2010 in Review: Best New-for-2011 Car I Drove

By John LeBlanc When you think about it, it’s a bit amazing. The same automaker that sells the most gas-guzzling, ill-handling, Paleozoic Era-engineered pickup trucks in this country — Ford Canada — also happens to make the best subcompact you can buy: the new Fiesta.

The Crank: Mustang vs. Camaro winner depends on which side of the Canada-U.S. border

By John LeBlanc The bleating from General Motors’ U.S. PR flacks about the Camaro beating its archrival Mustang on the sales charts, can be heard all the way north of the 49th parallel. So far in 2010 in the U.S., Chevy has sold 75,685 Oshawa-built Camaros, 7,421 more than its bitter, pony car archrival, Ford’s […]

Top 10: Most underrated new cars

By John LeBlanc Between now and the end of 2010, you’ll be inundated with a plethora of This- or That-Car-of-the-Year awards. Some, more credible than others. Unfortunately, though, most of these types of trophies go to “all-new” cars coming into the market. And with more than 300 new models available today, some cars — inevitably […]

2010’s Top SUVs/CUVs under $50k

By John LeBlanc Every year, the Toronto Star’s Wheels section asks its contributors to scratch together a shortlist of what they think are the top new cars—as in what’s available in showrooms, not just “new” for 2011—in various segments. Here are my picks for the Top SUVs/CUVs under $50k:

2010 LA Show: Fiesta chosen as 2011 Canadian Automotive Jury’s Best of the Best Winner

By John LeBlanc LOS ANGELES – While Chevy’s Volt was collecting trophies here in L.A., a  jury of 10 senior Canadian automotive journalists selected the new Ford Fiesta as the 2011 Canadian Automotive Jury’s 2011 Best of the Best Winner.

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