Dear John: Help me find the right luxury CUV

Story by John LeBlanc With hundreds of vehicles available to choose from, today’s new-car buyers have never had so much selection. Even educated buyers find the differences between models are slimmer than a hipster’s wallet. To help new-car buyers with that burden of choice, I welcome you to Dear John, my new-vehicle consultation column.

Top 10 spring fling new cars for 2013

By John LeBlanc It’s just not just the birds and bees that like to procreate when winter subsides. So do drivers. If you and your significant other are looking for an appropriate wind-in-your-hair set of wheels for your 2013 “spring fling,” here are 10 of our favourite rides to help you celebrate the departure of […]

Comparo & Video: 2013 Audi RS5 vs. Cadillac CTS-V Coupe

Text, photos and video by John LeBlanc CALABOGIE, Ontario – The consequences of some decisions simply aren’t all that drastic. Chocolate mint versus chocolate fudge ice cream. A week’s vacation on Italy’s isle of Capri or Spain’s Mallorca. Blonde or brunette. And the same can be said for our two comparo combatants. With gobs of […]

Road Test & Video: 2013 Audi A4 Allroad Quattro

Story, photos and video by John LeBlanc Fire up the time machine, and you have go all the way back to the 1980s’ AMC Eagle for the new Audi A4 Allroad Quattro’s automotive roots. Just like AMC then, Audi in the 1990s had no true sports-utility-vehicle. And just as the Eagle was a Hornet wagon […]

Road Test & Video: 2012 Audi Q7 TDI Quattro

Story, photos and video by John LeBlanc If there are still such institutions as libraries in the year 3012, when readers go looking for books about the history of the luxury sport-utility vehicle genre, the first few chapters will no doubt be filled with such SUV pioneers from the 1960s such as the Jeep Grand […]

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