Road Test: 2009 BMW 135i Cabriolet

[svgallery name=”09_BMW_135i_Cab”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc If the German automaker didn’t already use numbers to badge its models, the 135i Cabriolet should be called the “BMW Contradiction.”

First Drive: 2010 Kia Forte Koup

[svgallery name=”10_kia_koup”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc MIRABEL, Québec –”Desire.” A word you wouldn’t associate with any Kia products in the decade-and-a-half the maker’s been selling cars here.

Road Test: 2009 Hyundai Genesis 4.6

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Henry Ford may have said history is more or less bunk, but it’s obvious Hyundai hopes its new Genesis luxury sedan repeats the successful track record that Toyota had with its Lexus LS400.

First Drive: 2010 Aston Martin DBS Volante

[svgallery name=”10_Aston_DBS_Volante”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. – Addition through subtraction. More than likely this is not a formula you picked up in your high school math class. But that’s the methodology Aston Martin has employed with its latest offering: the new 2010 DBS Volante.

First Drive: 2010 Audi TT-RS

Story and photos by John LeBlanc ZOLDER, Belgium – Is this the one? Is the new RS the Audi TT that finally threatens its German sports car rivals? The model that will stop prickly critics (including yours truly) from slagging off the TT as a mere Volkswagen Golf in drag?

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