February 16, 2002: 2000 Infiniti I30. Click image to enlarge By Jeremy Cato When Infiniti renamed its I30 executive sedan the I35, it signaled a major power boost (to 255 horsepower) for the 2002 model year - just two years after the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (or AJAC) voted the then-new 2000 Infiniti I30 its Luxury Car of the Year based on a major re-fit. So it's fair to say the I30/I3... Read Article

February 16, 2002: 1999 Infiniti G20, Click image to enlarge By Jeremy Cato Infiniti re-invented its G20 sports/luxury sedan for the 1998 model year, and the luxury division of Nissan certainly (continued) to get the quality right. I say "continued" because the G20 throughout the 1990s always boasted very good quality. Note, though, that despite being well built, the G20 was not sold in Canada every model ... Read Article

February 4, 2002: 2002 Daewoo Lanos. Click image to enlarge By Chris Chase Normally, my used car column focuses on a single model, but this week I'm breaking from the norm to include three different cars from the same manufacturer in a single review. The subjects this week are a trio of cars from a South Korean automaker that entered the North American marketplace in 1999 with the hopes of achieving the kin... Read Article

January 29, 2002: 2002 Chrysler 300M Special, Click image to enlarge Although inspired by the furious 300-horsepower hemi-engine, big tail-finned Chrysler "letter series" cars of the late fifties and early sixties, the 1999 Chrysler 300M is a well-mannered and modern interpretation. This 300M offers a nice balance of performance, handling and fuel efficiency, along with a luxurious and a very spacious interi... Read Article

January 23, 2002: 2001 Chevrolet Tracker four-door 4X4. Click image to enlarge By Jeremy Cato The Chevrolet Tracker may look like a sport cute - one of those urban-only small utilities - but looks can be deceiving. The Tracker, folks, is a real truck with a rugged, ladder frame, not to mention a low-range gear for really challenging off-road terrain. It's always been this way with the Tracker, dating b... Read Article

January 23, 2002: 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS. Click image to enlarge By Jeremy Cato Right here in Canada, we are building some of the highest quality cars in the world, a fact not to be overlooked for any used car buyer. In the most recent J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study (IQS), the Oshawa, Ontario-built Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo were shown to come off of an assembly line with the... Read Article

January 17, 2002: 1998 Buick Park Avenue Ultra, Click image to enlarge By Jeremy Cato For 2003, Buick has launched a modest campaign to remind potential buyers about the virtues of Buicks in general, and the Park Avenue in particular. For instance, there's a new emphasis on "heritage" design cues such as the new badging, as well as three new fender portholes on each side. Buick first used the portholes in... Read Article

October 11, 2001: 1994 Volvo 850 Sedan By Bob McHugh Volvo has built a great reputation for super-safe sedans and roomy, strong bodied family wagons with durable drivetrains. On the other hand, words like "unexciting" or "dull" used to come up when talking about Volvo styling, design and performance. That changed in 1993 when Volvo introduced the 850. It signalled a new direction at the Swedish au... Read Article

August 12, 2001: 1997 Toyota T100, pictured 4x4 model By Bob McHugh It was the first import challenger in the full-sized truck market. Toyota entered the T100 in this domestic stronghold with great enthusiasm (and probably some trepidation) back in 1993 and although the challenge was greater than anticipated it continues to hang-in and compete. T100 came in 4x2 or 4x4 versions, however it lacked ... Read Article

June 22, 2001: 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme sedanclick image to enlarge By Jeremy Cato Oldsmobile may be a dead division within the General Motors Corporation family now, but back in the 1970s and '80s Olds enjoyed explosive growth while other GM divisions withered under the onslaught of Japanese imports. 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme The car most responsible for Olds' success was the Cutlass.... Read Article

March 29, 2001: 2001 BMW Z3 2.8, click image to enlarge Summer time is roadster time! So, here's a rear-view look at a highly successful modern roadster, the BMW Z3. The Z3 broke new ground on many fronts for the revered Bavarian auto maker, which built almost 300,000 of them during a six-year production run. But there's no need to feel glum "Bimmer" fans, a Z4 is on the way! The all-steel body of the... Read Article

March 29, 2001: By Bob McHugh Given the enormous popularity of sport-utility vehicles it was bound to happen - Subaru, a leader in paved-road four-wheel-drive systems, brought out a vehicle that didn't mind getting its wheels dirty. The year was 1998, and the vehicle was called Forester. I developed enormous respect for the Forester when I co-drove one to Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, high above the Arctic Circle, ... Read Article

March 29, 2001: The New Beetle sparked the resurgence of VW in Canada and record sales numbers have been posted over its first four years. Read Article