Comparo: Five frugal sports cars

Story and photos by John LeBlanc If you think about it, the first sports cars – the iconic post-World War II cars from MG, Triumph or Alfa Romeo, powered by small displacement four-cylinder engines – were relatively green for their time. Then a certain chicken farmer named Carroll Shelby from Texas came along and stuffed […]

First Drive: 2009 Porsche Cayman S/PDK

Story, video and photos by John LeBlanc JEREZ, SPAIN–As most of its middle-aged fans will appreciate, today’s Porsche 911 is not the flyweight sports car it started out as 44 years ago. A little heavier, a little larger around the middle – definitely less agile – Porsche has slowly moved its halo vehicle from pure […]

Comparo: Aston Martin Vantage, Audi R8, Porsche 911 Carrera S

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Some find the Audi R8’s victory as the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada’s 2008 Car of the Year a bit hollow. Like winning a Formula One race because Ferrari, McLaren and BMW got lost on the way to the race circuit, with the R8’s real competitors not participating in […]

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