2011 Geneva: Citroen Metropolis Concept

Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA – The French have never gotten the hang of the executive car thing in Europe. Except for the occasional sighting of a French government official (whom must drive a French car) the French themselves don’t even bother with big cars from Citroen, Renault or Peugeot, preferring the German […]

2011 Geneva: Renault R-Space & Captur Concepts

Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA – The first of the three French automakers making debuts this year in Geneva was Renault. And the French biased crowd (France is just a croissant’s throw away) loved the new pair of compact concepts. The R-Space, left, and Captur, above, are the second and third concepts under […]

2011 Geneva: Seat IBX Concept

Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA – Like its Czech Skoda brand stable mate, the VW Group’s Spanish Seat (say “say-at”) doesn’t sell any cars here in Canada. Too bad. The new Seat IBX concept—that previews a production compact SUV— is a slick little machine. Based on the same platform as the VW Tiguan […]

2011 Geneva: Volkswagen Amorak & Ford Ranger Wildtrak

Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA – One would think that with gas prices on the rise yet again, the idea of a compact pickup truck would sell like Stetsons at the Calgary Stampede. But these two new small trucks from Volkswagen and Ford, respectively, have not been awarded their Canadian passports—yet. The new […]

2011 Geneva: 2012 Hyundai i40 Wagon

Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA – How do you like the look of this Hyundai wagon? It’s the mid-size i40, or what we get as the Sonata. Other automakers like Acura (TSX), Mercedes-Benz (C Class), BMW (5 Touring) Subaru (Legacy), Mazda (6) and even Volvo (V70 and V60) have either stopped making or […]

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