Lexus NX 200t F Sport premium crossover: nothing to worry the Germans
If you’re a married man with a university education, kids, and a household income of $165,000, you’re the target buyer for the 2016 Lexus NX 200t? So your thoughts on the busy sheetmetal of this compact luxury crossover? Makes me dizzy. There’s nothing here to pull everything together, to make all these visually “noisy” elements …
Why Honda makes the Ridgeline, the Accord of pickups
Honda sold 3,200 Ridgeline pickups to Canadians in 2010, a sales high point for the decade. Last year? Two hundred twenty-nine sold. Those numbers alone would have any reasonable person asking why Honda bothers with the Ridgeline. Car companies spend hundreds of millions to develop a single model like the Ridgeline, even if in this …
We’ve arrived at the electric vehicle tipping point
We’ve reached the electrified vehicle tipping point this month, though I concede that the numbers suggest otherwise. I believe there’s no going back now. Cars with batteries and plugs are the future and the future is coming fast. The sales figures first. Canadians bought 6,170 plug-in cars through the first of September, notes Green Car Reports. That’s …
October 7, 2016 | Commentary, First on the Grid Like Comments (0) |
Everything — EVERYTHING! — you need to know about leasing a vehicle
As car buyers go, Larisa Bogle seems ideal for leasing. She’s a self-employed health practitioner positioned to take advantage of some of the tax benefits of leasing; she changes her vehicle every three years or so; and, she’s wants to keep her monthly payment as low as possible. With one daughter just finishing university and …
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