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Lorne Drury
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Metroland Media
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Plenty of ‘zoom zoom’ in Mazda’s CX-3 crossover Mazda has always had a knack for putting “zoom zoom” into all of its vehicles as its marketing message has promised for all these years. So it should come as no surprise that the latest addition to the Mazda lineup, the 2016 CX-3 subcompact crossover SUV is just as much a driver’s car as all the others in the fleet. The CX-3 is the fifth model in Mazda’s new generation of vehicles that offer Skyactiv technology and Metroland automotive writer and photographer Rob Beintema, second runner-up this year for the Jaguar what they call their KODO — Soul Automotive Journalist of the Year award, enjoying his little slice of heaven with a Mercedes-AMG GT S, at of Motion design. The small crossover SUV segthe 2016 Canadian Car of the Year TestFest held at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. ment is a relatively new one in the automotive world, but small is big, especially in Canada, so Mazda Chrysler, GM, Honda/Acura, Hyun- Cadillac ATS-V, Chevrolet Corvette has high hopes for the CX-3, built dai, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Mercedes- Z06, Ford Shelby GT350, Lexus RC on the sub-compact Mazda2 platBenz. Porsche, Toyota/Lexus, Volk- 350 AWD and Mercedes-AMG C form. swagen and Volvo. 63 S. The Japanese automaker no Those competitors for the 2016 Prestige-Performance (over longer brings the Mazda2 into Canadian Car of the Year and 2016 $75K): Cadillac CTS-V, Lexus RC Canada, but the CX-3 should more Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year F F, Mercedes-AMG GT S and than make up for any lost sales if included: Porsche Cayman GT4. early indications prove correct. Small Car: The Honda Civic SUV-CUV (under $35K): Fiat This is a segment that is growing Sedan, Scion iM AT, smart fortwo, 500X, Honda HR-V, Jeep Reneby leaps and bounds with entries Toyota Yaris Sedan and Volkswagen gade, Mazda CX-3 and Mitsubishi like the Honda HR-V, Mitsubishi Jetta 1.4TSI. Outlander 2.4. RVR, Subaru Crosstrek, Chevrolet Family Car: Chevrolet Volt, SUV-CUV ($35K-$60K): BMW Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and Volk- X1, Ford Edge, Honda Pilot, Hyun- A GMC Canyon Diesel pickup truck Trax, Fiat 500X, Buick Encore and swagen Golf Sportwagon 1.8TSI. dai Tucson, Hyundai Tucson Fuel on the Clarington back roads near others in the mix. If you take the month of SepSports-Performance (under Cell Electric, Kia Sorento and Lexus Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. tember as an example, the CX-3 $50K): Chevrolet Camaro LT V6, NX 200t F SPORT. sits third in the segment with sales Hyundai Veloster Turbo Rally, SUV-CUV (over $60K): Lincoln Mazda MX-5, MINI John Cooper MKX, Mercedes-Benz GLE 350d GMC Canyon Diesel and Toyota of 916 units, trailing only the HR-V (1,076) and the Trax (986). Works 3 door and Volkswagen Golf 4MATIC Coupe, Porsche Cayenne S Tacoma 4x4 Double Cab. Our tester was a top-line CX-3 The Best New category winners R. E-Hybrid and Volvo XC90. Sports-Performance (over $50K): Pick-up: Chevrolet Silverado, Turn to page W2 Turn to page W3
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“Is there a heaven?” “Oh, yeah. It’s the place where dreams come true.” Field of Dreams Like the Field of Dreams’ baseball diamond, cut out of a cornfield in Iowa, there’s a spot in Ontario where visionaries also carved something unique out of a few acres of farmland in the belief that, if you build it, they will come. That creation was Mosport, now totally refurbished and officially known as the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, but forever Mosport to its fans and patrons. During the last week of October, it was the site of the 2016 Canadian Car of the Year (CCOTY) program, a “TestFest” organized by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) to determine the best of automotive advancements for the 2016 model year. If I was remaking the original movie, my version would probably be called “Track of Dreams” and instead of baseball players emerging from the corn, it would follow a team of automotive journalists, clad in varying uniforms of racing shoes and swagwear hats and jackets labelled with mis-matched logos of automotive manufacturers and tire companies as they emerged to face a bewildering field of new metal and machines. More than 80 journalists from across Canada were on hand to test 122 vehicles representing the newest additions for the 2016 model year. Admittedly, not every manufacturer was up to going head-tohead for the competition this year. Audi, Nissan/Infiniti, Jaguar, Land Rover and Subaru did not participate. But there was a full slate of entries from BMW/MINI, Ford, Fiat
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