Mathieu Yuill

2013 GMC Acadia Denali Review and Road Test

May 17, 2013 Car Reviews & Road Tests

This is our next family vehicle. Right now we’re rocking a Dodge Caravan and for our family of five including a two, a five and eight year old and it does the trick. Baby seats and access to people that sometimes need help getting their seatbelts done up and undone make a van with two [...]

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2013 Chevrolet Traverse AWD Review and Road Test

May 1, 2013 Car Reviews & Road Tests

For a family of five, there aren’t a lot of options suitable outside of vehicles with sliding side doors. Minivans have lots of upside especially on the practical side of the equation but if car buying was all about practicality there wouldn’t be vehicles priced over $30,000.

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2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco Review and Road Test

April 19, 2013 Car Reviews & Road Tests

When my father retired he worked for a rental car agency and his favourite car was the Chevy Malibu. He loved its roomy interior, comfortable ride and was always impressed at its fuel economy numbers. When I told him I was bringing home a Malibu Eco for the week he exclaimed “This is even better!” [...]

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2013 Toyota Tundra 4×4 SR5 Review and Road Test

April 4, 2013 Car Reviews & Road Tests

Try as they might, Toyota has not been able to topple the three North American based manufacturers in the pickup truck segment the way they decimated them in the economy car and sedan markets. But that hasn’t stopped them from continuing to refine and add features to their line-up of three 4×2 models and eight [...]

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2013 Honda Odyssey Touring Review and Road Test

March 18, 2013 Car Reviews & Road Tests

The day I knew minivans had gone from being something of a let down was when parents realized the most logical vehicle purchase for their family would actually be something they wanted to show off in their driveway, as opposed to simply being a behemoth that was taller than them. To push the “minivans can [...]

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2013 Honda Accord Sedan Review and Road Test

March 5, 2013 Car Reviews & Road Tests

When CVT transmissions first started arriving on the market there was a general groan amongst the automotive press. The performance seemed lacking and the different feel from every automatic transmission up to that point that had a bump between gears left an empty feeling behind the wheel.

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Subaru’s EyeSight review

February 25, 2013 Automotive News

If horsepower was the automotive trend of the 2000s, safety is the de facto hashtag for automotive manufacturers for the 10s. While Volvo made itself a household name by being a brand synonymous with safety, it is only of late others are starting to put things like collision avoidance, early braking systems and their ilk [...]

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2012 Land Rover LR4 – Another look

December 10, 2012 Car Reviews & Road Tests

There are different levels of rap star. There is the ordinary Cadillac Escalade driving rap star and then there is the fancy kind. The British, sophisticated kind. The Land Rover LR4 kind. It’s the kind that stands tall, is chunky and square with just the right amount of chrome to let everyone know that your [...]

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2012 Jaguar XKR Review

November 6, 2012 Car Reviews & Road Tests

Do you enjoy being stared at? Do you have a buck and a quarter to drop on a vehicle that feels like its 90 per cent hood and so much power anything but most gentle of acceleration in the rain will send its rumpus sliding about like toddlers on an ice rink? Well the vehicle [...]

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BMW 328i – another look

October 16, 2012 Car Reviews & Road Tests

When I pulled into the parking lot a sea of soccer moms peered at the car I was driving from behind the A-pillar of their neutral-coloured minivans. Lust in their eyes and what surely must have been begrudging towards their partner who has insisted a minivan was the logical choice for their lifestyle. “I like [...]

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Suzuki SX4 Sedan, Hatchback and Crossover Review and Road Test

September 5, 2012 Car Reviews & Road Tests

Suzuki has developed a line of quirky vehicles since they first introduced their four wheel variety to Canada in 1980. Inexpensive and unconventional was the hallmark of Suzuki illustrated by bringing to market the two-seater X90 SUV and the bubbly (shape speaking, not personality invoking) Swift+.

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2012 Mitsubishi RVR Review and Road Test

August 1, 2012 Car Reviews & Road Tests

Mitsubishi introduced the RVR in 2011 to help bolster its SUV lineup which at the time included the Endeavor and the Outlander. It’s a year later and the Endeavor is gone but the RVR and Outlander still remain. The RVR was pitched to Canadians as a compact crossover utility vehicle that could seat five comfortably [...]

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Ford F-150 Harley Davidson edition review

July 23, 2012 Car Reviews & Road Tests

The Ford F-150 makes a pretty good statement on its own. A big chunky grille, a bold shoulder line and a tall seat makes it hard to miss. But the for those who aren’t satisfied, Ford’s 2012 version of the Harley Davidson edition is by far the most handsome yet and aligned better with the [...]

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Chrysler 300 Beats Audio Edition Review

June 18, 2012 Automotive Technology

The Chrysler 300 isn’t new. Introduced in 2004 it immediately became a hit and was an early signal to Chrysler turning itself around from a manufacturer who made boring, bland vehicles to one that made cars with personality and bite. The 300 quickly found its way into the hearts of modifiers Custom grilles, new roofs [...]

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2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Review and Road Test

June 11, 2012 Car Reviews & Road Tests

The reactions in the parking lot were of excitement, confusion and finally, acceptance. At a local big box shopping centre about a dozen or so guys with their tuned up hot hatches and coupes had gathered their vehicles to show off and talk shop. I was driving a 2012 Porsche Panamera S … Hybrid, which [...]

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2012 Hyundai Veloster Review and Road Test – second take

May 18, 2012 Car Reviews & Road Tests

Full disclosure: my first car was a 2001 Hyundai Tiburon. I loved it. The round headlights and sedated spoiler on the back combined with the two tone leather seats were just right for me. I still crane my neck when I see one drive by and I start preparing the justifications to my wife when [...]

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