First Drive & Video: 2013 Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG

By John LeBlanc GENEVA—What is it about the guilty appeal of a stereotypical bad boy or bad girl? The kind of partner your parents and friends would never approve of. The type of relationship you secretly, deep down inside, lust after. That’s the problem I have with the updated 2013 Mercedes-Benz G-Class: it’s the bad […]

Comparo: 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee vs. Volkswagen Tiguan

By John LeBlanc Few vehicle types can offer the do-it-all capabilities of luxury sports-utilities-vehicles. Spawned from the groundbreaking 1970s Land Rover Range Rover, almost every automaker now has a utility vehicle that can take the family to the cottage and your boss and his wife out for dinner. Here is what I consider two of […]

First Drive & Video: 2013 Acura RDX

By John LeBlanc PHOENIX, ARIZ.—Compact luxury crossover historians will tell you the 2004 BMW X3 was the vehicle that jump-started this new class. Soon after, you couldn’t walk into a new-car showroom without bumping into a small, premium crossover. For Honda’s Acura luxury brand, it was the RDX that debuted in 2006.

Video: 2012 Audi 3.0 TFSI Quattro

Comparo: 2012 Mid-size AWD luxury sport sedans

By John LeBlanc With many of the features found in more expensive full-size models, the mid-size luxury/sports sedan segment can offer a great deal of relative value. Especially if you prefer to drive the car instead of being chauffeured around. Here is a trio of such mid-sizers, each with four-doors, room for five, and the […]

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