Infiniti rolled out the IPL version of its G37 Convertible at the Los Angeles Auto Show more than a year ago. The Infiniti Performance Line treatment logically mirrors that of the IPL G Coupe, meaning it receives both cosmetic and mechanical tweaks designed to raise the pulse of driving …
All-New B-Class More Conventional, But More Impressive.
Mercedes-Benz’s Euro-flavoured entry-level B-Class hatchback is back in Canada after a 14-month hiatus, and no, them gas-swillin’, SUV-loving Americans still can’t have one. That is, not a gasoline-powered one at least, as the Mercedes …
Not Luxury. Not Sport. Not Buick. Not Bad.
Those of you who still think of the Buick Verano as some sort of callously badge-engineered, gussied up version of the Chevrolet Cruze (”Why would anyone spend that much money on Buick’s Cruze?” you may have been heard to mutter) have got the wrong …
It looks like 2012 was certainly the year of the MINI for Autoblog Canada. After a trio of press events and more than few press loaners, we were behind the wheel of nearly every conceivable body style and trim offered. Earlier this year we had a chance to flog the Cooper S Coupe, then Cooper S …
Revisiting “The Other Truck”
Of all the segments in the North American vehicle market, the full-size truck market has proven the most difficult to crack for foreign automakers. Blame the dyed-in-the-wool brand fanatics or decades of buying tradition, but many truck buyers have barely given …
Left In The Weeds, But Okay With That
Seventy years ago, the Jeep Patriot would have been amazing. In 1941, the year the original Jeep was drawn up, the power windows, air conditioning and automatic transmission in this Patriot Latitude were features only available in cars like Packards.
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The Entry, Entry-Level Bentley
I have a friend who once told me that he would never buy the cheapest version of anything. I pressed him about cars and figured he was backed into a corner when I mentioned Bentley. With only the Continental series of cars - GT coupe, GTC convertible, …
Two months ago, I was carving pumpkins in a canyon - last week I was carving canyons in a pumpkin. I genuinely prefer the latter.
It’s hard to miss the 2013 Subaru WRX Special Edition. The twins (the automaker is offering the package on both the WRX and its higher-performing STI sibling …
Ford Delivers on Short-Run M3 Fighter
We’ll be the first to admit that we get excited when we see special editions. No, not graphics packages, chrome wheels and bright coloured stitching but real, tangible tweaks to cars that are purpose-built. And by ‘purpose’ we mean for the track, yet …
Vastly Upgraded Italian Speed Sedan Kicks Off Brand Renaissance
The sixth-generation Maserati Quattroporte is big - and not just because it’s 165 millimetres (6.5 inches) longer than before with a wheelbase that stretches 109 mm (4.3 inches) beyond its predecessor. The new Quattroporte …
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