The new Chevy Blazer will blindside the midsize 2-row SUV segment. With little doubt, it is the one to consider. Baie St-Paul, QC – If you pay close attention to the car business these days, you’d swear a new SUV is announced every other week. At one point, you’d be excused to think that they’re all the same or just about. ...
Read More »First road test 2019 Toyota Avalon
Orford, QC. Many of us still recall Toyota building its reputation on small cars. Alongside the compacts was the Corona which eventually evolved into the Cressida and nearly 25 years ago morphed into the Avalon. As you can see, Toyota’s been in the larger car business for a very long time. In fact, elsewhere in the world the Century (not ...
Read More »First road test 2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback
Orford, QC. The Toyota Corolla is the Kleenex or Frigidaire of the car industry. I don’t mean to say it’s a one-time use item then throw away – Corollas are notoriously reliable and long lasting. I’m not saying either that it’s an appliance, or maybe I am… But seriously, the Corolla is about as household a car as Martha Stewart ...
Read More »First Road Test 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt
San Francisco, CA. Life is full of wonderful pairings. Milk and cookies, Thelma and Louise, palm trees and weed, and San Francisco and the new 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt. Just last week, I was revisiting a number of scenes from the 1968 blockbuster starring Steve McQueen as Lt. Frank Bullitt, in the new Mustang. I’d not enjoyed such a guilty ...
Read More »First road test 2019 Mazda MX-5
Toronto, ON. In the not so distant past, any reasonable bump in power usually involved an accompanying increase in fuel consumption. To the delight of conscientious tuners, upgrading power outputs today rarely come at such an expense. In fact, and depending on the car, plug and play ECU upgrades can easily raise output by 20% all the while reducing fuel ...
Read More »AJAC EcoRun heads to Atlantic Canada
For the first time in its six-edition lifespan, the Automobile Journalist’s Association of Canada’s EcoRun green driving event made its way to the Maritimes. We joined 18 other Canadian journalists in New Brunswick to sample a host of cars with all manner of d powertrain variety: EVs, hybrids, diesels, traditional gas engines and even a hydrogen example started out in ...
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