2014 Detroit: How Toyota’s designers took the virtual FT-1 to reality

Story by John LeBlanc DETROIT – Toyota is sticking to its guns that its FT-1 concept, arguably the “hit” of the 2014 Detroit auto show, is just that — a concept. Sporting design echoes from former Toyota sports cars from the 1960s’ 2000GT to the Supra of the 1990s to today’s Scion FR-S, it’s hard […]

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2014 Detroit: Six most significant production debuts

Story and photos by John LeBlanc DETROIT – Another January, another Detroit auto show. But while this year’s annual event in the Motor City was notable for the plethora of high-performance reveals, in what is arguably the most competitive new vehicle market in history, these are my six most significant production debuts:

2014 Detroit: Will the 2015 Lexus RC-F finally snag some BMW buyers?

Story by John LeBlanc DETROIT – No longer sitting on the sidelines as its rivals sell highly profitable super coupes, Lexus unleashed its new 2015 RC-F sports coupe, arguably the wildest Lexus ever since the last LFA super car was sold.

2014 Detroit: The new 2015 BMW M235i is your mini-me M3

Story and photos by John LeBlanc DETROIT — You’ve probably already seen images of the new, 2015 BMW 2 Series splashed all over the Interweb. But the successor to the 2007 to 2013 1 Series Coupe is making it’s official “car show” debut here in Detroit. And within minutes of the German brand’s media presentation, […]

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