vs. Toyota Sienna

Van Wars All three Japanese minivan makers trot out their new offerings for 2011 By John LeBlanc According to the Chinese calendar, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. But with every minivan-maker having either launched all-new or thoroughly redesigned models in the past 12 months, we’re already ready to dub 2011 the Year of […]

Road Test: 2012 Mazda5

Maxivan The only true “mini” van gets a major redo By John LeBlanc Since its introduction in 2005, the front-wheel-drive Mazda3-based Mazda5 has been popular with young families who need more room than a compact car offers, but don’t want to pay the higher price or deal with the bigger size of a standard minivan.

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