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Car companies all want to go after millennials, especially companies that are not doing so well. You can’t blame them; someone has to keep buying their cars when the old customers retire from the road. However, convincing the young ones is proving to be a laborious task. Kia is three sheets to the wind in Canada and is taking on...

Pricing for the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport starts at $38,995 before freight and delivery charges All-wheel drive standard in Canada, matched to 235-hp 2.0-litre turbo four or 276-hp V6 Maximum cargo volume of 2,203 litres, higher than most of its competitors VANCOUVER, British Columbia – As SUVs and crossovers continue to gain traction in Canada and in the...

2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Pros: Exotic looks Extremely accessible performance Stunning price 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Cons: Sub exotic performance Cabin layout When Chevrolet announced the new Corvette, many saw it as a warning shot to the makers of exotic and supercars. With its new mid-engine layout, it was believed that Chevy could keep up with cars that had nearly triple...

Audi AI:ME Concept features fully autonomous driving capabilities and electric motor Audi showcased virtual reality possibilities to entertain occupants while the car drives itself The Audi AI:ME adapts and learns from its owner to be meet his or her needs The Consumer Electronics Show 2020 is part of what’s coming in tech, part pie in the sky. There’s some...

Upscale and in the upper part of the price spectrum, the 2020 Lexus GX sits above the RX and below the gigantic flagship LX. However, it includes all kinds of technologies that could make it a flagship. For 2020, Lexus gave it a revised styling package and a few interior tweaks. Mechanically–speaking, the GX received a few off-Road features including...

The Hyundai Sonata is one of few counter-SUV-current agents; an intermediate sedan meant to take a bite out of the 90 000 car sales of this type that are coming out of dealerships yearly in Canada, alongside the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Nissan Altima, to mention a few. Preferred, Preferred, Sport, Luxury and Ultimate are the four trims offered...

Despite the recent incursion from Ford in the EV world with the Mustang Mach-E, an introduction that coincides with the first “branching out” of the Mustang since its creation 50 years ago, one must remember that the “real” Mustangs are still alive and well. Yes, there are officially all kinds of Mustangs now, from four-cylinder turbocharged to electric and,...

The Venue is Hyundai’s second stab at offering what millennials want in an SUV. In fact, it is now the gateway to Hyundai’s SUV lineup. And it exists because the Kona, although very capable in many fields, didn’t quite do its job in reeling in young buyers. But the Venue was also born from the movement from compact vehicles to...

Málaga, Spain. In a way, the all-new 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB is an admittance that Benz made a mistake. This mistake, mind you, paid off something ridiculous and has paved the way for this new mini-Gelandewagen, the 8th SUV in Mercedes-Benz. The “error” was replacing the Mercedes-Benz GLK, a muscular and angular compact SUV, with the softer egg-ish-like styling of the...

Malibu, CA. I review many new cars and SUVs every year and there is a constant throughout. This constant can ruin a Porsche Cayenne and make a Nissan Altima shine. The constant is expectations. After driving over 2,000 vehicles in my career, these expectations always serve as a guide. Like you, I had high hopes for the Audi RS...