Vehicle: 2008 Toyota Highlander 4WD V6 Limited Price as tested: CDN$49900 Performance: Unlike the original Highlander which have both 4 and 6-cylinder engines available. The new version comes only in 1 flavor, a silky-smooth 3.5L V6 24-valve generating 270 horses and 248 pounds feet of torque. With advanced VVT-i variable valve timing, DOHC and aluminum [...]
Short review of 2008 Toyota Corolla SE ============================== Price as tested: CDN$19750 With the introduction of Mazda3 in 2005, Honda Civic in 2006, Nissan Sentra in 2007; as well as the all-new for 2008 Subaru Impreza; Corolla has become the eldest car in the econocar segment. We are here to find out whether Corolla still [...]
Vehicle(s): 2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Sport Package 5-door with automatic 2008 Subaru WRX 4-door sedan Price as tested: CDN$25995 (2.5i) CDN$32995 (WRX) Performance: Medium and spicy are best descriptions for Impreza’s engine choices. The entry-level 2.5L SOHC flat-4 16-valve best describes as medium, as it pumps out 170 horses and pounds feet of torque. Even [...]
Short review of 2008 Mazda CX-9 ========================= Price as tested: CDN$46825 “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” certainly doesn’t apply to CX-9. Mazda engineers couldn’t leave a good thing untouched, by introducing a revised powertrain for the already excellent crossover for 2008. This 3.7L DOHC 24-valve V6 has 10 more horses and 21 more [...]
Vehicle: 2008 Subaru Tribeca Premier Package Price as tested: CDN$52495 Performance: The revised Tribeca finally got the power it needed. Gone is the sluggish 245hp 3.0L flat-6 and come with the new 256 hp 3.6L. Although 10 ponies don’t look much, it feels more powerful and responsive when the driver needs it. As for torque, [...]