First Drive: 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder

[svgallery name=”10_lambo_Gallardo_Spyder_2″] Story and photos by John LeBlanc CANARY ISLANDS, Spain – Like the personalities of the charging bulls that its long line of super sports cars have been named after, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., has always appeared to be run on pure, unadulterated emotion. Rational business sense, meh, not so much.

First Drive: 2010 Nissan Cube

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Miami, Fla. – Like the plethora of lofts and condo apartment that create a veritable forest separating downtown Miami from trendy South Beach and eventually the Atlantic Ocean, Nissan’s new Cube uses the virtue of height to create maximum space in a minimal footprint. Available in Japan since 1998, […]

First Drive: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Story and photos by John LeBlanc LAS VEGAS–The new-car market may be in the toilet. Everyone is still afraid of a return to high fuel prices. We probably all should be driving compact hybrid sedans. Yet automakers keep on rolling out rear-wheel-drive sporty cars. In the past 12 months, we’ve seen debuts of the resurrected […]

First Drive: 2010 Infiniti G37 Convertible

Story and photos by John LeBlanc BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–Unofficially, many an Infiniti has been sold on what the cars are not: they’re sporty vehicles without a BMW badge and all the baggage that comes with it. A less status-worthy badge than Bavaria’s finest, Infiniti instead offers its customers a sporty and luxurious driving experience, coupled […]

First Drive: 2010 Toyota Prius

Story and photos by John LeBlanc YOUNTVILLE, Calif.–With more than one million sold worldwide – about 14,000 in Canada since 2000 – the Prius has become the best-selling, most-recognizable hybrid in the world, and a halo car casting Toyota in an eco-friendly light.

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