Road Test: 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Coupe

Story and photos by John LeBlanc With the performance market quickly turning to small, fun and frugal, Chevrolet – a brand historically marketed as General Motors’ “cheap speed” division – should be sitting on the automotive throne right now. Instead, Chevrolet’s been preoccupied with pickups, crossovers, SUVs and resurrecting its retro Camaro muscle car; a […]

First Drive: 2009 Maserati Gran Turismo S

Story, video, and photos by John LeBlanc MODENA, Italy–If not for growing up here in the shadow of the Maserati brothers, Enzo Ferrari’s greatest claim to fame might have been as a World War I mule-skinner in the Italian army

Comparo: Aston Martin Vantage, Audi R8, Porsche 911 Carrera S

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Some find the Audi R8’s victory as the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada’s 2008 Car of the Year a bit hollow. Like winning a Formula One race because Ferrari, McLaren and BMW got lost on the way to the race circuit, with the R8’s real competitors not participating in […]

First Drive: 2009 Lamborghini LP-560 4 Coupé

Story, video, and  photos by John LeBlanc LAS VEGAS–It’s challenging enough for Lamborghini’s Gallardo to keep up with recently updated super sports car rivals, such as the Ferrari F430 Scuderia and Porsche 911 GT2. But now that its corporate kid brother, Audi’s R8 – a newer vehicle that doesn’t exist without the four-year-older Gallardo’s space […]

First Drive: 2009 Lexus IS-F

Story, video and photo by John LeBlanc Calabogie, Ont.–Despite unquestionable success catering to the luxury classes, Lexus has never ventured into the factory hot rod part of the market, a segment autobahn-bred German makes have ruled for decades. But Toyota’s luxury brand says its new $64,400 IS F super sports sedan, its first “truly authentic” […]

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