Steven Bochenek 
The new Mazda6 is a responsive and peppy beast that laps up the corners like a retriever on a soup bowl. The car boasts a 3.7L DOHC 24-valve V6 engine, and its 6-speed sport mode transmission offers noisy but robust pickup. If not for the vile winter weather the week … Read More
My cousin owns a slick Merc CLK, which he wraps in receiving blankets and hides from the world, November till April. He simply feels safer leasing a Volvo XC90 in winter. Is it justified? Maybe. There’s fine skiing within a couple of hours any of XY Canada city (don’t pinch … Read More
Recently, XY tested the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid in Death Valley, California with Guinness Record holding speedster, Garry Sowerby. It proved how important the suspension is to your car’s handling and performance. Death Valley is an easy and stunning 2.5-hour drive from that ADHD-unfriendly frenzy, Las Vegas. Minutes out of … Read More
This story, which first ran in December, 2008, marked the first in our new series, XY Travels. Every few weeks, we’ll give the world’s coolest cities the XY treatment – digging deep to find you the best restaurants, nightlife, shopping, hotels and more. For this inaugural edition, we visit the … Read More
In January, we rated the Ford Focus among the worst cars of 2008 because “the dashboard looks like an ’80s ghetto blaster.” Maybe that was harsh. The cockpit does feel overdone, festooned with buttons. Considering the price, there’s a lot of plastic there. And the triangular appliqué adorning the front … Read More
