2013 Frankfurt: Porsche’s all-new supercar debuts alongside its 50-year-old sibling

Story and photos by John LeBlanc FRANKFURT – You probably already know a fair bit about Porsche’s big news at this year’s Frankfurt auto show, its 700-horsepower 918 Spyder mid-engine gas-electric hybrid supercar. But did you know that it is now officially the fastest street-legal car around Germany’s famed Nürburgring race track?

2013 Frankfurt: The Volkswagen Group rolls out plenty of fresh metal

Story by John LeBlanc FRANKFURT — On the eve of the 65th Frankfurt auto show, Germany’s largest automaker, the Volkswagen Group, rolled out a fleet of new vehicles from its dozen automotive, truck and motorcycle brands at a private media event. While there was fresh metal from the Volkswagen Group’s Seat and Skoda brands we’ll […]

Top 10s: Worst Show Cars of 2010

By John LeBlanc This month’s North American International Auto Show — better known as the “Detroit auto show” — is the official kickoff of the 2011 car show season. Before we get ahead of ourselves, though, and get caught up in the latest and greatest concept and show cars that will debut not only in […]