First Drive: 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour

[svgallery name=”10_Honda_Accord_Crosstour”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc ELORA, Ont.–Station wagon lovers know the Honda Accord wagon never really went away. While 1997 was the last model year it was sold in Canada, all along there’s been a five-door Accord of some kind for sale in other markets. This new 2010 Accord Crosstour, though, isn’t […]

2010 CCOTY: Small Cars over $21k

[svgallery name=”Small_over_21k”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc As a member of the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (hey, they have cheap travel insurance), I got invited for two days in late October to drive new 2010 cars over public roads and an airport test track. The goal was to pick a category winner that […]

Top 10: Canned Cars for 2010

[svgallery name=”Top_10_canned_cars”] Story by John LeBlanc In one of the most tumultuous years ever in the auto industry, slow sales and bankruptcies have forced automakers to not only pare back on specific models for the upcoming 2010 model year, but also shed whole brands (i.e. General Motors’ Pontiac and Saturn). Some cars, like the Dodge […]

Road Test: 2009 Honda Fit

[svgallery name=”09_Honda_Fit”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc When the first oil crisis hit with its associated jump in fuel prices and shortages way back in 1973, smaller, more fuel efficient family transportation alternatives to the traditionally larger Detroit land yachts were few and far between. Even the small cars that could be had, like […]

Comparo: Honda Insight versus Honda Fit

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Let’s face it: the 2010 Honda Insight clearly exists because of the unexpected success of the Toyota Prius. One look at the Honda’s egg-on-wheels profile clearly gives the impersonation away.

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