Top 10s: Worst Show Cars of 2010

By John LeBlanc This month’s North American International Auto Show — better known as the “Detroit auto show” — is the official kickoff of the 2011 car show season. Before we get ahead of ourselves, though, and get caught up in the latest and greatest concept and show cars that will debut not only in […]

2010 in Review: My Best Driving Experiences

[svgallery name=”2010_MB_SLS_hirez”] By John LeBlanc Out of the hundreds of cars and thousands of kilometres I drove in 2010, two cars separated by four decades provided my two best experiences.

The Crank: Can an all-wheel-drive 911 be a real Porsche?

By John LeBlanc Welcome to winter. Like the rest of Ontario, you probably woke up to the inevitable First Big Dump this week. But what if you had a Porsche in your laneway. Specifically, a new-for-2011 911 Turbo S, which, to the layman’s eyes, seems like the most ridiculous winter vehicle you could drive. But […]

2010’s Top Prestige Cars Over $75k

By John LeBlanc Every year, the Toronto Star’s Wheels section asks its contributors to scratch together a shortlist of what they think are the top new cars—as in what’s available in showrooms, not just “new” for 2011—in various segments. Here are my picks for the Top Prestige Cars over $75k:

Comparo: 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 vs. Turbo S

[svgallery name=”2011_Porsche_911_GT3_vs_TurboS”] Road versus track Which iconic 911 is the better driver’s car? By John LeBlanc CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. – At the dawn of automotive history, the definition of a sports car was pretty cut-and-dry. If it had two doors, a convertible top, and could be driven to the local track for the occasional race […]

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