Road Test: 2013 Mini John Cooper Works Convertible

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Ever since the early ’70s, small cars have been seen as cheap and low quality — the bottom feeders of the market. The thinking was that small car buyers didn’t have the coin to buy the “whole” car. But that all changed in 2002, when Germany’s BMW launched the […]

Road Test: 2013 Honda Crosstour

Story and photos by John LeBlanc “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is one cliché that works particularly well when coming to terms with the 2013 Honda Crosstour, a vehicle that’s been criticised more for its looks than the way it performs.

Road Trip: 2013 Honda Pilot Touring

Story and photos by John LeBlanc SPRINGBROOK, P.E.I. — By definition, a vacation should be carefree and without compromises, particularly if it involves taking your family along. So when it came to booking a press fleet vehicle to test during our family’s annual summer sojourn to Prince Edward Island, I asked for a 2013 Honda […]

Road Test: 2013 Toyota Avalon Limited Premium

Story and photos by John LeBlanc About half a century ago (before the minivan, the SUV or the crossover existed), full-sized sedans met the family transportation needs for the majority of Canadian households. Today, however, big four-doors are just a blip on new car sales charts.

Road Test: 2013 Chrysler 200 S V6 Sedan

Story and photos by John LeBlanc I don’t watch a lot of television but one of my recent favourite shows was Survivor Man, which starred Canada’s own Les Stroud. In each episode, survival expert Stroud would be dropped into some remote area of the planet, with little or no food and no production crew to […]

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