First Drive: JDM Nissan Cube

Story, video and photo by John LeBlanc DETROIT–Affordable transportation in the not-so-distant future will need to be smaller, lighter and have minimal horsepower – it’s as inevitable as death and taxes. Instead of speed and power, strong functional design will be the new emotional draw for new-car buyers. For those hooked on burning rubber or […]

Road Test: 2008 Alpina B7

Story and photos by John LeBlanc In any Hollywood heist movie, the getaway car plays a vitally important role in the mind of any aspiring criminal. Especially those whose goal is not to end up in a cell. Not that the bad guys in classic films like Vanishing Point, Bullitt or Ronin all get away […]

Road Test: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8

A few years ago, an American Baptist minister, Reverend Jim Ball, queried that, if Jesus created the universe, anything that harms his creation also harms Christ Himself. With a dubious eye toward sacrilegious gas-guzzling sport-utility vehicles, combined with an expected leap of faith from his audience, the environmentally conscious Reverend Ball asked the question, “What […]

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