Car reviews for your growing family with Paul Karchut
We’ve had a lot of amazing cars in our driveway over the last year. But some really rose to the top. Here’s our annual list of our favourite test vehicles… and a couple of the duds, too. The Gamechanger Award: 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Who says a hybrid can’t be fun? When Hyundai set out to create a competitor to the […]
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The basics: Starting price: $120,400 + tax As tested: $174,400 after tax Average fuel economy over a week of testing: 15.5 L/100 kms (15 US MPG) Competition: BMW M6 Gran Coupé, Mercedes CLS AMG, Porsche Panamera, etc. After having a family, it’s interesting how my list of dream cars has been changing. Suddenly, a back seat is really important. So […]
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So…. this totally isn’t a family car at all. But when the staff at Glenmore Audi in Calgary offered to let me test drive the new Audi R8 Spyder, it just seemed like a shame not to turn it into a video, too. Check it out as I hit the road with LJ Morgan, Glenmore Audi’s performance sales specialist, for […]
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The basics: Starting price: $25,654 + tax As tested: $74,169 + tax Average fuel economy over a week of driving: 13.3 L/100 kms (17.5 US MPG) Competitors: Dodge Ram, GMC Sierra, Nissan Titan, Toyota Tundra, etc. For seven years running, the Ford F-150 has been the best selling vehicle in Canada. To be clear, I’m not talking about the best […]
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The Basics: Starting price: $54,195 + tax As tested: $72,650 + tax Average fuel economy over a week of driving: 20.2 L/100 kms (11.6 US MPG) Competition: Dodge Ram Rebel, Ford Raptor, Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, etc. Passive observers might think that the Dodge Power Wagon is a new attempt by the company to go after off road focused trucks […]
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The Basics: Starting price: $41,800 + taxes As tested: $51,550 + taxes Our fuel economy over a week of driving: 10.9 L/100 kms (21.5 US MPG) Competitors: Audi Q5, Buick Encore, Cadillac XT5, Volvo XC60, etc When the Lincoln MKC was introduced back in 2015, it immediately shot up to the second best selling vehicle in the company’s line-up. It […]
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So you want to tow with your Raptor, huh? Turns out, it can still tow a modest but still capable 8,000 lbs with the Supercrew cab or 6,000 lbs with the smaller cab. But we wanted to find out how it would actually feel cruising down the highway with this truck under load so we hit the road for a […]
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The basics: Starting price: $21,490 + tax As tested: $22,790 + tax (base LX trim with a CVT which adds $1400) Average fuel economy over our week of testing: 6.9 L/100 kms (34 US MPG) Competition: Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra GT, Mazda 3, VW Golf, etc Pros: – Like we’re seeing on so many Hondas these days (from the Civic […]
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The basics: Starting price: $27,695 + tax As tested: $47,095 + tax Average fuel economy over our week of driving: 9.9 L/100 kms (24 US MPG) Competition: Ford Edge, Honda Pilot, Hyundai Sante Fe, Toyota Highlander, etc The Kia Sorento has built a solid following since it was first launched back in 2002. Now in its third generation, the brand […]
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The Basics: Base Price: $30,675 As tested: $60,025 (CrewMax TRD Pro) Average fuel economy over our week of testing: 15.9 L/100 kms (14 US MPG) Competition: Dodge Ram, Ford F-150, Nissan Titan, etc. The Tundra was first launched back in 1999 and in typical Toyota style, you still see many of those first generation trucks reliably humming down the highway […]
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