Crystal Ball: The Future is Small

By John LeBlanc Eventually, historians will write that the past decade was one of the most tumultuous and significant eras in the auto industry—the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001; the roller-coaster of fuel prices; the public’s growing environmental and road safety awareness; the rise of the Chinese automakers; the fall of the Detroit Big […]

2010 Montréal: Volkswagen Golf wins new Canadian annual car award

By John LeBlanc MONTREAL – It’s not only the fine people of Detroit that put on an auto show this time of the year. Just down the St. Lawrence River, a couple of hours on the 401, our neighbors in la belle province put on quite a car show of their own. This year, along […]

Bye-Bye 2009: Most Influential Cars of the Decade

By John LeBlanc These weren’t the best-selling, best-looking or best-performing new cars from the past decade. But these were the vehicles that set trends and had other automakers scrambling to play catch-up. Chronologically, here are the 10 most influential cars:

Road Test: 2009 Hyundai Genesis 4.6

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Henry Ford may have said history is more or less bunk, but it’s obvious Hyundai hopes its new Genesis luxury sedan repeats the successful track record that Toyota had with its Lexus LS400.

Comparo: 2009 Hyundai Genesis 3.8 vs. Lexus ES 350

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Despite tough competition from new 2009 versions of the Mazda6 and Toyota Corolla, Hyundai’s Genesis luxury sedan grabbed the coveted Automobile Journalist Association of Canada’s 2009 Car of the Year Award. The Genesis can be had with a V8. But we think the 3.8 V6 model is an even […]

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