2010 Geneva: Along came a Porsche Spyder

[svgallery name=”2010 Porsche 918″] Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA –As the first significant presentation of this year’s media day, Porsche christened the 2010 Geneva show with a bit of a surprise. We already knew a bit about the next-gen 2011 Cayenne SUV coming to Canada later this year. And 911 GT3 R Hybrid […]

2010 Geneva: PininFarina creates an Alfa for new Graduates

[svgallery name=”2010 Geneva Bertone 2uettottanta”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA – One of the great treats of the Geneva show are the Italian styling houses that show up here, just a short blast up over the Alps where most are located in Italy’s north. And with the demise of the home Turin show […]

First Drive: 2010 Acura RDX

[svgallery name=”2010 Acura RDX”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – In a down-turned economy that’s created a drop in new car sales, one of the few segments to grow is the compact luxury crossover. The promise of car-like handling and interior features, the utility of a hatchback and a modicum of […]

Top 10: Worst SUV Wannabes

[svgallery name=”Top_10_SUV_Wannabes”] By John LeBlanc What with today’s small car craze, it’s hard to believe that at one point in the late 1990s, sports-utility-vehicles roamed the North America byways like herds of 18th century bison. Large, ill-handling and gas-guzzling contraptions like the Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Tahoe and Jeep Grand Cherokee were some of the top-selling […]

The Trouble with Toyotas: $100M saved applying “cheap” floor mat fix

By John LeBlanc Toyota President Akio Toyoda ’s appearance this week in Washington to defend his company’s actions on the unintended acceleration crisis isn’t getting off to a great start. A newly released internal Toyota document claims the Japanese automaker saved more than $100 million (U.S.) by convincing U.S. safety officials to end a 2007 investigation […]

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