Top 10s: Future New Fuel Sippers

[svgallery name=”2012 Fuel Sippers”] By John LeBlanc It’s déjà vu all over again for new car buyers. Just like in 2008, when gasoline peaked at nearly $1.50 per litre, buying an inexpensive and fuel-efficient small car is starting to look like a smart idea. So while we’re witnessing a bunch of new, small cars being […]

Comparo: Canada’s Top 6 Selling Cars

[svgallery name=”2011_Cdn_Topsellers”] By John LeBlanc If you’re in the market to buy a new car, one easy check is to look at the top of the sales charts. There, you’ll find that the top-selling passenger cars in Canada are all compact front-wheel-drive, five-passenger, four-door sedans. But which of these best-sellers is the best value? For […]

The Crank: Korean automakers’ coming of age continues at Seoul Motor Show

By John LeBlanc – Few Western media attended, but this year’s Seoul Motor Show was yet another stake in the ground marking the continuing evolution of the Korea’s Hyundai-Kia Motors as an emerging force to be reckoned with. Korea’s annual new car sales market doesn’t come anywhere near the volume of the China’s monster numbers—about […]

2011 Geneva Leftovers: Not Coming to Canada

Story and photos John LeBlanc GENEVA – With over 60 world debuts, automakers from around the world packed the halls of this year’s Geneva auto show and gave car fans plenty to see. Unfortunately, many of the debuts and unveilings could be considered forbidden fruit, models that will never make it to Canadian new car […]

2011 Geneva: 2012 Hyundai i40 Wagon

Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA – How do you like the look of this Hyundai wagon? It’s the mid-size i40, or what we get as the Sonata. Other automakers like Acura (TSX), Mercedes-Benz (C Class), BMW (5 Touring) Subaru (Legacy), Mazda (6) and even Volvo (V70 and V60) have either stopped making or […]

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