The Crank: Are car enthusiasts ready for sportier Kias?

By John LeBlanc Fresh from its debut at this month’s Geneva show, Kia officials are already hinting that a hot hatch version of the Korean automaker’s new 2012 Rio subcompact, seen left, is being seriously considered. Share:

2011 Geneva: 2012 Hyundai i40 Wagon

Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA – How do you like the look of this Hyundai wagon? It’s the mid-size i40, or what we get as the Sonata. Other automakers like Acura (TSX), Mercedes-Benz (C Class), BMW (5 Touring) Subaru (Legacy), Mazda (6) and even Volvo (V70 and V60) have either stopped making or […]

2011 Toronto: Top 10 Must Sees

By John LeBlanc With the spring new car buying season just around the corner, there’s no better venue for Canadian new car buyers to check out than the annual  Toronto auto show (a.k.a. Canadian International AutoShow). Open to the public now until February 27, the Toronto auto show not only displays virtually every new car […]

The Crank: Will upcoming 2012 Honda Civic retain its sales crown?

[svgallery name=”2012_Honda_Civic_PR”] By John LeBlanc Without a doubt, the compact Civic sedan is the most important model in Honda Canada’s lineup. Despite a drop in sales of 8.2 per cent in 2010 compared to 2009, and an extension of its usual four-year model changeover to an extra-long six years, the Civic was still the best […]

First Drive: 2012 Nissan GT-R Black Edition

[svgallery name=”2012_Nissan_GTR_hirez”] Godzilla Gentrified Nissan’s rowdy supercar gets all refined like By John LeBlanc BUTTONWILLOW, Calif. — Just as fans of Japan’s Godzilla monster movies have a hard time picking a favourite flick from a series of films dating back to 1954, followers of the automotive Godzilla — Nissan’s series of high-performance supercars dating back […]

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