Automotive Archive
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Winter tired?
Posted on February 5, 2012 | No CommentsYou should be — they make a world of difference December and January have produced some of the nicest spring days in recent memory. It has been an exceptionally mild... -
Charging ahead
Posted on January 9, 2012 | 1 CommentThe famed Dodge model continues to impress Chrysler has been in the throwback game longer than any other thanks to the introduction of the PT Cruiser in 2000. That the... -
Mazda2 perfect for 1
Posted on December 12, 2011 | No CommentsCanadians love compact cars. In fact, about half the new cars bought by us Northerners in 2011 have been of the compact variety, so it makes sense that Mazda, instead... -
The Accord — simplified
Posted on November 17, 2011 | No CommentsCombining the nimbleness experienced only behind the wheel of a go-kart and the beefiness of a heavy-weight would make for either the best ninja of all time or the 2012... -
Quest for comfort
Posted on October 13, 2011 | No CommentsBy MATHIEU YUILL The last-generation Nissan Quest was the forgotten brother of luxury minivans. Honda and Toyota had shorn up the segment and as far as buyers were concerned, the... -
The buzz about new Chevy Volt
Posted on August 25, 2011 | No CommentsThe Chevy Volt isn’t a straight electric car but it isn’t a hybrid either. First announced at the 2007 North American International Auto Show and as a four-seater, it was a big break from GM’s 1990 electric car, the sporty two-seater EV-1, which was released more than a decade earlier. -
Now driving shall not be in van
Posted on June 29, 2011 | No CommentsSome people call it the mini minivan. But to label it such is an injustice, because the Mazda5 isn’t often found loaded up with a full team of pint-size hockey players and you don’t find a plethora of them at the Starbucks parking lot while soccer moms are inside getting their double tall skinny latte. If minivans are the motor vehicle icon of suburbia, the Mazda5 should be the family car of choice for city dwellers. -
Comfortable, yes — and still stylish
Posted on May 30, 2011 | No CommentsBy MATHIEU YUILL When Porsche introduced its first-ever four-door sedan it was met with mixed reviews. Supporters praised its technical achievement of having beaten out its other full-size luxury sedans... -
Understand Ontario’s auto insurance changes
Posted on September 1, 2010 | No CommentsA series of reforms to the auto insurance industry mandated by the McGuinty government will serve little to reducing your premiums, industry experts say. -
Tundra holds its own on pickup scene
Posted on June 16, 2010 | No CommentsVAUGHAN, Ontario -The light truck market is a crowded one. The dominant Ford F-Series along with the Dodge Ram and GMC Sierra leaves little room for competitors.In 2000, Toyota figured...
