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Having it all, comfort in a sports sedan: the 2019 BMW 330i xDrive
They call it a sports sedan, and I guess it is. That said, I spent my first evening with the 2019 BMW 330i xDrive on a 250 km round trip in varying traffic conditions. By “varying“ I mean everything...
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The Civic of Compact Sport Utility Vehicles: the 2019 Honda CR-V
In the mid-‘90s, two Japanese automakers pioneered the compact sport-utility niche. This event triggered the evolution of the automotive market from “cars and trucks” to “cars, trucks, and plenty in...
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Fond Farewell: the 2019 Volkswagen Beetle Wolfsburg Edition
In the automotive world (as in the business world) brands come and brands go. Models last from a forgettable year or two to decades of sales dominance. That’s why this review is bittersweet. I aim to...
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You might not want to drive this car: the 2020 BMW 750Li
In most of my test drives, I look forward to getting behind the wheel of a vehicle. Sometimes, though, I dream of sliding into the back seat and letting somebody else do the driving for me. That was...
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Zipping around in the new Mazda3 Sport
My definituion of “business success story” includes companies that punch well above their weight (measured by market share). It also includes automakers whose offerings, while seemingly pedestrian,...
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Upscale Economy in the 2020 Hyundai Elantra 2.0 Ultimate
Thank goodness for automaking sanity. In recent years, certain (ahem) “carmakers” have chosen to stop making, well, cars, in favour of trucks and SUVs. But look around on the roads – cars still sell,...
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Maximum Output in the MINI John Cooper Works Countryman ALL4
Automakers have had plenty of success shrinking their popular SUVs down to crossovers, and even smaller, to attract the car-buying crowd. Less documented are those instances where small cars “grow”...
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Sleek and Big Is Not An Oxymoron: The 2020 Mazda CX-9
SUVs. We can’t seem to get enough of them. Automakers know this, and they’re turning out a wide range of products to meet every taste. Luxury buyers may think German, British and certain upscale...
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The Parent’s Technology Choice: the 2020 Hyundai Palisade
We Canadians love our SUVs, so automakers continue to fill every concievable niche in this market. The three-row SUV segment is growing jsut as quickly (at least in terms of choice, if not overall...
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The 60th Anniversary of the Mini Cooper
It boggles the mind that more Canadians aren’t buying small cars. Being easy at the pumps and easy to park just don’t seem to justify many non-SUV purchases. Make the car legendary and easy on the...
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