2011 Toronto: Top 10 Must Sees

By John LeBlanc With the spring new car buying season just around the corner, there’s no better venue for Canadian new car buyers to check out than the annual  Toronto auto show (a.k.a. Canadian International AutoShow). Open to the public now until February 27, the Toronto auto show not only displays virtually every new car […]

2010 in Review: Best Discontinued Car/2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon 2.0T

By John LeBlanc The canceling of the current-generation, German-made Passat sedan and wagon in lieu of a new U.S.-made Volkswagen midsize sedan coming in 2011 (and more than likely a platform-sharing crossover) sets off two alarm bells for yours truly: first, expect the same low-cost over refinement strategy as in the new 2011 Jetta for […]

Paris 2010: Volkswagen

By John LeBlanc PARIS – All you need to know about VW’s plans for North America can be found in the crisp-looking new 2011 Passat, unveiled here this morning in Paris, and a car that is not coming to Canada.

Comparo: 2009 Acura TSX vs. Mazda GT-V6 vs. Volkswagen Passat

[svgallery name=”Comparo_FWD_FTD”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc At one time, all cars were driven by their rear wheels only. Demand in the past few decades for more space-efficient passenger cars, however, has shoved rear-drive vehicles to the fringes in the industry.

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