2010 Detroit: Chevy gets small

By John LeBlanc DETROIT – Like Ford’s presentation at this year’s show, General Motors’ mainstream Chevrolet has got small car religion—bad.

2010 Detroit: Not-so-mini Mini materializes

By John LeBlanc DETROIT – According to Ian Robertson, BMW Sales and Marketing board member, the Mini Beachcomber concept is “a Mini that’s tough, fearless and ready for any open air adventure. Maybe.

First Drive: 2011 BMW X1 xDrive28i

[svgallery name=”2011_BMW_X1_2″] Story and photos by John LeBlanc MUNICH – The reasons were piling up almost as high as the nearby Alps to loathe the X1, BMW’s newest compact utility vehicle. First, BMW already has a pair of small five-doors on sale. There’s the fine-driving 3-series Touring sports wagon. Its taut handling, silky straight-six engine, […]

Stuff: 2011 BMW 5er World Premiere

[svgallery name=”11_BMW_5er”] Story by John LeBlanc MUNICH, Germany – While here in Munich to drive the 2011 X1 cute-ute for the first time, BMW also trotted its next-gen 5 Series sedan, due in Canadian showrooms “around next June.”

First Drive: 2011 Suzuki Kizashi

[svgallery name=”11_Suzuki_Kizashi”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. –Suzuki’s last crack at a mid-size sedan was an unmitigated disaster. Except for rock-bottom pricing, the short-lived Verona (designed and built by General Motors’ South Korean Daewoo subsidiary) had little to offer buyers.

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