Road Test: 2010 Mini Cooper S Camden

[svgallery name=”2010_Mini_Camden”] One Mouthy Mini BMW’s small car company rolls out its first talking Mini By John LeBlanc While parent BMW has introduced a convertible, the stretched Clubman wagon, and the über-performing John Cooper Works iterations to the original three-door Mini Cooper hatchback, the basic front-wheel-drive, ball-of-fun subcompact configuration hasn’t been messed with since its […]

First Drive: 2010 Aston Martin DB9

[svgallery name=”10_Aston_DB9″] Story  by John LeBlanc. Photos by Aaron Kiley. ROMEO, Mich.–Gone are the days when Aston Martin would roll out a handful of expensive 2+2 grand touring coupes and then knock off for tea and crumpets. From a low of only 30 cars built in 1982, the British automaker made just under 1,000 cars […]

First Drive: 2010 Aston Martin DBS Volante

[svgallery name=”10_Aston_DBS_Volante”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. – Addition through subtraction. More than likely this is not a formula you picked up in your high school math class. But that’s the methodology Aston Martin has employed with its latest offering: the new 2010 DBS Volante.