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• Nuts and bolts: Choosing the 2012 Canadian Car of the Year

  (Photo courtesy Michelle Siu/AJAC) I was in Niagara on the Lake during the last week of October, along with other auto journalists from across Canada, to drive some of the new vehicles on offer for the 2012 model year. The event is called Testfest, and...

  by chrischasescars - November 02, 2011

• What I think: 2011 Porsche Panamera V6

  If I were to spend six figures on a car, I’d want a vehicle capable of doing it all, from running hot laps on a racetrack in the morning to bringing home my groceries that evening. Looking great in the process would be a nice touch, too. Asking...

  by chrischasescars - November 02, 2011

• What I think: Buying a used Chevrolet Malibu

  Click here to read my take on buying a second-hand Chevrolet Malibu, a vehicle transformed in a 2008 redesign from a forgettable family sedan into a competent sedan with real appeal.

  by chrischasescars - October 20, 2011

• What I think: Buying a used Mini Cooper

  Click here for my opinion on buying a used BMW-built Mini Cooper. Arguably the best-looking and most entertaining car in its price range when it debuted in 2002, it’s too bad it’s had more than its share of mechanical problems, both major...

  by chrischasescars - October 20, 2011

• What I think: 2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid

  By Chris Chase If you’d gone around Porsche headquarters 30 years ago muttering things about SUVs and hybrids with the sports car maker’s name on them, you’d probably have been booted out of Stuttgart faster than you’d have been...

  by chrischasescars - October 20, 2011

• What I think: Canada’s cheapest new cars

  The least-expensive car in Canada right now is the 2012 Nissan Versa sedan, which starts at the attractive price of $11,798. As I discovered, it pays to consider just what you’re getting for the low, low MSRPs that automakers advertise. Getting...

  by chrischasescars - October 20, 2011

• What I think: 2011 Toyota Matrix S

  Click here to read why I really want to like the Matrix, but have a hard time getting there.

  by chrischasescars - October 20, 2011

• What I think: Buying a used Toyota Avalon

  Click here to read what I think about buying a used Toyota Avalon, an entry-level luxury sedan that fits somewhere above the Camry, but below Toyota’s Lexus “real” luxury line. It’s a supremely comfortable sedan that renders the...

  by chrischasescars - October 20, 2011

• What I think: 2012 Hyundai Accent

  By Chris Chase I’ve always liked little cars, but never before have they been so easy to like. The fourth-generation, 2012 Hyundai Accent is among the latest in a litany of likeable subcompacts. Good first impressions come courtesy of the all-new...

  by chrischasescars - October 20, 2011

• What I think: 2012 Fiat 500

  By Chris Chase The Fiat 500 is the latest entry in the subcompact category, a market that has mushroomed in North America over the last couple of years, with Ford and Mazda adding their own. The 500 represents not only its Italian maker, but also Chrysler

  by chrischasescars - October 20, 2011