Road Test: 2014 Ford C-Max Hybrid

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Despite being available for almost a decade-and-a-half now, modern gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles still make up only a few percentage points of new vehicle sales in Canada. For instance, the best-selling hybrid in Canada last year was Toyota’s Prius family. But with just over 7,808 sold — or about 1/15 […]

Comparo: 2014 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid vs. 2014 Lexus IS 350

Story and photos by John LeBlanc It’s all thanks to the success of BMW’s 3 Series sedan — arguably the vehicle that invented the entry-level sports sedan segment in the mid-1980s — that we’re now evaluating the all-new 2014 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid AWD Sport and equally fresh 2014 Lexus IS 350 AWD F-Sport.

Road Test: 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid SE

Story and photo by John LeBlanc You can’t get any more “mainstream” than the Ford Fusion sedan. The sedan’s conservative, four-door-with-a-trunk body style is the type of vehicle that’s been around almost as long as the Ford Motor Co. itself. But underneath this particular gasoline-electric hybrid version of Ford’s best-selling family machine is anything but […]

Comparo: 2014 Audi Q7 TDI vs. Infiniti QX60 Hybrid

Story by John LeBlanc For many new car buyers, their dream one day is not to own a sports car or a luxury sedan, but a large and luxurious crossover, such as our two combatants presented here: the 2014 Audi Q7 and the new-this-year Infiniti QX60.

First Drive: 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid

Story by John LeBlanc NASHVILLE, TENN. — While the rest of the auto industry was racing to catch up to rival Toyota’s increasingly popular gasoline-electric hybrids, Japan’s Nissan stubbornly stuck by its non-hybrid fuel-economy strategy, touting the fuel-saving benefits of it continuously variable automatic transmission technology, and forging ahead with its all-electric Leaf.

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