Feature: Future Collectibles

[svgallery name=”Future_Collectibles”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc Considered the most prestigious event of its kind in the world, for the past 59 years, California’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has been a showcase for the collector car world. Some of the collector cars that will be showing up at this year’s event in August are […]

First Drive: 2010 Audi TT-RS

Story and photos by John LeBlanc ZOLDER, Belgium – Is this the one? Is the new RS the Audi TT that finally threatens its German sports car rivals? The model that will stop prickly critics (including yours truly) from slagging off the TT as a mere Volkswagen Golf in drag?

Comparo: 2009 Audi A3 2.0T, Mitsu Lancer Sportback Ralliart, Subaru WRX265

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we lived in a country where we could enjoy 12 months of driving without worrying about the weather? But this is Canada, eh. And that means we face threats daily, whether it’s a flash flood in July or a chance of 10 centimetres of […]

Road Test: 2009 Audi A6 3.0T

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Across the pond, Audi’s A6 sedan has fought its way into the top spot as Europe’s best selling luxury sedan, just ahead of the stalwart BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E Class. With newer models like the A4, Q5 and R8 getting all the attention here in Canada, Audi’s […]

Comparo: Five frugal sports cars

Story and photos by John LeBlanc If you think about it, the first sports cars – the iconic post-World War II cars from MG, Triumph or Alfa Romeo, powered by small displacement four-cylinder engines – were relatively green for their time. Then a certain chicken farmer named Carroll Shelby from Texas came along and stuffed […]

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