Why so popular? Behold, the current best-selling compact crossover in North America. Now that is a HUGE statement. Between the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4, there was no way any other would-be wee-CUV could ever break through this impenetrable trifecta. Boom, it’s done. The question is why? And well, how? The more mileage I put on the Rogue, ...
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Continental Q-Ship Do you all know what a Q-Ship is? If not, here’s a brief lesson: A Q-Ship is a regular car with no sporty aspirations whatsoever that turns out can make a fool out of you and your 2005 Mustang GT. Actually, Ford’s had lots of practice in this business and created one of my favourite cars from the ...
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From cool to cool I was at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 2013 and witnessed the unveiling of the Jaguar C-X17. I was fairly clear then that the concept before us looked very much production ready. The excitement was palpable. My first drive left me wondering if I’d grabbed to the keys to a roughed-up prototype but not this time. ...
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And here I thought it was perfect… Take a moment to fully soak in what car this is: The powertrain, the colour, the size, and the brand. These are essentially all the necessary ingredients to make me loose my mind. Essentially, I did loose it when the keys were handed to me. My senses returned shortly thereafter if only to ...
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