2010 in Review: Best New-for-2011 Car I Drove

By John LeBlanc When you think about it, it’s a bit amazing. The same automaker that sells the most gas-guzzling, ill-handling, Paleozoic Era-engineered pickup trucks in this country — Ford Canada — also happens to make the best subcompact you can buy: the new Fiesta.

2010 in Review: Most Boring New Car I Drove

By John LeBlanc Toyota can blame all they want its current recall crisis for its poor sales performance (down 20.5 per cent in Canada this year in a market that’s up 13.6 per cent). But stodgy product, like the “new” 2011 Avalon sedan I drove this summer, is also at the top of the list […]

2010 in Review: Worst New Car I Drove

[svgallery name=”2010_Toyota_Yaris_RS”] By John LeBlanc As tickled as I was with Ford’s new small car, a Toyota small car I drove last May left me wanting. A lot. In a segment that’s already crowded — and ready to get even more so in the near future — the 2010 Toyota Yaris is starting to feel […]

2010 in Review: My Best Driving Experiences

[svgallery name=”2010_MB_SLS_hirez”] By John LeBlanc Out of the hundreds of cars and thousands of kilometres I drove in 2010, two cars separated by four decades provided my two best experiences.

2010 in Review: My Worst Driving Experience

[svgallery name=”2011_Smart_Electric_NYC_pics”] By John LeBlanc Range anxiety. It’s a term you’ve probably heard about if you’ve been reading Wheels recently. It’s the stress electric-vehicles owners experience due to the lack of real-car range from their EV’s batteries, and the lack of proper recharging stations.

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