The Crank: Why I hate (some) Old Fart cars

By John LeBlanc MONTEREY, Calif. – Cars as art? No problem. I can appreciate the past as rolling sculpture as well as anyone else. I never really understood the fascination with driving old cars, though, at least for the cars I’ve owned or driven in the past. They’ve always been more fragile, unreliable, slower, or […]

UPDATED/B-ROLL: “Fastest road-going Porsche of all time” revealed

By John LeBlanc Think about it: Of all the legendary road cars Germany’s preeminent sports car maker has already produced, that headline is a strong statement. But the new $297,000  911 GT2 RS that goes on sale in Canada in October—what will presumably be the highest-performing 997 until the next generation starts arriving in the […]

Top 10: Future Collectibles

[svgallery name=”Top_10_Future_Collectibles”] By John LeBlanc A new vehicle — no matter how rare, technically exotic, historically significant, or blindingly quick — is an investment. In the short term at least. Who would have thought, however, back in 1953 that those first 300 hand-made polo white six-cylinder Chevrolet Corvettes would become one of the most collectible […]

2010 Geneva: Coming to Canada

[svgallery name=”2010 Geneva Coming”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA–If I had to pick a theme for this year’s Geneva Motor Show, it was the endless parade of hybrid supercars that debuted in the Palexpo halls. Debuts like the Ferrari 599 Hybrid, Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid or Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid – seemingly politically […]

2010 Geneva: Along came a Porsche Spyder

[svgallery name=”2010 Porsche 918″] Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA –As the first significant presentation of this year’s media day, Porsche christened the 2010 Geneva show with a bit of a surprise. We already knew a bit about the next-gen 2011 Cayenne SUV coming to Canada later this year. And 911 GT3 R Hybrid […]

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