Pontiac: A Requiem for GM’s “excitement” brand

[svgallery name=”2009_pontiacs”] Story by John LeBlanc Only recently, General Motors had big plans for Pontiac. The Solstice  and Aussie-built G8 sports sedan were just the start of a rear-wheel-drive renaissance that would have allowed the brand to be a true “poorman’s BMW” that years of marketing hype promised but never delivered. But time and money […]

Top 10: Most Beautiful 2010s

[svgallery name=”Top_10_Beauties_2″] Story by John LeBlanc If you want to start a good argument, forget about religion, sex or politics. Just go ahead and diss the looks of your neighbour’s precious set of wheels. Taking that risk, let me present you – what I think, anyway – are the ten most beautiful 2010 model-year cars […]

Stuff: The M3 to make us forget about the X6M

We’ve been bleating as nauseum about BMW losing its mojo with products like the The Most Irrelevant New Vehicle of the Year. But all may be forgiven if BMW Canada can see to import what they are calling the “most hardcore roadgoing M3 to date:” the new M3 GTS.

Video: Newest Boxster lightest Porsche on sale

Debuts at next month’s L.A. auto show (which I’ll be at), and on sale in Canada next February  for $72,900 is the new Boxster Spyder, what Porsche claims  is the lightest Porsche in the lineup, weighing in at only 1,275 kg.

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 […]

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