Steven Bochenek 
TLX is just a name, not some meaningful set of initials, but could easily stand for Tender Loving Variables because there are a lot of details to love in it. Especially if you’re a city dweller who still wants some excitement in their commute. It’s the sum of its parts; … Read More
Recently the MINI Countryman was completely redesigned, increasing what was already the brand’s biggest ever model by a whopping 205.7mm in length and 35.5mm in width. Sworn MINI enthusiasts may turn up their noses, writing the Countryman off as too big, but that new girth remains 104mm less long than … Read More
Picture the rolling hills folded into those last miles of prairie before the Rocky Mountains suddenly spring up. Or envision them. They’re joined by smooth, traffic-free roads unlike anything the GTA’s had in two generations. And they’re the perfect place to test Buick’s new compact SUV, the Envision, an outright … Read More
We used to own a 2003 Ford Escape, which I bought new and drove the shit out of for nearly a decade. At the risk of sounding obvious, the 2017 tester I drove last week is different. And better. We could stop here but there’s plenty worth exploring and comparing. … Read More
August 26, Whistler, BC — Consider the names Acadia, Denali and All Terrain. Acadia is in Nova Scotia (at least it was, until the British ethnically cleansed them in the mid-18th century) and Denali is in Alaska. Nova Scotia to Denali is about 5,000km as the SUV drives but All … Read More
