By Robert Nichols
I am a fan of small Japanese cars that are powered by 4 cylinder engines and use manual transmissions. My very first car was a 1988 Honda Prelude. It was followed by a 1992 Acura Integra and then a 1995 Honda Accord. Presently I own a Mitsubishi Lancer...
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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Test Drive: 2015 Chevrolet Volt
By Kevin Harrison
Though I'm not sure it has a technical medical definition, range anxiety is a real thing for a lot of potential customers of electric cars. If Google is to be believed, range anxiety is defined as:
"Worry on the part of a person driving an electric car that the...
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Test Drive: 2015 Ford Escape Titanium AWD
By Robert Nichols
Fifteen years ago Ford and Mazda came together and brought forth twins. These were the Ford Escape and the Mazda Tribute. Mazda took the lead in the engineering and also supplied the 4 cylinder engines used to power the first generation; with Ford chipping in a V6 engine...
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Test Drive: 2015 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid AWD
By Kevin Harrison
"Who do you think has worked harder to get where they are, you are me?"
That question was posed to Alec Baldwin by Jerry Seinfeld while behind the wheel of a 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL in an episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Seinfeld picks specific cars as...
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Test Drive: 2016 Mazda CX-3 GT
By Kevin Harrison
Rubberneckers.
I usually encounter one or two per week, no matter what I'm driving. Whether it's a all-new model that most have yet to see in the flesh or a rare trim package on a fairly mundane daily driver.
However, whenever I drive a new Mazda, the rubberneckers tend to...
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Test Drive: 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Convertible
By Kevin Harrison
You may remember the Mustang V6 I reviewed back in what felt like the apocalypse (that's Nova Scotia speak for winter). I remember having a conversation with one of Ford's marketing agencies and was asked what I thought of the sort of product they were sending for...
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