Top 10s: Wagons we want

Story by John LeBlanc Foreign-market station wagons are the car nutters’ holy grail. As practical as some crossovers and SUVs, but with the ride and handling of a regular sedan, traditional wagons have been sent to the scrap heap in North America. Somehow, though, wagons are still as popular as ever in more car-savvy countries. […]

The Canadian Automotive Jury announces its fifth annual Best of the Best Finalists

By John LeBlanc The Canadian Automotive Jury (CAJ) has announced its fifth annual Best of the Best Finalists, with full representation from European, North American and Asian automakers.

Top 10s: New cars for hipsters

By John LeBlanc If you were born sometime during the mid ‘80s and mid ‘90s, live in a city, come from a middle-class upbringing, jeer at Coldplay fans, and have a wardrobe that consists mainly of plaid shirts, skinny jeans, and fedoras, you very well may be considered a hipster. Automakers are struggling to connect with […]

Preview: Volkswagen CrossBlue Concept

Story by John LeBlanc FRANKFURT — The level of secrecy was positively Bond-like. Under a shroud of heavy fog (both of the atmospheric and corporate communications variety), I was being chauffeured in a Secret Service-black Volkswagen Transporter.

First Drive: 2014 Volkswagen e-Up!

Story and photos by John LeBlanc FRANKFURT — Initially conceived as a rear-engine, rear-drive city car, the first production Volkswagen Up! went on sale in Europe as a front-drive, two-door, four-passenger hatch two years ago. But Volkswagen always had bigger plans for its smallest car.

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