Category: Drive

Is the transportation world segueing to Segways?

If you want to get your hands on a new Segway – despite the various regulator roadblocks – they start at around $5,000 and used ones are selling online for anywhere from $3,000 to $5,000.

Reading Time: 4 minutes While authorities quibble over the pros and cons of personal transportation devices, plenty of manufacturers are churning out cheap options

All-wheel-drive Altima makes the all-sedan team

The 2020 Nissan Altima doesn’t disappoint in the four-door sedan category. This is a nicely styled automobile with a cleanness about it’s anonymous without being boring. And it’s huge to get an all-wheel-drive system as standard equipment on a mainstream four-door sedan. This definitely gives the Altima a step up on its rivals. That’s especially true given its reasonable price tag

Reading Time: 4 minutes Getting an all-wheel-drive system standard on a mainstream four-door sedan is huge and definitely gives the 2020 Altima a step up

Some quality used car choices from 2016

The 2016 Jaguar F-Type Coupe is a stunningly beautiful automobile offered with a lively supercharged V6 engine with two power choices. Combine either one with an available six-speed manual transmission and you have a traditional sports car driving experience housed in a thoroughly up-to-date automobile. Jaguar has always been about sports car performance and handling, with a dash of luxury thrown in

Reading Time: 4 minutes Infiniti Q60 Coupe, Hyundai Tucson, Subaru Crosstrek and Jaguar F-Type Coupe all make the grade

Mazda gets the most out of CX-5 Diesel

The 2020 Mazda CX-5 Diesel is powered by a 2.2-litre four-cylinder engine that features twin turbochargers. This gives it a power output of some 168 horsepower and just under 300 foot-pounds of torque.

Reading Time: 4 minutes This lovely automobile has a nice sense of balance, plenty of get-up-and-go, is comfortable and easy to get along with

A cheap, Smart runabout with few equals

The Smart is homely, undersized and really bad in the snow. But it’s arguably the best city car, pound for pound, money can buy. Best of all, perhaps, it’s remained relatively unchanged over the years (shown is the 2016 model year, which received a modest restyling) and, for those in the market for a thrifty used car runabout, it’s cheap like borscht

Reading Time: 4 minutes With Mercedes discontinuing the Smart after the 2020 model year, this thrifty, surprisingly durable city runabout may be in short supply

Mercedes A 220 just too fussy

The 2019 Mercedes-Benz A 220 provides decent performance and it’s not a bad looker. Available in two trim levels, the A 220 is powered by a 2.0-turbocharged four-cylinder engine that develops 188 horsepower. Passenger capacity is five adults – though it’ll be snug with that many people on board – and the trunk is good for some 420 litres of cargo space.

Reading Time: 4 minutes It provides decent performance and is not a bad looker, but the controls and ergonomics frustrated this driver

VW Rabbit still plenty of fun to drive

The 2020 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI may have four doors, but it thinks it’s a two-seater sports car and can eat up tight corners with ease. It also has excellent braking, top-notch acceleration and a nice tight turning radius.

Reading Time: 4 minutes It can be a sensible people-carrier with room for four adults or a high-speed tear-away that matches just about anything on the road

My enduring love affair with a 1976 Triumph TR6

There are all kinds of other cool old cars out there, so why a 35-year-old Triumph TR6 named Beryl? I love the Karmann-styled body of the TR6 and appreciate the fact that it’s arguably the last ‘real’ Triumph. As well, the engine is essentially an enlarged version of the renowned indestructible Ferguson tractor engine that was fitted to the original TR2, which gives it an excellent heritage. Photo by Ted Laturnus

Reading Time: 4 minutes How I found myself scrabbling around on a cold garage floor trying to breathe life back into a car that should have gone to the knackers years ago

Going green, one vehicle at a time

In 1993, if you drove a car that delivered eight litres per 100 km, you were doing well. Now, it’s common to find models that deliver twice that. For example, Hyundai’s Ioniq Hybrid is good for 4.2 litres/100 km and 4.5 litres/100 km respectively, right near the top of the heap.

Reading Time: 4 minutes The fuel economy of today’s car is miles ahead of what it used to be but manufacturers aren’t done yet

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