Vehicle: 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S with PDK, PCCB, PASM sports suspension pkg and Sport Choron pkg plus Price as tested: CDN$129430 Performance: The single biggest headlight to the facelifted 997 is the availability of PDK gearbox, which, in Porsche’s term, as the dual-clutch direct shift gearbox, similar in concept to Audi’s S-Tronic. Unlike Audi’s [...]
Vehicle: 2009 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro Avant Tiptronic with Audi Drive Select, Sports Pkg and Technology Pkg Price as tested: CDN$54250 Handling: One of the most lovable aspects of all previous generations of Audi A4 has always been its driving experience. With the all-new chassis that has moved the engine backward for better weight distribution, [...]
Vehicle: 2009 Honda Fit Sport with automatic transmission Price as tested: CDN$20480 Performance: As with the rest of the Honda range, the new Fit is benefitted from the advanced of i-VTEC technology. With the intelligence part build into Honda’s excellent variable valve timing technology, it improves the bottom end performance which is most needed in [...]
Vehicle: 2009 Lincoln MKS FWD with Interior Aluminum Applique Pkg and Vision Pkg Price as tested: CDN$51999 Performance: During initial introduction, Lincoln only launched one powertrain for the MKS. This is an upgraded version of Ford’s Duratec DOHC 24-valve V6 family, a modified version of the proven 3.5 liter. In the MKS, its a 3.7 [...]
Vehicle: 2009 Mazda CX-7 AWD GT with Luxury Pkg Price as tested: CDN$43577 Performance: CX-7 is a driver’s car in every sense of the word. It all begins with the powertrain of choice. Underneath each CX-7 is Mazda’s 2.3 liter 4-cylinder DOHC turbocharged engine with advanced MZR variable valve timing and direct injection, the same [...]
Vehicle(s): 2009 Mazda6 GT I-4 with Luxury Pkg 2009 Mazda6 GT V6 with Luxury Pkg Price as tested: CDN$35670 (GT I-4) CDN$40962 (GT V6) Handling: One of outgoing Mazda6′s most likable traits has to be its wonderful driving dynamics. Even with the extra dimensions, Mazda6 remains the most dynamic driving car in its class. It [...]