2010 Detroit: Why?

Story and photo by John LeBlanc This year marks my tenth anniversary of having to answer the question, “Why would you want to go to Detroit in the middle of January?” Like making the decision to spend $10 in the theatre on a new Bruce Willis movie, over the course of the past decade it’s […]

2010 Detroit: Chevy gets small

By John LeBlanc DETROIT – Like Ford’s presentation at this year’s show, General Motors’ mainstream Chevrolet has got small car religion—bad.

2010 Detroit: Not-so-mini Mini materializes

By John LeBlanc DETROIT – According to Ian Robertson, BMW Sales and Marketing board member, the Mini Beachcomber concept is “a Mini that’s tough, fearless and ready for any open air adventure. Maybe.

2010 Detroit: Is Honda’s new CR-Z a new-age CR-X?

By John LeBlanc DETROIT – No far out concepts like the P-Nut from last month’s LA show. But fans of fun and frugal should be excited about the production debut of the 2011 Honda CR-Z two-seat hybrid. Over the past few months, information about the CR-Z has been leaking like a sieve. Here’s what Honda […]

2010 Detroit: Latest Audi E-Tron could be R4 roadster

By John LeBlanc DETROIT – Does Audi’s E-Tron concept looks familiar? Maybe because the Detroit show car is a silver-painted, shorter-wheelbase version of its red painted sibling that arrived first at last year’s Frankfurt show. The German automaker must be thinking that, if upstarts like Tesla can get ridiculous money for a sports car EV, […]

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