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 system, which [...]
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, in Quattro [...]
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 the subcompact [...]
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 liter with [...]
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 engine found [...]
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 all begins with a [...]