Top 10s: New Cars for Divorced Dads

By John LeBlanc You don’t have to check the online dating ads to know that the rate of divorce in Canada is much higher than it was in the late 1960s. According to the federal department Statistics Canada’s figures, in 2003 there were 224 divorces for every 100,000 people in this country, roughly four times […]

2011 Toronto: Top 10 Must Sees

By John LeBlanc With the spring new car buying season just around the corner, there’s no better venue for Canadian new car buyers to check out than the annual  Toronto auto show (a.k.a. Canadian International AutoShow). Open to the public now until February 27, the Toronto auto show not only displays virtually every new car […]

First Drive: 2012 Nissan GT-R Black Edition

[svgallery name=”2012_Nissan_GTR_hirez”] Godzilla Gentrified Nissan’s rowdy supercar gets all refined like By John LeBlanc BUTTONWILLOW, Calif. — Just as fans of Japan’s Godzilla monster movies have a hard time picking a favourite flick from a series of films dating back to 1954, followers of the automotive Godzilla — Nissan’s series of high-performance supercars dating back […]

The Crank: Winners and Losers from this year’s Toronto Auto Show media day

By John LeBlanc The 38th running of the Toronto auto show is a great place to go if you’re shopping for a new car, or want to take a look at some exotics that non-N.B.A.-salaried humans simply can’t afford.

The Crank: My 2011 World Car of the Year is…

[svgallery name=”2011_Audi_A8L”] By John LeBlanc The seventh annual World Car of the Year awards, which yours truly is a judge, announced its top ten finalists for 2011 this week.The overall winner for WCOTY—as well as winners for World Performance Car, Green Car and Design of the Year—will be announced at this year’s New York show in April. Before then, […]

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