First Drive: 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S

Super Sedan Adding an “S” to Porsche’s toprung Panamera Turbo creates the world’s highest-performing four-door By John LeBlanc MUNICH, GERMANY — Porsche doesn’t have a skunk works performance group, like BMW’s M division or Mercedes-Benz’s AMG group. Porschephiles know, though, whether it’s a Boxster roadster or a Cayenne sports-utility-vehicle, that the addition of a capital letter […]

First Drive: 2012 Hyundai Genesis

Genesis Next The second chapter in Hyundai’s book of Genesis is all about refinement By John LeBlanc LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — It’s difficult to label as “significant” a car that will only sell about 1,000 copies in Canada this year. Especially from a brand that moved more than 120,000 in this country last year and […]

From the Fleet: 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302

By John LeBlanc FROM THE FLEET are brief synopses of manufacturer-supplied rides that happen to end up in my laneway – JL You only have to look at the front end of the new-for-2012 Mustang Boss 302 to know this is NOT your everyday stripes-n-spoilers special. Grille-in driving lights have been blanked-over. An air-dam-cum-spoiler-cum-quasi-air splitter […]

First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C Class Coupe

Class C Coupé Mercedes finally drops a “real” compact two-door By John LeBlanc SEVILLE, Spain – With a portfolio that now includes the E-Class Coupe, CLS four-door coupe and the full-size CL-Class two-door, it’s understandable if you think Mercedes-Benz has gone a little, well, “coupe crazy.” And now for 2012, the German automaker is adding […]

First Drive: 2012 Hyundai Accent

Small, Accent-utated Hyundai’s new subcompact redefines the term “bottom-feeder” By John LeBlanc LAS VEGAS, Nevada — As the spiritual successor to the Korean automaker’s original mega-seller — the Hyundai Pony — the entry-level Accent has been a best seller in its class, based mainly on its super-low pricing. In fact, just few years ago, you […]

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