The days of the cheap and cheerful kiddie cab, the budget-friendly runabout, the bare-bones grocery getter…well, they are nearly done. That reality slapped me in the head as I took the measure of a brilliant blue 2016 Toyota Yaris sedan with an as-equipped price of $19,861.67, fees, freight, prep and automatic gearbox included. The number …
Video: the 2017 Lexus IS updated and refined
The newest version of the Lexus IS is a lovely and tidy compact sedan, one with excellent quality, a very quiet ride, precise responses, strong braking and all manner of high-tech features.
2017 Lexus IS: what it lacks in German cachet is made up for in comfort, reliability and driveability
MALAHAT, B.C. — The changes to the 2017 Lexus IS are subtle but visually and even emotionally substantial. All of them are designed to enliven the look and feel of a Lexus compact luxury sedan well and capable of entertaining you for hours on a tricky and tight track like the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit …
Will FCA’s quality woes doom the sexy Stelvio SUV?
We can all celebrate the arrival of an “SUV for the S-curves,” a 505-horsepower, 0-100 km/hour-in-4.1-seconds racy wagon called the Alfa Romeo Stelvio. So three cheers for La meccanica delle emozioni (the mechanics of emotion), and good luck, too. The top-of-the-line Stelvio, the Quadrifoglio, will have the most powerful engine, while the starter versions – …
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Winners and losers in the Canadian car market
Audi? Winner. Ford? Bigger winner. General Motors? Much bigger winner. Then we have Infiniti, Porsche, Subaru, Kia, Maserati and Smart? Massive winners across the board. Sales of all these brands in Canada jumped as much as 318.6 per cent in November (Smart) and as “little” as 13.2 per cent (Audi). Losers? Fiat Chrysler (FCA), Hyundai, …
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