From the Fleet: 2012 Porsche Cayman R
FROM THE FLEET are brief synopses of manufacturer-supplied rides that happen to end up in my laneway – Jon LeBlanc One look at its sales figures and you’d be forgiven if you thought Porsche was trying to get out of the sports car business. Of the German automaker’s sales of 1,771 units to the end […]
First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C Class Coupe
Class C Coupé Mercedes finally drops a “real” compact two-door By John LeBlanc SEVILLE, Spain – With a portfolio that now includes the E-Class Coupe, CLS four-door coupe and the full-size CL-Class two-door, it’s understandable if you think Mercedes-Benz has gone a little, well, “coupe crazy.” And now for 2012, the German automaker is adding […]
Road Test: 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe
Coupe de Thrill Two doors adds styling spice to CTS menu By John LeBlanc A sexy coupe version of General Motors’ most competitive car was as predictable as Sunday following Saturday. We may not be at a point where there’s a CTS for everyday of the week. But mimicking the approach BMW has taken in […]
First Drive: 2012 Honda Civic
Civic Obedience Is Honda’s evolutionary new Civic good enough to keep it on top of the sales charts? By John LeBlanc WASHINGTON, D.C. — The launch of a new Honda Civic is a big deal. Not only is it the best-selling car in Honda showrooms across Canada, but the compact was the best selling passenger […]
First Drive: 2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S
RONDA, SPAIN—If you pick up on the clues, it’s obvious the CEO running the very British Aston Martin brand, Ulrich Bez, used to work at the very German brands BMW and Porsche, applying a very Teutonic (i.e. methodical) approach to the perennially money-losing British brand. First, upon the German-born Bez’s arrival at Aston Martin in […]
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