Dunno if it's been mentioned but one of the things that bugs me in these comparison tests (and it's hardly limited to autos.ca) is that you get a group of cars with very diverse prices and equipment levels but they are judged as if that's the only model available.
It could make sense to sometimes mention that a more comparable model is available and at what price, and factor that into the scoring. In the case of the Focus, you know that a $1500 leather/sunroof package won't have any bearing on acceleration, handling, fuel economy, etc. But it does have a bearing on price.
Also, any formula that places a car that no one really likes higher than other cars simply due to price (Sentra vs Focus in the latest comparison) is flawed IMO.