First Drive: 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid

Story by John LeBlanc MUNICH, GERMANY – Since its debut four years ago, Porsche’s Panamera has been a one-finger salute to physics. How could a vehicle so big and so heavy go so quick and corner so adroitly? And now, as part of a mid-cycle facelift for 2014, we have the Panamera S E-Hybrid; a […]

First Drive: 2014 Porsche Panamera S

Story by John LeBlanc MUNICH, GERMANY – In the face of outcries of blasphemy from purists, the Panamera — Porsche’s first-ever four-door, four-passenger luxury sedan/hatchback — quickly became a global sales success after its debut for 2010. In Canada last year, the Panamera sat third behind the new 911 Carrera 2+2 and the best-selling Cayenne SUV […]

First Drive: 2014 Fiat 500L Lounge

Story by John LeBlanc BALTIMORE, MD. – It’s been more than two years since the first 500 city car arrived in Canada, but Fiat fans finally have a second model to lust for with the new 2014 500L. And although the Italian automaker’s marketing types insist the “L” in the new compact hatchback’s name stands […]

First Drive: 2014 Volkswagen Golf GTD

Story by John LeBlanc TERGENSEE, GERMANY – In the basement of his Hershey, Penn., home in 1928, candymaker H. B. Reese got the crazy idea of putting together two different confections — chocolate and peanut butter — into one candy. Lo and behold, Reese’s peanut butter cup was born. Fast forward more than a half […]

First Drive: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe XL

Story and photos by John LeBlanc SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Hyundai fans have spoken. Well, Hyundai Santa Fe fans, anyway. When the time came for the Korean automaker to design a new three-row crossover for 2013, the lesser-known Veracruz nameplate was dropped in favour of literally expanding the Santa Fe family with the introduction of […]

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