Distance: 541kmLocation: Ontario, Quebec, New YorkDate: 22-23 March, 2024 Up front: In general, the Swedish design has the material refinement of Mercedes and the minimalism of a Tesla. There are pros and cons with this approach. The mid-level Plus trim option doesn’t offer leather anything, but the imitation is nice Read more
Distance: 3,384 kmLocation: Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, ArkansasDate: 24-31 October, 2023 Up front: The driver’s seat has plenty of movement but the passenger’s seat is manual only and lacks a height adjustment. Despite being a wide car, all the buttons and the touchscreen are within easy reach of the driver Read more
Date: 2-5 September, 2023Location: Louisiana Distance: 764 km Up front: The cabin is quiet and refined—even on par with its German peers. However, its premium-economy grade of materials disappoints in the luxury segment; the dashboard and doorsill are cheap soft-touch plastics, the leather feels worse than Mercedes’ man-made Artico leather, and Read more
Distance: 473 kmLocation: Scotland, EnglandDate: 22-23 September 2023 Up front: It’s got roomy elbow space and just enough legroom to feel like a small mid-size car even though it’s a compact hatchback. There’s enough room on the centre console armrest for both front-seat adults to use but the cupholders are Read more
Distance: 476kmLocation: Ontario, QuebecDates: November 17-18, 2023 Up front: Powered leather seats come as standard in the front row on all models with the driver’s seat and steering wheel moving out of the way automatically to make it easy to get in and out of the car. The lumbar support Read more
Location: ScotlandDate: 17 Sep, 2023Distance: 110km Up front: The portrait touch screen in useful for navigation with built-in Google Maps, but it really annoying that all the features are built into the screen. For example, it’s impossible to see the map while changing the climate control settings. The screen also Read more
Location: Texas, Oklahoma Date: August 4-7, 2023 Distance: 1,185 km Up front: I’ve ridden in a friend’s Volvo S60 before and I didn’t think seats could get more comfortable—but they do. The seats in the latest generation 5-Series have pillowy headrests, adjusts a million ways and the sensatec plastic leather Read more
Distance: 298 kmDate: 30 September 2023Location: England Up front: I prefer the interior materials to the similarly-priced Hyundai Ioniq than this entry-level Audi. The Audi lacks a centre console and usable armrests on the doors making long journeys fatiguing. While all touch points feel premium, the dashboard is made of Read more
Distance: 967kmDate: 26-27 May, 2023Location: Ontario Up front: BMW makes really sturdy tactile buttons that are satisfying to click and don’t rattle around. Unfortunately, this generation 3-series only has one of those—it’s the steering wheel heater button. The other steering wheel buttons are shiny and reflect too much sunlight, the Read more
Distance: 2kmLocation: TorontoDate: May 17, 2023 Up front: If you’ve driven any contemporary Ford sedan or crossover like the Escape, the centre console will feel familiar with a rotary dial shifter and a large touchscreen. Admittedly, this tester brought in by a Ford rep has faulty screen software causing lettering Read more