Smart shopping for Canadian car buyers
Since the first Altima appeared in 1993, Nissan's smaller sedan has been just that. A Sedan. For the 2008 model year, Nissan took a page from Honda and Toyota and created a coupe version of their popular 4th generation Altima. If Accord and Camry coupes appealed to singles and couples, then so should an Altima Coupe. Sales must have responded as for 2010 the Coupe is still on the market and just underwent … [Read more...]
It is becoming a bit of a tradition for the Grant family to take some sort of a local road trip over the March break and evaluate a vehicle's ability to fulfill the needs of a family of 5. A few years ago there was a big SUV of some sort, last year we split it between a Mazda5 and a CX-7. This year, we all clambered into a 2010 Nissan Rogue to head east of the city for a minor pee wee hockey tournament … [Read more...]
Historically, most cars that have been labelled elegant have been of the larger variety. The very concept of automotive elegance has long been molded by the coach built luxury autos of the Thirties. Infiniti, Nissan's luxury division, has brought true elegance to an unlikely market segment: the CUV. The CUV market is a fairly recent segment intended to make those who need the utility of an SUV coupled … [Read more...]
It wasn't too long ago that Kia was known as Hyundai”s younger cousin and for building little, entry level cars. Looking back, you could almost say they were the little car company that could. As the brand worked hard to turn those entry level buyers into repeat customers, they also grew the product line up. As the consumer's families matured, so did Kia's offerings. Today, they offer an ever expanding … [Read more...]
Back in the Fall, Volkswagen introduced the revamped 2010 Golf Family to the media in Quebec. Our morning drive in the Golf hatches and wagon led to the legendary Circuit Mont Tremblant where we spent the afternoon putting the more enthusiast oriented GTI model to the test on the track. A place by the way that it is very happy! First appearing in Canada in 1982, the GTI variation of the first generation … [Read more...]
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