Tests and Features

If ever there was a fast-growing market, it would definitely be that of compact SUVs under $40,000. Competition is fierce with most manufacturers offering a model in this segment. The category winner is the 2014 Mazda CX-5 . This well-designed vehicle offers above-average road handling, and engines that are both …

The third-generation Audi TT, coming to Canada in August of 2015 as a 2016 model, marks the first application of the brand’s new virtual cockpit first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January of 2014. On the occasion of the TT’s international launch program in Marbella, …

The Car Guide team had a great time last weekend at Drive for Smiles, an unforgettable one-day event organized by the Starlight Children’s Foundation. The goal? To raise funds for the organization and give sick kids the chance to take a dream ride in an exotic car. For them, it’s …

The original TT was a milestone in Audi’s history. When the TT concept car was unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 1995, it showed that the brand from Ingolstadt was now a major player in terms of automobile design and the rest, as they say, is history. With the …

The 2014 MINI Cooper finds itself performing a delicate balancing act. All-new for the current model year, the MINI Cooper asks us to pay a premium price for style and efficiency while glossing over the practical problems presented by its ultra-subcompact size. The fact that for its $20,990 starting MSRP …

Very few vehicles are as universally recognised as the Jeep Wrangler; its design has remained practically unchanged for the last 70 years. However, its ageless design is a double-edged sword: some people think that the chassis of the 2015 Wrangler is the same as the one that were used to …

When we received the invitation from BMW (MINI belongs to BMW, everyone knows that!) for the MINI 5 door, the invitation actually read: “The new MINI 5 door (not to be confused with the next generation Clubman, which is a little farther off) represents…” When an automaker goes this far …

Before the TT, Audi wasn’t known for its designs. But when the TT Concept was unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show, it was a clear sign that a revolution was brewing at the Ingolstadt automaker. With its distinctive Bauhaus style, the first TT quickly became a reference in automotive design.