2010 Detroit: Worst in Show

[svgallery name=”2010_Detroit_Worst”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc Honda’s gas-guzzling hybrid Hybrids are supposed to be fuel sippers right? So what happened with Honda’s latest gas-electric hybrid, the 2011 CR-Z? The smaller, lighter, two-seat version of the current five-door Insight hybrid with a six-speed manual is rated around 7.1L/100 km. That’s a lot thirstier than […]

First Drive: 2010 Mini E

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Los Angeles–Imagine your next car not only emits zero tailpipe emissions but also never asks to be filled up at a gas station. Ever. Now imagine that it doesn’t look like a golf cart or a rejected prop from a failed sci-fi movie. It meets all of today’s stringent […]