New 2014 BMW X5 takes one step further towards automated driving

By John LeBlanc BMW revealed images and details of its forthcoming all-new, third-generation X5 mid-size crossover that will arrive in Canadian showrooms this fall. As an already very successful (and profitable) model for the German automaker, most of the changes can be filed under “evolutionary”. But a new feature called Traffic Jam Assistant brings the […]

Preview: 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid

Story by John LeBlanc FRANKFURT, GERMANY – During the 1970s, the combination of the fuel shortages and growing concerns about poor air quality caused by tailpipe emissions nearly brought the death of high-performance cars. Here we are four decades later, and the problems of high demand for fossil fuels and making cars cleaner haven’t gone […]

First Drive: 2014 Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG

Story by John LeBlanc BARCELONA, Spain  — It looks like the folks at Mercedes-Benz have deemed smoky burnouts, lurid donuts and oversteering drifts are now verboten. Because while the refreshed 2014 E 63 AMG sedans and wagons can now sport up to a supercar-like 585 horsepower, all that extra oomph is being reined in via […]

First Drive: 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan & Wagon

Story by John LeBlancBARCELONA, Spain — While the baby bear C-Class is the German automaker’s bestseller globally and the papa bear S-Class is the technological flagship, the E-Class has always been the mama bear of the Mercedes-Benz clan.

Will the new 2014 Toyota Corolla be competitive enough?

By John LeBlanc As previewed by the Furia concept (seen above) from this year’s Detroit auto show, we already know Japan’s Toyota has an all-new version of its compact Corolla sedan hitting showrooms this fall as a 2014 model. But in a segment chock-a-block with competitive products like the Hyundai Elantra, Ford Focus and Volkswagen […]

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