Car reviews for your growing family with Paul Karchut
The Basics: Base price: $61,300 + tax As tested: $73,190 + tax Average fuel economy over a week: 10.4 L/100 kms (22.5 US MPG) Competitors: Jaguar F-Pace S, Mercedes GLC 43 with the AMG treatment, Porsche Macan S The SQ5 is a pretty incredible mixture of performance and utility. Its the sport version of Audi’s best seller, the Q5. And […]
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The basics: Starting price: $34,900 + tax As tested: $46,390 + tax Competition: BMW X1, Infiniti QX30, Lexus NX, Mercedes GLA, etc. Average fuel economy over a week: 9.2 L/100 kms (25.5 US MPG) For part three of our Audi month series, with cars courtesy of Glenmore Audi in Calgary, we’re looking at the smallest and most affordable SUV […]
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The basics: Starting price: $53,100 As tested: $66,210 Average fuel economy over a week: 8.6 L/100 kms (27 US MPG) Competition: BMW Z4, Mercedes SLC, Porsche Cayman, etc OK, OK… this week’s vehicle isn’t exactly a family car. But the Audi TT does have a back seat…ish. And the hatchback-style trunk is deceptively useful. It’s a car that’s been around […]
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The basics: Starting price: $47,950 + taxes As tested: $61,885 Average fuel economy over a week: 8.5 L/100 kms (28 US MPG) Competition: BMW 4-series Gran Coupe, Kia Stinger, Lincoln MKZ, Mercedes CLA, etc The A5 Sportback may have been offered to the European market for the better part of a decade, but 2018 marks its first year on this […]
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The basics: Base price: $62,900 + tax As tested: $62,900 + tax Average fuel economy over a week: 10.1 L/100 kms (23 US MPG) Competitors: BMW M2, Mercedes CLA 45, Subaru WRX STI, etc. Audi’s nutty RS division has a new offering for North Americans and, by a country mile, it’s the most affordable car ever offered by the company’s […]
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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: $44,950 + taxes As tested: $50,840 + taxes Our average fuel economy over a week: 9.2 L/100 kms (25.5 US MPG) Competition: BMW X3, Jaguar F-Pace, Mercedes GLC, Volvo XC60, etc It’s been a long time coming but, at last, a second generation Q5 has hit the market. The original Q5 has been around since the […]
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The basics: Starting price: $58,000 + taxes As tested: $65,440 + taxes Our average fuel economy over a week: 9.8 L/100 kms Competition: BMW 340i, Cadillac ATS, Lexus IS, Mercedes C43 The Audi S4 took a hiatus in 2017 while the company prepared to unveil its completely rethought version of this sportier A4 sedan for 2018. Everything from its engine […]
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The basics: Starting price: $47,600 + taxes As tested: $52,920 + taxes Average fuel economy over our week of testing: 9.5 L/100 kms (25 US MPG) Competition: BMW 3-series wagon, Subaru Outback, Volvo V60 Cross Country, Volvo V90 Cross Country, etc Oh, I do love a good wagon. And the totally redesigned 2017 Allroad is scratching me in all the […]
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