Road Test: 2010 Mini Cooper S Camden

[svgallery name=”2010_Mini_Camden”] One Mouthy Mini BMW’s small car company rolls out its first talking Mini By John LeBlanc While parent BMW has introduced a convertible, the stretched Clubman wagon, and the über-performing John Cooper Works iterations to the original three-door Mini Cooper hatchback, the basic front-wheel-drive, ball-of-fun subcompact configuration hasn’t been messed with since its […]

Road Test: 2009 Mercedes-Benz CL 550 4MATIC

[svgallery name=”2009_MB_CL550_hirez”] The Gentlemen’s Express Mercedes’ big—and rare—full-size coupé carries on a vanishing auto genre By John LeBlanc As a two-door, hardtop version of the relatively more ubiquitous Mercedes-Benz S Class full-size luxury sedan, the CL coupe is a rare bird. Mercedes only sells a few every year. Teutonic rivals BMW and Audi don’t have […]

Road Test: 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart

[svgallery name=”10_Mitsibishi_Lancer_Sportback”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc According to the Chinese calendar, 2008 was the Year of the Rat. For Japanese automaker Mitsubishi however, last year was ostensibly the Year of the Evo—as in the Lancer Evolution.

Road Test: 2010 Ford Mustang GT

[svgallery name=”10_Ford_Mustang_GT”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc It seems the only car that fans of American muscle can talk about this year is Chevrolet’s resurrected Camaro.

Road Test: 2010 Mazda3 GT Sedan

[svgallery name=”09_Mazda3″] Story and  by John LeBlanc It’s safe to say that Canadians love small cars – one of every four new cars sold here is a compact. Not surprisingly, Honda’s Civic has been the best-selling passenger car here since 1998.

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