UNBIASED AUTOMOTIVE JOURNALISM SINCE 2001

follow:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • RSS Feed for Posts

Top 10: New cars that should be canned

By John LeBlanc Instead of throwing good money after bad, tablet-maker Hewlett Packard made headlines recently when it canceled its TouchPad only a few weeks after launch due to poor sales in a segment dominated by Apple’s iPad. Analysts saw the news as a surprise. Most companies are afraid to admit mistakes. And the same […]

First Drive: 2011 Suzuki Kizashi

[svgallery name=”11_Suzuki_Kizashi”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. –Suzuki’s last crack at a mid-size sedan was an unmitigated disaster. Except for rock-bottom pricing, the short-lived Verona (designed and built by General Motors’ South Korean Daewoo subsidiary) had little to offer buyers.

Auto Shows: 2008 New York Wrapup

Story and photos by John LeBlanc NEW YORK—Sporty and fun-to-drive vehicles dominated the debuts here, making it the first time in a few years that environmentally friendly or utility vehicles didn’t grab all the headlines at a major auto show.