Are you ready for an Audi minivan?

By John LeBlanc With the biennial Frankfurt auto show less than a month away, reports and rumours are starting to fly in the automotive industry about what vehicles we may — or may not — see as world premieres. And the latest is an update on Audi’s first-ever minivan.

Q30 concept previews future Infiniti compact

Story by John LeBlanc Nissan’s Infiniti luxury brand has released a designer’s sketch of its new Q30 concept before its world premiere at next month’s Frankfurt auto show; a teaser to an all-new production car that will go toe-to-toe with the likes of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz in the burgeoning “premium compact” class.

First Drive: 2015 Audi A7 Sportback 3.0 TDI Quattro

Story and photo by John LeBlanc COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Since its debut four years ago, the success of Audi’s stylish Audi A7 Sportback proves that even luxury car buyers will buy hatchbacks. So far in 2014, A7 Sportback sales in Canada are up 57%, with total sales nearing that of the more established and traditional […]

Comparo: 2013 BMW 328i xDrive vs. Audi A4 2.0 TFSI Quattro

Story by John LeBlanc It’s raining felines and canines. Or there’s mud clogging your lane to your favourite weekend getaway. And here you are with one of those fancy, German sports sedans you carve corners with during drier road conditions but are now faced with less-than-perfect pavement or grip. What’s a Canadian driving enthusiast to […]

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.

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