First Drive: 2011 Aston Martin Rapide

By John LeBlanc
VALENCIA, Spain – Blasphemy is running rampant in the auto industry. BMW is building mid-size hatchbacks. Porsche is making sedans from SUVs. Heck, even Mini is going to try to sell you a crossover. So when we got wind that Aston Martin — longtime maker of British sports cars and grand touring coupés [...]

My Most Anticipated Test Drives for 2010

By John LeBlanc
Some of the cars I test-drove last year were more surprising than others. Who would have guessed Honda’s Insight would have been such a flop? Or that in the same year it dropped out of Formula One racing, Toyota would launch its US$375,000 552 hp V10 LF-A supercar?
But 2009? That was sooo last [...]

Top 10: Most Beautiful 2010s

Story by John LeBlanc
If you want to start a good argument, forget about religion, sex or politics. Just go ahead and diss the looks of your neighbour’s precious set of wheels. Taking that risk, let me present you – what I think, anyway – are the ten most beautiful 2010 model-year cars you can [...]

First Drive: 2010 Aston Martin Vantage Coupe

Story by John LeBlanc. Photos by Aaron Kiley.
The leather-wrapped steering wheel I’m clutching is attached to a brand-new Vantage Coupé. Yet staring at that chrome-winged logo spelling out “Aston Martin,” nostalgia washes over me.

First Drive: 2010 Aston Martin DB9

Story by John LeBlanc. Photos by Aaron Kiley.
ROMEO, Mich.–Gone are the days when Aston Martin would roll out a handful of expensive 2+2 grand touring coupes and then knock off for tea and crumpets. From a low of only 30 cars built in 1982, the British automaker made just under 1,000 cars in 2003, [...]

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