First Drive: 2014 Fiat 500L Lounge

Story by John LeBlanc BALTIMORE, MD. – It’s been more than two years since the first 500 city car arrived in Canada, but Fiat fans finally have a second model to lust for with the new 2014 500L. And although the Italian automaker’s marketing types insist the “L” in the new compact hatchback’s name stands […]

First Drive: 2014 Volkswagen Golf GTD

Story by John LeBlanc TERGENSEE, GERMANY – In the basement of his Hershey, Penn., home in 1928, candymaker H. B. Reese got the crazy idea of putting together two different confections — chocolate and peanut butter — into one candy. Lo and behold, Reese’s peanut butter cup was born. Fast forward more than a half […]

Volkswagen Canada confirms rollout plans for next-generation Golf

By John LeBlanc Ever since the new, seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf went on-sale in overseas’ markets late last year, Canadian new car buyers have been wondering what the German automaker’s plans were for importing its compact hatchback to Canada. Wonder no more. During a recent media event in Germany, Volkswagen Canada confirmed some details about the […]

Buh-bye BMW 3 Series Coupé. Hello 4 Series.

By John LeBlanc for MSN Autos Canada According to BMW’s new naming gospel, some four-door models are odd-numbered, while coupés —whether they have two-doors or four— are even-numbered, which means what we used to know as the 3 Series Coupé is now called the 4 Series Coupé for 2014.

Road Test: 2013 Mazda CX-9 GT

Story and photos by John LeBlanc It would be all too easy to call the CX-9 the black sheep of the Mazda family. As a large, tall and heavy three-row crossover, since its debut for 2008, the CX-9 has always challenged the Japanese automaker’s fun-to-drive brand ethos, best exemplified by its iconic MX-5 (née Miata) […]

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