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 […]

Is the BMW Gran Lusso Coupe concept the next 8 Series?

By John LeBlanc For those pining for the return of a large, BMW coupe, the new BMW Gran Lusso Coupe concept gives plenty of ideas if the German automaker ever decides to do so. Unveiled this past weekend at Italy’s annual Ville d’Este concours, officially, the Gran Lusso Coupe is a co-production between BMW and […]

Road Test: 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Chevrolet’s product planners must have lost the memo. The one that noted all the usual suspects in the family sedan market — Ford Fusion, Honda Accord, Mazda6, Nissan Altima and Toyota Camry — were going to be redesigned or thoroughly refreshed over the 2012 calendar year, making the class […]

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