2014 New York: 2015 Infiniti Q70/L

Story and photos by John LeBlanc As part of the Nissan premium brand’s renaming program, for 2015 last year’s five-passenger Infiniti M midsize luxury-sports sedan has been renamed Q70. Along with the name change, the rear- and all-wheel-drive luxury four-door also gets some exterior styling tweaks with new head- and taillights and for the first […]

Road Test: 2014 Cadillac CTS 3.6 AWD

  Story and photos by John LeBlanc I’ve long been on record as saying Cadillac’s CTS sedan has been parent General Motors’ most competitive vehicle. And the arrival of the new, third-generation version for 2014 does little to sway that opinion.

Road Test: 2014 Kia Cadenza Premium

Story and photos by John LeBlanc The all-new 2014 Cadenza is a great example of the difference between a brand’s reality and its perception. For most new car buyers, the Kia badge on the Cadenza screams mainstream — as in Chevrolet or Toyota. But in truth — and based on its styling, performance, level of […]

2013 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2015 Kia K900 signals Korean brand’s big move upmarket

Story by John LeBlanc LOS ANGELES — The new 2015 K900 is not the first time Kia has built a “flagship” luxury sedan, the last of which was the utterly forgettable 2002 to 2010 Amanti. But it only takes one look at the new K900 to see how far the Korean automaker has come in […]

First Drive: 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid

Story by John LeBlanc MUNICH, GERMANY – Since its debut four years ago, Porsche’s Panamera has been a one-finger salute to physics. How could a vehicle so big and so heavy go so quick and corner so adroitly? And now, as part of a mid-cycle facelift for 2014, we have the Panamera S E-Hybrid; a […]

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