Road Test: 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder

[svgallery name=”2011_Porsche_Boxster_Spyder”] Along came a Spyder The last iteration of this generation of Boxster ends up being the best handling Porsche you can buy By John LeBlanc You’ll have a hard time convincing Porsche 911 diehards, but the German automaker’s entry-level sports cars – the convertible Boxster and its hardtop Cayman variant – are the […]

Road Test: 2010 Lexus IS 350 C

[svgallery name=”Lexus_IS350C_pics”] Lidless Lexus Lexus jumps into the competitive compact coupe/convertible ring By John LeBlanc It’s simple math, really. Offering a wider variety of products increases the chance of appealing to a wider variety of customers. It’s one of the reasons why BMW’s 3 Series — with its lineup of rear- and all-wheel-drive sedans, coupes, […]

[svgallery name=”2010 Nissan Sentra”] Sentra soldiers on Nissan’s aging compact sedan struggles for attention in crowded market By John LeBlanc If the current Sentra was a person, you would almost feel sorry for it. In Nissan showrooms, it occupies the slot between the less expensive and smaller Versa hatchback and the larger Altima family sedan. […]

Road Test: 2010 Toyota Camry Hybrid

[svgallery name=”2010_Toyota_Camry_Hybrid”] Vanilla ice-cream, sans vanilla Are the Camry Hybrid’s gains in fuel economy worth the loses in the wallet and driving experience? By John LeBlanc If you want to tell the world you’re driving a gasoline-electric hybrid – and all that it speaks to, good or bad – then buy a Toyota Prius, the […]

Road Test: 2010 Toyota Tacoma 4×4 Double Cab V6 TRD Sport

[svgallery name=”2010_Toyota_Tacoma_pics”] Not-so-tiny truck Is Toyota’s so-called midsize Tacoma all the truck you really need? By John LeBlanc Despite the politically correct movement to small, fuel-efficient cars, gas-guzzling full-size pickups still make up a large portion of new car sales in North America. And it’s not just our friends south of the border who like […]

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