Road Test: 2013 Honda Accord Sedan Sport CVT

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s — when Ayrton Senna was winning driver’s championships in Honda-powered Formula One cars, and each new production model was not only sucked up by young, import-loving Boomers and critically acclaimed in the motoring press, and also being picked apart by American and German rivals, […]

Interview: Head of Smart, Annette Winkler

Daimler’s city car brand to get smarter By John LeBlanc TORONTO – When she took over as the boss at Daimler’s Smart brand two years ago, Annette Winkler knew full well what she was getting herself into. With Smart’s one offering — the iconic ForTwo two-seater that arrived in Europe in 1997 and in Canada […]

First Drive: 2013 Ford Fusion

Story and photos by John LeBlanc SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — The family sedan segment has become a virtual game of leapfrog. Seemingly, every few weeks, some automaker is debuting an all-new, mid-sized four-door of some sort, quickly followed by a rival launching shortly thereafter. In the past year alone, we’ve seen redesigned versions of mainstream, […]