Top 10s: New 2014 vehicles to survive a Canadian winter

Story by  John LeBlanc With a Canadian winter finally here in all its freezing, snowy and slushy glory, traction is at the top of the wish list for many buyers looking for a new set of wheels. And while a proper set of snow tires is the first step in making sure you and your […]

Top 10s: Most underrated new cars for 2013

Story by John LeBlanc During the spring selling season, automakers are promoting the latest and greatest 2013 models from the manufacturers. But “new” isn’t always the “best.” And with hundreds of new cars and trucks available today, some cars, inevitably, get left behind in consideration.

Comparo: 2013 Nissan Juke SV AWD vs. Subaru XV Crosstrek Touring

Photos and story by John LeBlanc At this year’s Detroit auto show, you had your obligatory American performance car debuts (i.e. a new Chevrolet Corvette) and big, pick-em-up trucks (i.e. Ford’s Atlas concept). However, stuck between these traditional heavy-metal Motor City show bookends were hordes of car-based, crossover utility vehicles (CUVs).

Comparo: 2011 Mini Countryman vs. Nissan Juke

Mini Utes Nissan and Mini battle for the Next Big Thing in cars By John LeBlanc In the 1990s, it was truck-based sports-utility-vehicles. During the past decade, it was car-based crossover-utility-vehicles. And now as we zoom into the second-decade of the 21st Century, it looks like compact crossovers may end up as “The Next Big […]

2010 New York: Big and small Nissan UVs arrive

[svgallery name=”2011_Nissan_Juke”] By John LeBlanc NEW YORK – During the first media day at this year’s New York auto show, Nissan unveiled two new utility vehicles at polar opposites of the Japanese automaker’s lineup.