Bye-Bye 2009: Best Driver’s Car of the Year

By John LeBlanc Everyone likes an underdog right? When the revitalized Porsche Cayman S arrived with its wunderkind Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) transmission and updated engine last year, it knocked the hallowed 911 off the perch I had it up on as my all-time sports car fave. Sounds blasphemous? Maybe. But I appreciate a sports car for […]

Bye-Bye 2009: Worst Car of the Decade

By John LeBlanc I know. The Prius has become the best-selling gasoline-electric hybrid of all time. Over a million have been sold since the first one went on sale in 1997. You could make the argument and ask, “How can that many people be wrong?” Easy, really.

Bye-Bye 2009: Best New Car of the Year

Story and photo by John LeBlanc With only 500 samples slated for its two-year production, the Lexus LF-A super car was the most exclusive car I had the good fortune to drive in 2009. The most outrageous? The Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder. The Nissan 370Z was the most fun. And the Cadillac CTS Sport […]

Bye-Bye 2009: Best Driving Experience of the Year

Story and photo by John LeBlanc My best driving experience during 2009 had nothing to do with one of those fancy-pants press junkets that we auto writers are spoiled with on a regular basis (Mrs. Automotive Journalist’s words, not mine). Nope. Instead it was some personal driving time in and around the Italian Chianti region, […]

First Drive: 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour

[svgallery name=”10_Honda_Accord_Crosstour”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc ELORA, Ont.–Station wagon lovers know the Honda Accord wagon never really went away. While 1997 was the last model year it was sold in Canada, all along there’s been a five-door Accord of some kind for sale in other markets. This new 2010 Accord Crosstour, though, isn’t […]

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