It boggles the mind that more Canadians aren’t buying small cars. Being easy at the pumps and easy to park just don’t seem to justify many non-SUV purchases. Make the car legendary and easy on the eyes, though, and the product may have a fighting chance. That
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We Canadians love our SUVs, so automakers continue to fill every concievable niche in this market. The three-row SUV segment is growing jsut as quickly (at least in terms of choice, if not overall sales) as that of more compact models. Newcomers to this segment have their
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SUVs. We can’t seem to get enough of them. Automakers know this, and they’re turning out a wide range of products to meet every taste. Luxury buyers may think German, British and certain upscale Japanese brands first. They may want to widen their scope. Mazda has been
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Automakers have had plenty of success shrinking their popular SUVs down to crossovers, and even smaller, to attract the car-buying crowd. Less documented are those instances where small cars “grow” into subcompact SUVs. I learned this is also a winning strategy during my time with a MINI
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Thank goodness for automaking sanity. In recent years, certain (ahem) “carmakers” have chosen to stop making, well, cars, in favour of trucks and SUVs. But look around on the roads – cars still sell, and well at that. One of the “abandoned” segments is that of small,
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Most cars have one personality. Automakers may design them to have a certain appeal, but a vehicle’s character ultimately rests with drivers. That’s why it’s refreshing to happen upon a split personality on four vehicles. Honda may have designed this car as an economical runabout, but generations
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My definituion of “business success story” includes companies that punch well above their weight (measured by market share). It also includes automakers whose offerings, while seemingly pedestrian, drive like more expensive vehicles. By both measures, Mazda has been succeeding for years. To keep up with the pack,
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In most of my test drives, I look forward to getting behind the wheel of a vehicle. Sometimes, though, I dream of sliding into the back seat and letting somebody else do the driving for me. That was the case during my time with the 2020 BMW
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In the automotive world (as in the business world) brands come and brands go. Models last from a forgettable year or two to decades of sales dominance. That’s why this review is bittersweet. I aim to compare vehicles every few model years to see what manufacturers change.
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They boast more room than a car and lower operating costs than trucks or SUVs, so it’s little wonder they (and the copycats that followed) are nearly ubiquitous.
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