Car reviews for your growing family with Paul Karchut
The basics: Base price: $24,557 + taxes As tested: $75,499 + taxes Average fuel economy over our week of testing: 13.3 L/100 kms (17.5 MPG) Competition: Dodge Ram, GMC Sierra, Honda Ridgeline, Toyota Tundra For over fifty years now, Ford’s F-series of trucks have been top of the sales heap. And the company’s trucks continue to push the balance between efficiency, capability and […]
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The Basics: Base price: $24,150 + taxes As tested: $35,790 + taxes Highway fuel economy: 6.4-7.0 litres/100 kms (depending on engine) City fuel economy: 8.6-11.3 litres/100 kms (depending on engine) Competition: Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima, Mazda6, Toyota Camry The Review: Consider this a new haircut for the 2016 Accord instead of a full-blown makeover. The ninth generation of Honda’s largest sedan has been […]
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The Basics: Base price: $21,165 + taxes As tested: $21,990 + taxes Highway fuel economy: 6.3-6.6 (depending on transmission) City fuel economy: 8.3-8.6 (depending on transmission) Competition: Ford Focus, Honda Fit, Hyundai Elentra, VW Golf The review: Since its inception, Scion has been targeting the younger demographic. The look, features and even the way you buy the car have all been […]
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The basics: Base price: $24,400 + taxes As tested: $36,600 + taxes Highway fuel economy: 8.4-9.0 L/100 kms City fuel economy: 9.9-11.0 L/100 kms Competition: Ford Escape, Honda CRV, Toyota RAV4, Volkswagon Tiguan Made in: Korea New for 2016 is the redesigned Tucson, and just another reminder that the Korean brands are doing it right. Don’t let the base price fool you, though. […]
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The basics: Base price: $27,500 + taxes As tested: $46,700 + taxes Highway fuel economy: 8.2-9.4 L/100 kms, depending on engine City fuel economy: 11.1-13.4 L/100 kms, depending on engine Competition: Dodge Journey, Ford Explorer, Honda Pilot, Hyundai Sante Fe Made in: America The 2016 Sorento is a completely redesigned take on what has become the company’s second best selling vehicle in Canada. […]
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Basics: Base price: $60,700 + taxes As tested: $61,900 + taxes Highway fuel economy: 9.5 L/100 kms City fuel economy: 11.5 L/100 kms Competition: Audi Q7, BMW X5, Mercedes GL Made in: Sweden The importance of this new XC90 can’t be overstated for Volvo. The old XC90 was left largely unchanged from its inception in 2002 until 2015. That left it looking rather […]
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