Cars

Distance: 49 km Location: Ottawa Date: November 2-4, 2022 My car got hit by an uninsured pickup truck driver who did not carry his driver’s license, so my insurance company covered the cost of a rental car with Enterprise while I got a replacement bumper. Up front: The driver’s seat Read more…

Distance: 292km Location: Vancouver Date: June 30-July 2, 2022 Up front: I wish cars would keep their dimensions across model years. The 2021 Jetta is the same size as Passats of the early 2000s. Sometimes, people just want a small car that’s easy to park and manoeuvre around the city, Read more…

Distance: 456kmDate: June 29-July 1, 2024Location: Yukon, Alaska Up front: The faux leather seats are comfortable with two-way lumbar support on the driver’s side only. The large portrait centre screen looks like it’s useful for GPS, but the lower third is occupied by climate controls and there’s no way to Read more…

Distance: 1.2 kmDate: February 17, 2024Location: Florida Up front: The driver’s seat is an open hatch on the front right because it’s British. When it rains, which it did, the driver’s compartment floods and the foam seat is soaked. The seat is not adjustable, so your foot won’t reach the Read more…

Distance: 1041 km Location: Missouri, Kansas Dates: 28-31 March 2024 Up front: There are abundant leather surfaces on everything you touch. The fake wood trim classes up the interior as does the matte chrome strips. Control surfaces are logically laid out and the screen sometimes pairs with Apple CarPlay. If Read more…

Distance: 1,732 kmLocation: Ontario, Quebec, Vermont, New Hampshire, MaineDate: 20-23 October, 2023 Up front: Audi’s base model compact executive sedan has one major edge over its German peers—it comes with standard leather seating instead of an imitation fabric. The seats are comfortable with a memory feature and fully adjustable lumbar Read more…

Distance: 1,386kmDate: February 16-20, 2024Location: Florida Up front: It’s solidly built for its $35,000 price point. The door closes with a satisfying thump, the buttons are clicky, and hydraulic pistons hiss healthily. The one glaring issue with the interior is the wide and deep panel gaps. There are cracks where Read more…

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…