When Honda came out with the S2000 back in the millenium, it was to celebrate company’s 50th anniversary. Its a truly remarkable roadster with front midship engine layout, a high revving 2.0 liter 4-cylinder engine that is capable of producing 237hp and as reliable as any Honda products. The docile and tossable nature of this [...]
Vehicle: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 with sport bucket seats Price as tested: CDN$142180 Performance: A race car based on the world’s iconic sports car isn’t easy, having one improved an already wonderful one is an even tougher task. The latest GT3 is such a beast, as it already improved on the successful formula that can [...]
Vehicle: 2010 Toyota Wish 2.0 Luxury Price as tested: CDN$32000 (Estimated) Performance: When you consider the fact that Wish’s major powerhouse remains decade old engineering, you aren’t going to get excited about. What this 4-cylinder 16-valve 2.0 liter DOHC with Toyota’s variable valve timing or VVT-i does is to provide transportation needs without any fuss. [...]
Vehicle: 2010 Ford Edge Sport AWD Price as tested: CDN$42199 Performance: There isn’t any domestic carmaker that strikes back as hard as Ford, the subject to this test drive, the new Ford Edge Sport. The Edge Sport, just like the rest of the Edge offering, is only offered in one single engine choice. Its Ford’s [...]
Vehicle: 2010 Audi Q5 3.2 Quattro Premium Price as tested: CDN$49250 Mileage since picked up: 13500km Regular maintenance: 0 Unscheduled repairs: 0 After spending a harsh Canadian winter with the Q5, we came away impressively. That’s mainly because of its excellent Quattro all-wheel-drive system and a confident-inspiring suspension. When driven over water pour on a [...]
Vehicle: 2010 Audi R8 V10 with Carbon Sigma Pkg and Carbon Sigma Side Blade Price as tested: CDN$181000 Performance: When we first drove R8 with 420hp V8, we were already impressed enough with its performance prowess. Audi has taken it one step further by offering a 5.2 liter DOHC 40-valve V10 as an optional powerplant [...]
Vehicle: 2009 VW Jetta Wagon 2.0TDI Highline with 6-speed DSG, rear side airbags, ESP and Sirius Satelite radio Price as tested: CDN$33035 Mileage since picked up: 15200km Regular maintenance: 0 Unscheduled repairs: 0 On our last update, we were quest to find out whether TDI makes any difference when it comes to cold weather fuel [...]
Vehicle: 2010 Mercedes E550 Coupe with AMG Sport Pkg and Premium Pkg Price as tested: CDN$71900 Performance: Just like its sedan silibing, the E-Class Coupe is currently powered by 1 of 2 engines. The base E350 is powered by a 268hp 3.5 liter V6 or the uplevel V8 in our tester. As with the model [...]