2010 Detroit: Next Mercedes-Benz CLS hinted at

By John LeBlanc DETROIT – Borrowing a quote from the irascible Incredible Hulk, Mercedes head cheese Dr Dieter Zetsche summed up the German automaker’s immediate product plans here in Detroit by saying, “We are strong, we are green and we are ready to roll.”

2010 Detroit: Toyota concept previews new hybrid and brand

By John LeBlanc DETROIT – Toyota’s FT-CH concept is pulling double duty. Not only does is signal a potential production compact hybrid, the Japanese automaker says it also points to the long-rumoured plans to expand the Prius brand. Toyota has said it wants a hybrid version of each of its models available by 2020. Designed […]

2010 Detroit: New Focus finally goes global

By John LeBlanc DETROIT – It only took a decade, but Ford has finally delivered a world-class compact car to Canada. Instead of a dumbed-down, decontented North American version, the all-new 2012 Focus is virtually the same car on both shores of the Atlantic—in fact, around the world. And based on the ways it looks, […]

Bye-Bye 2009: Best Driver’s Car of the Year

By John LeBlanc Everyone likes an underdog right? When the revitalized Porsche Cayman S arrived with its wunderkind Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) transmission and updated engine last year, it knocked the hallowed 911 off the perch I had it up on as my all-time sports car fave. Sounds blasphemous? Maybe. But I appreciate a sports car for […]

Bye-Bye 2009: Best Car of the Decade

By John LeBlanc Although it might not have been the most environmentally friendly vehicle (i.e. Toyota Prius) or illustrate the global economic shift to emerging markets from the once dominant Western automakers (i.e. Tata Nano), but for me, the previous-generation BMW M5 is my favourite car from the past 10 years.

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