4 day long-term test drive: 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid with Package B Price as tested: CDN$35680 Total mileage through the test: 1000km When the current iteration of Camry introduced last year, we were impressed with the improvements over its predecessor. Better use of interior materials and softer ride are just its highlights. Toyota’s Hybrid Syngery [...]

Vehicle: 2007 Infiniti G35S with 4-Wheel Active Steer Package and Technology Package Price as tested: CDN$51240 Performance: As its name indicates, G35 is powered by Nissan’s renowed VQ35 engine series. Its latest iteration has been renamed VQ35HR as latter means High Response. That means it got improved exhaust and intake manifold for better breathing at [...]

Vehicle: 2007 Nissan 350Z Roadster A5 with Grand Touring Roadster Package Price as tested: CDN$57848 Performance: The highlight of this facelifted Z roadster has to deal with its powerplant. Nissan’s VQ35DE has always been considered as the world’s best V6 engine. This year, Nissan is able to make the best V6 an even better engine. [...]

Vehicle: 2007 Hyundai Tiburon GT Limited 6-speed Price as tested: CDN$28995 Performance: Although the 24-valve 2.7L V6 DOHC engine doesn’t generate as much performance as we would like, it got its job done nicely. Generating only 172 horses from a 2.7 liter V6 is nothing spectacular these days, given many 4 cylinder peers already have [...]

Vehicle: 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid Price as tested: CDN$26250 Performance: Unlike the Accord, the Civic is a hybrid that focus more on economy than performance. The base engine is a 1.3L 8-valve SOHC with Honda’s advanced i-VTEC. The motor alone has 93hp and 89 lb/ft of torque. Combined with Honda’s IMA or Integrated Motor Assist, [...]

3-day long-term test drive: 2007 Honda Accord SE sedan with automatic transmission Price as tested: CDN$27700 Total mileage through the test: 460km The Honda Accord has always been regarded as the gold standard for mid-size family sedan. Due to the fact that the current generation of Accord will due for a major makeover this fall, [...]

2-day long-term test drive: 2007 Nissan Versa sedan 1.8SL with Convenience Pkg Price as tested: CDN$18598 Total mileage through the test: 200km When we first reviewed the Versa hatchback, we think its simply a craptacular half-baked effort from Nissan. This week, we had a chance to put its sedan silibing through a long-term test by [...]