2014 Cadillac ELR: Would you pay $75k for a two-door Chevrolet Volt?

By John LeBlanc With production of the 2014 Cadillac ELR set to go for later this year, the General Motors’ luxury brand has announced the price for its new, gas-electric plug-in hybrid will start at a $75,995 U.S. price — nearly twice the cost of the similarly-engineered Chevrolet Volt.

Road Test: 2013 Honda Crosstour

Story and photos by John LeBlanc “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is one cliché that works particularly well when coming to terms with the 2013 Honda Crosstour, a vehicle that’s been criticised more for its looks than the way it performs.

Buyers having a hard time seeing the value in EVs

By John LeBlanc How does that saying go? You can lead a new car buyer to electric vehicles but you can’t make them buy? That seems to be the case with many government-mandated electric cars in the U.S., where demand is not keeping up with the quotas automakers have been forced to adhere to.

First Drive: 2014 Buick Regal

Story by John LeBlanc CINCINNATI, OHIO — As image makeovers go, the 2011 Buick Regal was extreme. After generations of sedate sedans best suited for the old at heart, the fifth-generation Regal was targeted at younger buyers who would normally shop at import brand stores for their entry-level sports sedan needs.

Is the SUV-coupe era finally over?

By John LeBlanc Like the semi-aquatic mammal the duck billed platypus, new car buyers have hard a hard time getting their head around the SUV-coupe segment. To the point where sales are not living up to what their respective automakers had hoped for.

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