The Crank: Is adventurous car design dead?

By John LeBlanc We waited for this? was my thought bubble when spy shots of what is speculated to be the next-gen Honda Civic in hot weather testing showed up in a video (above) this week. But then, I had the same light bulb go off when I first saw der neu BMW 6 Series […]

The Crank: 2011 CAJ Best of the Best nominees released

By John LeBlanc Here’s the deal. If you’re reading my blog, it’s safe to assume that you’re one of the wisest, sharpest, most knowledgeable car enthusiasts on the planet. So it goes without reason that if yours truly is to put his name behind an annual new car award, it’s going to be the “best” […]

The Crank: Did GM “lie” about its Chevy Volt being an “electric” car?

By John LeBlanc Its General Motors’ so-called Jesus (as in savior) Car. And it’s being rolled out in its home U.S. market right now, before it makes its way to Canada next year. Yet, in what should be a shining moment in the sun for one of the most talked about new cars in some […]

The Crank: Why Audi shouldn’t build its Paris Quattro concept

By John LeBlanc Of all the groundbreaking cars at this year’s Parisian shindig, personally, Audi’s Quattro Concept was my out-and-out fave. I’d been hearing that Audi had been working on a revival of its original—or Ur—Quattro coupe (left)—in celebration of 30 years of Quattro, for a couple of years now. If you’re the right age, […]

The Crank: Can Volvo become a true luxury brand under its new Sino owners?

By John LeBlanc It took a few years, and a big drop in the original asking price, but Ford finally was able to foist its perennially money-losing Swedish Volvo brand onto China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. this past summer. So where does Volvo go from here?

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