Articles Written By Peter Bleakney

Test Drive: 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S
By Peter Bleakney
August 30, 2016

Say Hell-oh to launch control

Test Drive: 2017 Audi R8 Plus
By Peter Bleakney
August 26, 2016

Project yourself, if you will, many years into the future to the Museum of German–Italian Relations.

Test Drive: 2016 Buick Encore FWD Premium
By Peter Bleakney
August 11, 2016

With the plethora of new sub-compact CUVs now on the market, the Buick Encore offers something most of the others don’t.

Test Drive: 2016 McLaren 570S
By Peter Bleakney
August 05, 2016

So you’ve got a quarter-mil burning a hole in your pocket and you’re looking for a “junior” supercar.

Test Drive: 2017 Subaru WRX Sport-Tech CVT
By Peter Bleakney
August 02, 2016

“Is that your Subaru?” A couple of young lads sporting reversed baseball caps (signifying a certain degree hipness, I assume) caught me...

Test Drive: 2016 Mercedes-Benz C 300 4Matic
By Peter Bleakney
July 28, 2016

The first step into the world of Mercedes-Benz is the C-Class sedan. Yes, there is the CLA-Class, but I’m talking about the real world of M-

Test Drive: 2016 Honda CR-V Touring
By Peter Bleakney
July 19, 2016

Nearly 39,000 Honda CR-V compact crossovers found Canadian homes in 2015.

Test Drive: 2016 Ford Focus RS - A Focus on Speed
By Peter Bleakney
July 15, 2016

Ford will be pleased to learn my wife despised every minute she spent behind the wheel of their new super-duper Focus.

Comparison Test: 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 vs Alfa Romeo 4C Spider
By Peter Bleakney
July 04, 2016

Not-So-Mellow Yellow

First Drive: 2017 Maserati Quattroporte
By Peter Bleakney
June 28, 2016

Is it possible for a brand to have too much cachet? Marco Magnanini, head of marketing for Maserati, faces that rather unusual predicament.

Chasing Maserati’s History in Four Doors
By Peter Bleakney
June 27, 2016

Tracing Targa Florio.

First Drive: 2017 Audi S4
By Peter Bleakney
June 21, 2016

We here at autoTRADER.ca have a soft spot for the current-generation supercharged Audi S4 sedan.

Comparison Test: 2017 Ford Escape vs 2016 Hyundai Tucson
By Peter Bleakney
June 20, 2016

Hyundai’s redone Tucson zooms up on the Ford Escape’s tail

Comparison Test: 2017 Audi Q7 vs 2016 Volvo XC90
By Peter Bleakney
June 13, 2016

Beauty and the Feast

First Drive: 2017 Audi A3/S3
By Peter Bleakney
June 08, 2016

The Audi A3, a classy hatchback based on the Volkswagen Golf platform, came into the world in 1996.

Peter Bleakney

Peter Bleakney

Peter Bleakney is a Toronto-based automotive journalist. He is also a member of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC).