The introduction of a new (sub)compact SUV has become like Donald Trump’s scandals: just when you thought you’d seen them all, there’s yet another feeding the news cycle. After years of selling on other continents, the newish Ford EcoSport (pronounced “echo” not “ee-koh”) has been tinkered with slightly and finally coming to North America. The firs

At the start of the year, the 2018 Ford EcoSport arrived, fashionably late, for the subcompact crossover party. But Ford’s announcement at end of April – that it was culling its lineup of sedans – puts a big responsibility on the shoulders of this little vehicle. It’s now poised to be the company’s entry-level model, taking up slack from the Fiesta

The Ford EcoSport has been unveiled two days before the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show under the pulsing stage lights and booming beats of DJ Khaled at the corner of Hollywood and Highland. The festive mood and focus on all things small reflects Ford’s ambitious plan to have its newest, and smallest crossover SUV appeal to both the youngest buyers in t

The subcompact Ford EcoSport hit the market last year as the smallest of Ford’s extensive crossover and SUV lineup, but it has been available in small car-friendly markets around the world for years now. ...there is a sprightliness to its personality that likes to peek over the edge every once in a while. This gives the EcoSport a bit

Despite its popularity since the dawn of time, the sedan is on life support, and it looks like Ford is going to pull the plug pretty soon. Among those models taking over from cars is a new segment of subcompact crossovers with a few new players, and the Blue Oval’s version is the 2018 Ford EcoSport . That tiny one-litre – half the displace

The AJAC EcoRun is an awesome opportunity to test the fuel-efficiency chops of a number of brand new vehicles, ranging from hybrids to EVs and everything in between. It also provides us with the rare opportunity to sample direct segment competitors back-to-back, on similar roads, and it’s an opportunity not to be wasted. This one went down to

We knew the 2018 Ford EcoSport, the brand's first subcompact crossover, was set to arrive here around the time Canadians flipped their calendars to begin 2018. What we didn't know what what it would cost -- until now. But that information didn't come in an official announcement made around the time of the car's arrival in dealerships, as is cust

What do you get when you call back a past autoTRADER.ca comparison test multiple-time podium finisher and pit it head to head against three of the newest and hottest competitors in its segment? The results may surprise you… they certainly weren’t what any of us were expecting. One big-time throwdown of tiny SUVs, that’s what.

Ford has confirmed an Automotive News report that on Monday, November 14 it will reveal its plan to bring the EcoSport subcompact crossover to North America as a 2018 model to compete in a growing vehicle category. The unveiling will happen in Los Angeles with help from rapper DJ Khaled, in advance of that city's auto show, which opens to the

Depending on where you live in Canada, having an all-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive vehicle can range from being a nice convenience to an outright necessity. Pretty much every part of our vast country experiences winter weather in some form or another, though, so it’s never a bad idea to give an all-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive vehicle a ser

Electric vehicle adoption was always going to come in two stages. The first is with commuters. Ensuring that drivers have easy access to at-work and at-home charging infrastructure – and, ideally, at-grocery store, at-Ikea, and so on – makes the leap into electric-only transport seem palatable over short distances, likely in a second car. On thi

The crossover has essentially taken over the automotive market. Canadian consumers have begun to abandon their sedans and hatchbacks in favour of crossovers, with the vehicles offering up more capability, added safety, available all-wheel drive, and a higher driving position. However, there is one downside to trading a sedan or hatchback for a c

MONTREAL – “Get your kicks on Route 66,” as the old song goes, and I’m a little surprised I’m not driving that famous highway through Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino for the launch of Nissan’s all-new-for-2018 Kicks. With its combination of reasonable price and list of features, I can see this Kicks kicking some butt. But my first few

Everything old is new again – at least when it comes to names. Not long after the Blazer name was reintroduced, the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer is back, too. But they’re just names, of course, and instead of being truck-based as before, the Trailblazer is now a small, unibody SUV, in front- or all-wheel-drive. It slips into the Chevy lineup bet

The Wrangler is the quintessential Jeep, but of course it’s not the only one. I didn’t get the famous “Jeep Wave” from Wrangler owners in my Renegade , but since I had the Trailhawk version, I probably could have matched them most of the way on an off-road excursion. The Renegade got a makeover for 2019, and so changes for 2020 are mostly limit