Distance: 2,095 kmDates: 18-26 May 2024Location: Texas Up front: Mid-range Progressiv is the trim to buy with four-way adjustable lumbar support, extendable thigh support, and four-way headrests. Unlike the cluttered gauge display on the similarly-sized BMW X3, the Q5’s screen is easy enough to read that you shouldn’t need to Read more…
Distance: 120km Location: Sault Ste. Marie, ON Date: June 5-6, 2022 Up front: Ergonomics are good, the leather on the steering wheel, armrests, and seat surfaces feel consistent, unlike cheaper Japanese and Korean marques. The steering wheel needs a longer telescoping distance to be comfortable, but it’s workable on a Read more…
Distance: 2,239kmLocation: Ontario, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut Date: September 29-October 2, 2022 Up front: It’s one of those cars that look better than they feel. The leather surfaced seats only have as much leather as is necessary to look like a luxury car with cloth and plastic inserts on the sides Read more…
Distance: 1,416km Location: Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick Date: June 9-13, 2022 Up front: This is the “I’m in mid-level management in the government” car. It’s also the “we’re sorry we don’t have any upgrades left” rental car. It’s a mediocre machine with average comfort and good build Read more…
Distance: 517 kmLocations: Ontario, New YorkDates: 14 to 16 September, 2024 Up front: Mercedes has managed to make a variety of plastics look expensive in this base model CLA. The brushed “aluminium” is hard plastic, the perforated “leather” is rubber, the seats are Artico, and the piano black is also Read more…
Distance: 1,611km Location: Ontario, Quebec Date: September 15-17, 2022 Up front: If you’re one of those obese Americans with enough oil in your belly to power a city for a whole year, you might find this truck comfortable. Unfortunately, I’m a healthy adult and neither of my elbows can reach Read more…
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…