Road Test: 2016 Mini John Cooper Works 3-Door

Story and photo by John LeBlanc Predictability is usually an emotion that keeps your heartbeat in check. Yet the unsurprising debut of the John Cooper Works version of the third-generation Mini Cooper 3-Door – the most powerful and quickest Mini ever – arrives with the goal of getting the hearts of its drivers pumping.

Road Test: 2016 Subaru BRZ

Story and photo by John LeBlanc I’m not a big hugger, but I’d happily wrap my arms around Akio Toyoda – Toyota‘s president and CEO – and give him a squeeze of thanks for the Subaru BRZ.

Road Test: 2015 Mazda CX-9 GT

Story and photo by John LeBlanc SPRINGBROOK, P.E.I. – “Compromise ” is a great descriptor for the majority of family road trips. In most cases, Ma and Pa would prefer to be at an all-inclusive resort with nary a child in sight, whereas the kids would rather spend every single freakin’ day at the local […]

Car Review: 2015 Lincoln MKZ 3.7 AWD

Story and photo by John LeBlanc One of the show tunes from the 1950s Broadway musical The Sound of Music comes from the frustration the Nonnberg Abbey nuns suffer reining in a problematic Maria von Trapp. Since sales peaked a quarter-century ago, America’s Ford Motor Co. has had a similar disciplinary challenge with its luxury brand: how […]

Road Test: 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagon TDI

Story by John LeBlanc You won’t find a compendium of complaints or a list of liabilities in this road test. The station wagon version of the Volkswagen Golf has always been a car writer favourite. So here I am, a person who puts food on the table scribbling about automobiles, reviewing the new 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagon TDI.

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