Canada Auto Information
Chevy’s Silverado pulls off a threepeat 5Best win this year in the face of stiff competition from Dodge’s new Hemi-powered Ram, thanks to some meaningful improvements and upgrades that go somewhat deeper than its new brother-of-Avalanche skin. The plain reality of pickups today is that more and more of them are being expected to serve [...]
Luxury is about having it all, right? Last year the spanking-new Land Rover Range Rover stole our hearts by giving us everything we could possibly want in a sub-$70,000 package. However, this year Volkswagen is giving us all that and more – for about $20,000 less in the exotic 2004 Touareg V-8. What do you [...]
Large is a word that covers a lot of territory in C/D’s 5Best lexicon, embracing vehicles ranging up to the behemoth category. Applying that word to a mid-size SUV such as the Pilot may thus seem a stretch. Do not be deceived. Although the Pilot lacks the dimensions and towing capacity of some of the [...]
Redone from top to bottom for 2002, the CR-V presents an even more compelling case for itself in ’03 with standard feature enhancements in a roomy interior package that’s already chock-a-block with innovative design touches. As an example of the latter, the CR-V has rear seats that fold forward against the front seats, creating a [...]
It appears there will also be some retro futurism beneath the new skin. For example, Martens reveals that the power-train will culminate in a traditional live axle, rather than an independent rear suspension. “Affordability is a key issue,” he explains, “and so is weight. It’s almost impossible to keep the same size greenhouse and keep [...]
