February 18, 2003: 2003 Nissan Pathfinder, Click image to enlarge Nissan has big plans for upgrading the Pathfinder sport-utility vehicle but remains coy with the details. What we do know, however, is that the current Pathfinder is a high-quality vehicle - though one a bit smaller inside than certain rivals - which was given a major horsepower boost for the 2001 model year. You see, where the 1995-2000 P... Read Article

February 17, 2003: 2002 Mazda Protegé. Click image to enlarge By Jeremy Cato So it's the end of the line for the Mazda Protegé. Mazda has enjoyed a good run with this subcompact commuter car, but a replacement model called the Mazda3 is due for the 2004 model year. The Mazda3 has some big tire patches to fill. At times in the last few years the Protegé has threatened to become the b... Read Article

February 16, 2003: 2000 Lincoln LS. Click image to enlarge By Jeremy Cato The Lincoln LS near-luxury sedan arrived for the 2000 model year with a mission: give buyers who would never think about a Lincoln, buyers most likely to opt for a BMW or a Mercedes, a North American choice. Well it's worked. According to Lincoln officials, 70 per cent of LS owners were first-time Lincoln buyers. This all-new mode... Read Article

February 16, 2003: 2002 Lexus IS 300 L-tuned, Click image to enlarge The Lexus IS 300 arrived in Canada as an all-new 2001 model and arguably the first serious response from a Japanese automaker to the astonishingly successful BMW 3-series. Serious as this effort was and remains, the IS 300 has not really made a dent in sales of the 3-series. This Lexus is a wonderful car in terms of quality (not a sing... Read Article

February 16, 2003: 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe. Click image to enlarge By Jeremy Cato Hyundai's Santa Fe sport-utility vehicle is in its fourth year now, which means two things: 1) it has a track record worth noting for the used car buyer; and, 2) Hyundai can be expected to offer some significant upgrades for the 2004 model year. Item 1 is a given and the Santa Fe's track record is surprisingly good from an o... Read Article

February 6, 2003: 1998 Nissan Sentra Although a two time winner of the CAA Used Car Performance Award and one of the best performing small sedans around, the Nissan Sentra is often overlooked by used car hunters looking for a reasonably-priced, reliable and fuel-efficient small sedan. Generally priced lower than its main and also ultra-reliable competitors Corolla and Civic, the Sentra compares very... Read Article

February 4, 2003: 2001 Ford Mustang GT. Click image to enlarge By Jeremy Cato Ford gave its Mustang muscle car a significant upgrade for 1999, although it wasn't a complete and thorough makeover. That comes for the 2005 model year. For now, it seems appropriate to look back at the last package of significant improvements Ford made to its famous Pony car. (Let the record show that prior to 1999, Ford ga... Read Article

February 4, 2003: 2003 Dodge Durango SLT. Click image to enlarge Yes, it's true; six years have passed since Dodge launched the original Durango. Back then it was a huge success in part because it was larger than a Ford Explorer and a Chevy Blazer. And it had a killer feature for its class: a third-row seat that better fit growing families. In its peak year, 1999, Chrysler sold 189,840 Durangos. Used buy... Read Article

January 23, 2003: 2000 Cadillac DeVille, Click image to enlarge Thanks to a new chassis, the 2000 Cadillac DeVille - big, traditional and comfortable as the Queen Mary - became a pretty good luxury sedan. By Jeremy Cato A pleasant land yacht. Yes, yes, 2000-2003 DeVilles aren't perfect. Especially in styling. The most recent DeVille is a design even a Swiss banker might describe as low-key. But honest... Read Article

January 17, 2003: 2001 Audi allroad. Click image to enlarge By Jeremy Cato I'll admit it. I've been surprised by the lack of service and quality issues with the Audi allroad Quattro introduced as a 2001 model. How so? Well, This new-for-2001 model arrived as a complex, gizmo-loaded, high-style crossover wagon. Obviously, there was the potential for one issue or another to arise with an electrical part... Read Article

January 16, 2003: 2003 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S. Click image to enlarge By Chris Chase Acura's CL coupe was conceived in 1997 as a companion model to the TL sedan, a car that had its sights set on sports/luxury cars from its home country of Japan, and from Germany. The second-generation model was the better-executed of the two, combining lots of power with conservative good looks and a low price to draw sales ... Read Article

September 13, 2002: 2002 Hyundai Sonata GLX. Click image to enlarge by Jeremy Cato photos by Grant Yoxon Hyundai reinvented the Sonata mid-size sedan for the third time with the 1999 model year. It was a credible effort. That combined with a remarkable price advantage over such rivals as the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry make the Sonata worth a look on the used car market. Indeed, so-so resale values ma... Read Article

July 22, 2002: 2000 Chevrolet Astro. Click image to enlarge by Jeremy Cato The Chevrolet Astro van has enjoyed more lives than your favourite cat. General Motors Corp., in fact, announced just this past June the latest official plan for the Astro: GM will continue producing the Astro and its GMC twin, the Safari, at a Baltimore plant through the 2005 model year. Company spokesman Pat Morrissey said... Read Article