Road Test: 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

Story by John LeBlanc After surviving yet another winter of Canadian driving, you’re probably saying, “Phew! Thank God I had my all-wheel-drive car!” Now imagine if you could edit out the word “car” with “Porsche,” as in this 2013 911 Carrera 4S.

Comparo & Video: 2013 Audi RS5 vs. Cadillac CTS-V Coupe

Text, photos and video by John LeBlanc CALABOGIE, Ontario – The consequences of some decisions simply aren’t all that drastic. Chocolate mint versus chocolate fudge ice cream. A week’s vacation on Italy’s isle of Capri or Spain’s Mallorca. Blonde or brunette. And the same can be said for our two comparo combatants. With gobs of […]

The Crank: Is Fiat (literally) stretching its 500 brand too far?

By John LeBlanc Let’s be honest: if BMW’s modern Mini had been a sales flop, we would never have seen the modern Fiat 500. Like the new Mini, the teeny Fiat is cute, cuddly, and fun-to-drive, with styling that harkens back to an original post-World War Two city car. And just as Fiat has copied […]

Top 10s: Collectible Cars of 2012

By John LeBlanc Let’s make this clear: no one buys a new car as an immediate investment. That age-old bugaboo called depreciation ensures that a couple of years down the road (let alone a couple of decades) your new set of wheels won’t be worth what you paid for it when it was driven off […]

Comparo: 2012 Scion iQ vs. Smart ForTwo

Story and photos by John LeBlanc More and more Canadians are deciding to live in cities. For drivers, that lifestyle decision includes a heavy diet of traffic congestion, tight parking spots, and stop-and-go traffic. So while the majority of new car buyers still buy “normal” size vehicles — those categorized as “compact” and up — […]

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