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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).

Road Test: 2013 Nissan Altima 2.5 SV

Story by John LeBlanc Although more practical crossovers are still flying off new car dealer lots like parkas at an Arctic nudist camp, there’s still a big market for conservative, “girl-next-door” four-door family sedans. A fact supported with a host of new offerings in the segment for 2013, one of which is the new Nissan […]

Top 10s: Collectible Cars of 2012

By John LeBlanc Let’s make this clear: no one buys a new car as an immediate investment. That age-old bugaboo called depreciation ensures that a couple of years down the road (let alone a couple of decades) your new set of wheels won’t be worth what you paid for it when it was driven off […]

Autonews: Honda Civic rated least toxic car

A Honda that won’t make you gag; glass-half-full automakers; aging car fleets; a new Mini van; a fleet of new S-Classes; and a hint of Kia’s next compact—it’s all in my weekly Autonews column at Toronto Star Wheels, or after the jump.

Autonews: Koreans take spotlight in Chicago

Hyundai and Kia dominate the American mid-west; Nissan sent us an Invitation for Geneva; Civic fix comes early; and Mercedes is looking to go 911 hunting—it’s all in my weekly Autonews column at Toronto Star Wheels. Full column after the jump.

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