First Drive: 2010 Kia Forte Koup

[svgallery name=”10_kia_koup”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc MIRABEL, Québec –”Desire.” A word you wouldn’t associate with any Kia products in the decade-and-a-half the maker’s been selling cars here.

First Drive: 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 Coupé

Story, video and photos by John LeBlanc LAS VEGAS, Nevada –It’s challenging enough for Lamborghini’s Gallardo to keep up with recently updated super sports car rivals, such as the Ferrari F430 Scuderia and Porsche 911 GT2.

First Drive: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Story and photos by John LeBlanc LAS VEGAS–The new-car market may be in the toilet. Everyone is still afraid of a return to high fuel prices. We probably all should be driving compact hybrid sedans. Yet automakers keep on rolling out rear-wheel-drive sporty cars. In the past 12 months, we’ve seen debuts of the resurrected […]

First Drive: 2010 Infiniti G37 Convertible

Story and photos by John LeBlanc BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–Unofficially, many an Infiniti has been sold on what the cars are not: they’re sporty vehicles without a BMW badge and all the baggage that comes with it. A less status-worthy badge than Bavaria’s finest, Infiniti instead offers its customers a sporty and luxurious driving experience, coupled […]

First Drive: 2009 Porsche Cayman S/PDK

Story, video and photos by John LeBlanc JEREZ, SPAIN–As most of its middle-aged fans will appreciate, today’s Porsche 911 is not the flyweight sports car it started out as 44 years ago. A little heavier, a little larger around the middle – definitely less agile – Porsche has slowly moved its halo vehicle from pure […]

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