Comparo: BMW 335d versus Lexus GS 450h

Story and photos by John LeBlanc In the pursuit of lower fuel consumption ratings and tailpipe emissions, efficient hybrids and diesels are starting to filter into mainstream passenger cars. Even in cars that have sporty or luxurious pretensions. Right now, though, there are only two luxury rear-wheel-drive sports sedans that also take saving fuel seriously: […]

First Drive: 2010 Porsche Panamera

Story, videos and photos by John LeBlanc MUNICH–What else can we tell you about Porsche’s new Panamera? The German automaker has been tossing out Panamera details like bread crumbs to park pigeons since 2005 when it officially confirmed that production of a four-door Porsche was a go. Over the years, there have been camouflaged Nurburgring […]

First Drive: 2010 BMW X6 M

Story and photos by John LeBlanc ROAD ATLANTA, GA.–Over the past decade, BMW has noodled with the idea of creating a high-performance M vehicle out of one of its X-badged all-wheel-drive off-roaders in various concepts and one-offs. Once the German automaker even admitted that combining its M and X badges would be like mixing oil […]

First Drive: 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder

[svgallery name=”10_lambo_Gallardo_Spyder_2″] Story and photos by John LeBlanc CANARY ISLANDS, Spain – Like the personalities of the charging bulls that its long line of super sports cars have been named after, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., has always appeared to be run on pure, unadulterated emotion. Rational business sense, meh, not so much.

First Drive: 2010 Nissan Cube

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Miami, Fla. – Like the plethora of lofts and condo apartment that create a veritable forest separating downtown Miami from trendy South Beach and eventually the Atlantic Ocean, Nissan’s new Cube uses the virtue of height to create maximum space in a minimal footprint. Available in Japan since 1998, […]

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