A couple of years ago, I drove the 2017 Toyota Corolla sedan. I started the review by mentioning a nameless friend whose favourite vehicle to drive is a Toyota Corolla. I linked that to her complete indifference towards driving general, along with her bland taste buds. If that sounds harsh, this...
Category Archives: Test Drives
Test Drive: 2019 Ford Explorer Platinum – Exploring just how far the Explorer has come in 25 years
You know you’ve got a successful product in your portfolio when it’s been around for multiple decades. In the case of the Ford Explorer, it’s celebrating its 30th birthday next year.
With the brand new, completely redesigned 2020 Explorer coming to dealerships imminently, Ford was...
Review: 2019 Buick Enclave Avenir
Despite the fact that I’ve been driven hundreds of vehicles and logged thousands of kilometers behind the wheel, it’s always a bit shocking when I come across a vehicle that I’ve never driven before.
Such is true with the Buick Enclave. The Enclave has been...
Review: 2019 Honda Passport Touring
Often times car manufactures come up with questionable names for their vehicles. For instance, why would AMC think that Gremlin would make a good name? Likewise, who wants to admit to driving a Probe? Ford apparently saw no issue with it.
Then there are...
Review: 2019 Jeep Cherokee North 4×4
"Take the Cherokee," I texted back to my friend.
She was in the process of playing the rental car lottery. She had originally chosen a compact car when she reserved it online, but after getting to the rental agency, she was told there were no...
Review: 2019 Ford Ranger XLT
Usually it’s a performance laden muscle car, a $100,000 German luxury sedan or a spritely roadster.
But this time it was a Ford Ranger.
I am of course referring to the amount of attention I sometimes get from the press vehicles I drive....
Review: 2019 Infiniti QX50 Essential
This is more like it.
When it comes to the new Infiniti QX50, the new styling direction is a smash hit to my eyes.
That said, literally any style change would have been an improvement over the previous generation QX50, which...
Review: 2019 Lexus ES 350 F-Sport
My fiancee and I are well acquainted with the ES from Lexus. We selected it as our chariot during our stint in Toronto a couple of years ago for the Canadian International Auto Show.
Not long after that, Lexus Canada was kind enough...