Top 10s: Best Sounding New Cars
[svgallery name=”Top_10_Sounding_pics”] By John LeBlanc Eye-grabbing styling, gut-punching acceleration, track-ready handling – these are all qualities that can make or break a driving enthusiast’s new car purchase decision. Yet like a gorgeous supermodel that eventually opens their mouth with less-than-stellar acoustical results, how a car sounds can help you pick your next set of wheels […]
Top 10s: Dollar-per-Horsepower Bargains
[svgallery name=”Top_10_Perf_Bang_Buck”] By John LeBlanc Forget what your Granddad told you about the 1960s, right now is the Golden Age of cheap horsepower. A bad economy and a generation of drivers addicted to gobs of horsepower have created a near perfect storm for performance car junkies on a budget. But which new cars today offer […]
First Drive: 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 Coupe
[svgallery name=”2011_Ford_Shelby_GT500_hirez”] How much is that Shelby in the window? While the rest of Ford’s 2011 Mustang lineup gets all new mills, the topline Shelby GT500 makes do with tweaks. Is it enough? By John LeBlanc CALABOGIE, Ont.—If not as big a money maker as his onetime racing car rival Enzo Ferrari, affixing 1960s’ American […]
Top 10: Future Collectibles
[svgallery name=”Top_10_Future_Collectibles”] By John LeBlanc A new vehicle — no matter how rare, technically exotic, historically significant, or blindingly quick — is an investment. In the short term at least. Who would have thought, however, back in 1953 that those first 300 hand-made polo white six-cylinder Chevrolet Corvettes would become one of the most collectible […]
2010 Toronto Auto Show – “Must See” Performance Cars
By John LeBlanc Environmentalists and politicians can’t seem to kill high-performance cars. Despite rising fuel prices, congested traffic, draconian speeding laws and political incorrectness, there’s still plenty of new-car buyers who want a fun-to-drive and powerful car. While there is still be plenty of “diesel this” and “hybrid that” at this year’s Canadian International AutoShow, […]