2012 Toronto: Crystal balling next year’s show

I predict in my Toronto Star Wheels article what we might see at the 2013 Toronto auto show. Full article after the jump.

2012 Detroit: Worst in Show

By John LeBlanc Despite what the local media were saying, this year’s Detroit auto show was a bit of a yawner. Okay, a real, big yawner. Not only were the number of true concepts at an all-time low, but most of the types of exotic brands car enthusiasts drool over (i.e. Lamborghinis and Rolls-Royces) didn’t […]

First Drive: 2011 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive

[svgallery name=”2011_Smart_Electric_NYC_pics”] An EV for two How smart is it to go electric in ‘Benz’s ForTwo city car? By John LeBlanc BROOKLYN, New York – Driving in a large metropolis like New York City creates all kinds of anxieties when behind the wheel—maniacal cabbies, aggressive bike couriers, and wayward pedestrians, to name a few. But […]

Paris 2010: Is it the end of the car, as we know it?

Story and photos by John LeBlanc PARIS — Woe be the modern automaker. With a lingering economic recession, ever-tightening fuel economy and emissions regulations and a younger population that is more interested in their next cell phone than their next set of four wheels, the global auto industry is seemingly under attack from all sides.

Paris 2010: Smart

By John LeBlanc PARIS – Already selling the smallest car you can buy in Canada, it seems unfathomable that Mercedes-Benz’s Smart brand would launch two new concepts at this year’s Paris show smaller than its existing ForTwo micro car.

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