We came to call it the family bus, a seven-passenger SUV that – shockingly – was so stable and solid, a third-row passenger during one road trip was able to read an e-book for two hours without getting car sick. On the other hand, in today’s world of tight city parking spots and low underground …
Want a wagon? Try this: 2018 Mercedes-Benz C300 4MATIC
A station wagon — known as an “Estate” in Europe and elsewhere — is the perfect landing point between an SUV (sport-utility vehicle) and a sedan/hatchback. But almost nobody cares. Every fifth Canadian turns a nose up to the few wagons for sale, and then opts for a compact SUV. Year-end SUV tally: well north …
Buick? A player, and so is the 2018 Enclave
This Motley Fool headline speaks volumes about the utter and almost universal contempt so many have felt for General Motors over the years, even decades: “How Did General Motors’ Buick – Yes, Buick – Beat Toyota in Quality?” That headline is pregnant with astonishment. The headline assumes that everyone knows Toyota is the platinum standard …
Celebrate: BMW’s M240i coupe
BMW spends a lot of time, energy and effort touting its “green” plans and accomplishments, though so far, the i8 and i3 have been colossal disappointments. When not saving the planet, BMW is also very busy managing a highly leveraged balance sheet. With all this distracting noise from BMW — once the company of the …
Why no Canadian love for small cars, especially Honda’s Fit?
Like you, I’m sure, when I think of the Honda Fit I do not conjure images of all-black alloy rims shod in low-profile rubber so thin it makes a Loonie look fat. Instead, I think of $35-dollar fill-ups and clever flip-and-fold seats. I imagine a little and hugely underappreciated grocery-getter. I harken back to a …