It’s a new era for the Ford Motor Company, one with a renewed focus on SUVs, trucks and crossovers. That means fewer cars – well, none, aside from the Mustang – which is interesting because it’s cars that traditionally dictate the direction of crossovers. After all, isn’t a crossover little more than a blend between a traditional car and an SUV

Review by Sami Haj-Assaad. Photography by Sami Haj-Assaad and Jodi Lai. The Honda CR-V is a staple in the compact crossover segment, and a vehicle that many buyers choose when they’re looking for practicality. It’s long been a safe choice, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only choice. Looking at other options like the Kia Sportage provides th

With so much emphasis on three-row SUVs these days, it’s easy to forget that their smaller siblings will easily satisfy the needs of most Canadians. Unless you need space to shuttle more than four people with any frequency – in which case you should be shopping for a minivan – a small SUV will handle just about anything thrown its way with very

It all started with the goal of testing a full menu of reasonably priced compact SUVs, one of the fastest growing segments in Canada. Originally, given the mid- to high-$20k starting price of many of these call-them-what-you-will high-riding hatchbacks (crossovers, CUVs, but we’ve stuck with SUVs), we thought that gathering a group of these vehicle

I don’t know what the weather’s like where you’re reading this, but from where I’m writing it – in Ottawa in the second half of November – it has already looked and felt like December for the better part of a month. Looking on the bright side, at least the weather has put me into a December mindset so I can tell you about the new vehicles that w

When we look back to a year ago and compare the list of 2020 finalists in the all-important two-row SUV category with this year’s list, there are not a lot of differences. The Hyundai Santa Fe appears instead of the Honda Passport in 2021, but the other four finalists are identical to those named for this category in autoTRADER.ca’s Awards last

The engineering and marketing teams at automakers like cars and they like to have fun too. Even if it can be hard to tell when you're slogging through a three-page press release about a new window switch. For April first, the beancounters loosen the leash a little bit and you get a wave of April Fools fake stories. Some funny, some miss the mark, a

While adding a third row to small crossovers is the new hotness, it’s the smaller two-row segment that’s still on fire in the Canadian marketplace. These crossovers and SUVs are everywhere, and it feels like there are new ones every week. Of the five two-row SUVs on our list of finalists, one is a new name for this year, two are completely overhaul

Honda says it will reduce the number of trim levels offered on some of its key models as part of a bid to cut costs, according to CEO Takahiro Hachigo. He said in a recent announcement that Honda will drop two-thirds of the trims available on its Fit, Civic, Accord and CR-V models by the 2025 model year. In the nearer term, next year the comp

What a colossal missed opportunity to not be calling this latest Honda crossover the “Crossfit.” I mean, it's a Fit-based crossover. Cross-Fit. Crossfit! [Perhaps the taint of Crosstour is just too fresh in their minds… –Ed.] C'mon Honda – enough with the alphanumerics! Not to mention that, not unlike the aforementioned fitness craze, this lit

Model year 2017 sees Acura’s SUV sales superstar wearing a revised body, packing new features, and conveying a more modern presence. It also debuts the brand’s first-ever hybrid SUV, and their most powerful, should shoppers opt for the subject of this story, the 2017 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid . You get the sense that Acura engineers wanted this

Crossovers are big business in Canada – on both the new and used sides of the marketplace. As some of the bestselling vehicles amongst us Canucks, there’s a solid chance that if you’re looking for a new-to-your ride, it’s going to be a crossover SUV. Below, we’ll highlight five of the most popular crossovers on the used market based on sales vol

Honda CR-V vs Hyundai Santa Fe Sport vs Jeep Cherokee vs Mazda CX-5 vs Nissan Rogue vs Subaru Forester vs Toyota RAV4 Review by Jeff Wilson, Lesley Wimbush, Peter Bleakney and Jonathan Yarkony It’s time to pick a new winner. Photos by Jeff Wilson and Jonathan Yarkony Introduction, Jeff Wilson A lot can happen in a year.

This past March we brought you the news that when headlights were tested for brightness, they came up dim. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the good folks who do much of the crash testing we read about, tested 31 midsize sedans and found only one scored a "good". The rest were marginal or poor. Even those with LED or HID lights

It’s gonna’ get greasy! The snow is coming, hard and fast, and it’s going to test your nerves, reduce your traction, and make it increasingly likely that you and your fellow motorists will be stressed on every drive. Grip and daylight are down, accident rates are up, and your local body repair shop is anxiously awaiting the truckloads of twisted wr