2010 Detroit: Next Mercedes-Benz CLS hinted at

By John LeBlanc DETROIT – Borrowing a quote from the irascible Incredible Hulk, Mercedes head cheese Dr Dieter Zetsche summed up the German automaker’s immediate product plans here in Detroit by saying, “We are strong, we are green and we are ready to roll.”

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:

Top 10: Most Beautiful 2010s

[svgallery name=”Top_10_Beauties_2″] Story by John LeBlanc If you want to start a good argument, forget about religion, sex or politics. Just go ahead and diss the looks of your neighbour’s precious set of wheels. Taking that risk, let me present you – what I think, anyway – are the ten most beautiful 2010 model-year cars […]

2010 CCOTY: Sports & Performance over $50k

[svgallery name=”Sports_over_50k_pics”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc As a member of the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (hey, they have cheap travel insurance), I got invited for two days in late October to drive new 2010 cars over public roads and an airport test track. The goal was to pick a category winner that […]

2010 CCOTY: Luxury

[svgallery name=”CCOTY_Luxury_hirez”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc As a member of the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (hey, they have cheap travel insurance), I got invited for two days in late October to drive new 2010 cars over public roads and an airport test track. The goal was to pick a category winner that […]

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