2014 Toyota Highlander SUV makes world debut at 2013 New York Auto Show
The all-new third-generation 2014 Toyota Highlander mid-size SUV made its world debut today at the 2013 New York Auto Show. An all-new exterior design conveys both refinement and strength,...
View Article2014 Cadillac CTS Elevates to Challenge World’s Best
Cadillac today introduced the all-new 2014 CTS sedan, which ascends into the heart of the midsize luxury market with expanded performance, elevated luxury and sophisticated technology. The...
View Article2014 Buick Regal Infused with New Technology
Buick revealed the new 2014 Regal today, designed to be a sportier and smarter evolution of the brand’s dynamic midsize sedan. New purposeful technologies enhance safety and the driving experience with...
View ArticleCanadian Green Car Award finalists announced
The five finalists for the first annual Canadian Green Car Award were revealed today. The winner from among this group will be announced Friday, April 12 at the Green Living Show, in the Direct Energy...
View Article2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid Wins the First-Ever Canadian Green Car Award
The 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid was honoured with the first-ever Canadian Green Car Award, in a ceremony held today at the Toronto Green Living Show. The Canadian Green Car Award program is a new, joint...
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Mazda6 GT – First Drive
Love or hate the slogan; zoom-zoom – the 2014 Mazda6 GT delivers. With its athletic looks and engaging driving experience, the all new Mazda6 makes a strong impression in the already crowded mid-sized...
View ArticleFinding Beauty in the Industrial Core
People should just get over the industrial core, the endless complaining about Burlington Street, the carping about the view from the Skyway Bridge, it’s old and disingenuous. Things get made there,...
View ArticleArchitecture adds class in buildings…and cars
Why do I care about architecture? When was the last time you saw a strip mall on a postcard or a Pay Day Loans building on a tourism website? Even a doofus likes something good looking, and no city...
View ArticlePicking Up on Heritage
Parking the new Chevy Colorado pickup truck in front of the elegant Balfour House on Hamilton’s mountain brow is a shocking bit of grunge and glam. The $37,565 Colorado is my Bay Observer test-drive...
View ArticleMicra Meandering on Barton Street
It’s cheap chubby and kind of cute. The base model Nissan Micra is $9,998, once everything is paid to put it your driveway the total is $11,398. That’s a bar tab for some people. The base designation...
View Article2016 Kia Optima
So you want a smart 3-series BMW or a swell Audi A4, but you cant afford the precious price tag. May I suggest the Kia Optima. Kia has a great designer named Peter Schreyer, who was poached from Audi,...
View Article2017 Ford F-150 King Ranch
Stuck in a traffic tie up on the QEW gives a driver a long view at a caravan of transport trucks with US license plates. I was test-driving the mammoth Ford F-150 King Ranch pickup truck, and the...
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2017 Genesis G80 The new kid in town.
New for 2017 the beloved Hyundai Genesis is no more. Instead, Hyundai has transformed the Genesis name into its own luxury brand. Similar to what Infiniti is to Nissan and Lexus is to Toyota, Genesis...
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2017 Honda Accord
2017 Honda Accord Nick Jambrosic April 6 2017 2017 Honda Accord Author Rate users Rate Rate It Performance7 Handling6.5 Interior7.5 Looks8 Usability9 7.6 10 Author Review 0 Not rated yet. Users Rate...
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2017 Nissan Maxima The four-door sports car
2017 Nissan Maxima The four-door sports car Nick Jambrosic April 6 2017 2017 Nissam Maxima Author Rate users Rate Rate It Performance8 Handling7 Interior7 Looks6 Usability8 7.2 10 Author Review 8.8 3...
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Practical or Plush Vehicles for the Open Road
VW Golf Alltrack. A practical wagon with a sporty personality. A few weeks after it was picked as 2017 Canadian Car of the Year by the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) I got to spend...
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2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA BUSTS THE MINI-VAN STIGMA
The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is taking the “square” out of the minivan market. Built inWindsor, it won the utility vehicle segment at the Detroit Auto show, beating luxurycompetitors including the Jaguar...
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2017 Mini Countryman Review
The Mini Countryman Cooper S paused while exploring the Corktown and Stinson Neighbourhoods Years ago I used to judge the Trillium awards with a friend from Chch-TV. The program has judges fanning out...
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Subaru Forester – Beauty’s Only Skin-Deep
The Subaru Forester is Quaker plain. Park it anywhere and it blends into the landscape like clover in a lawn. That may be one reason it’s a solid seller for Subaru. No flash– all function. I just...
View Article2017 Jaguar XE
A lot of enthusiasts are in love with Jaguar these days. They are pumping out swanky and sexy designs on a regular basis. You can put the 2017 XE on this list. I test-drove the XE in Prestige trim...
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