Top 10s: Worst Best-selling New Cars

By John LeBlanc Fast food giant McDonald’s may have sold billions and billions of hamburgers. But does that make the Big Mac the best-tasting hamburger money can buy? Er, probably not. The Canadian new car market is much the same. Just because a model makes the best-sellers list, that doesn’t make it the “best” car […]

The Crank: Are today’s “subcompacts” yesterday’s “compacts”?

By John LeBlanc LAS VEGAS, Nevada – You can’t judge a book by its cover. And you can’t judge a car by its segment name. At least not anymore. That’s the conclusion I’ve come to after spending a day driving Hyundai’s new 2012 Accent,  a so-called “subcompact” that, for all intents and purposes, offers the […]

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 […]

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: Winners and Losers from this year’s Toronto Auto Show media day

By John LeBlanc The 38th running of the Toronto auto show is a great place to go if you’re shopping for a new car, or want to take a look at some exotics that non-N.B.A.-salaried humans simply can’t afford.

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