Comparo: Honda Insight versus Honda Fit

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Let’s face it: the 2010 Honda Insight clearly exists because of the unexpected success of the Toyota Prius. One look at the Honda’s egg-on-wheels profile clearly gives the impersonation away.

First Drive: 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Whether you’re a pregnant elephant or a Lincoln dealer starved for new product, 22 months is a long gestation period to wait for your new baby. But that’s about how long it’s been from when Ford’s luxury brand announced its flagship MKS sedan would get one of the company’s […]

First Drive: 2010 Mercedes-Benz E Class Coupe

Story and photos by John LeBlanc SIENNA, Italy–Back in simpler times before the mass customization of consumer goods Mercedes-Benz had a simpler lineup: a large sedan, a smaller one and a sports car. Yet just as you can now order your personal computer any way you want by choosing such options as processing power, memory […]

First Drive: 2010 Porsche Panamera

Story, videos and photos by John LeBlanc MUNICH–What else can we tell you about Porsche’s new Panamera? The German automaker has been tossing out Panamera details like bread crumbs to park pigeons since 2005 when it officially confirmed that production of a four-door Porsche was a go. Over the years, there have been camouflaged Nurburgring […]

First Drive: 2010 BMW X6 M

Story and photos by John LeBlanc ROAD ATLANTA, GA.–Over the past decade, BMW has noodled with the idea of creating a high-performance M vehicle out of one of its X-badged all-wheel-drive off-roaders in various concepts and one-offs. Once the German automaker even admitted that combining its M and X badges would be like mixing oil […]

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