First Drive: 2014 Acura MDX Elite

Story by John LeBlanc PORTLAND, Oregon – To say Acura has a lot riding on the success of its new 2014 MDX crossover is like saying winter driving in Canada can be a bit challenging. Last year, almost one-third of new vehicles sold by Honda’s luxury brand were of the three-row MDX. But with an […]

New 2014 BMW X5 takes one step further towards automated driving

By John LeBlanc BMW revealed images and details of its forthcoming all-new, third-generation X5 mid-size crossover that will arrive in Canadian showrooms this fall. As an already very successful (and profitable) model for the German automaker, most of the changes can be filed under “evolutionary”. But a new feature called Traffic Jam Assistant brings the […]

Road Test: 2013 Kia Forte Koup SX Luxury

Story and photos by John LeBlanc LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Kia’s Forte Koup has never sold in huge numbers, but that hasn’t diminished the significance of the compact, two-door — the Korean brand’s first-ever coupe.

Audi cancels plans to sell its R8 e-tron pure-electric supercar

By John LeBlanc After years of show cars, prototypes and hype, it looks like the pubic will never get a chance to buy Audi’s revolutionary R8 e-tron pure-electric supercar after all.

Road Test: 2013 Volkswagen CC 2.0 TFSI R-Line

Story and photos by John LeBlanc There are car geeks, and then there are Volkswagen geeks: Hardcore fans of the German brand that not only obsess over their vehicles’ quirky, European qualities — like diesel engines, manual gearboxes and sophisticated road manners — but also the weird stuff — like felt-lined door pockets, damped glove […]

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