Comparo: BMW M Roadster vs. Porsche Boxster S

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Which of these two Teutonic two-seaters is the most thrilling to drive? While Mazda is responsible for the return of the modern roadster with its 1989 Miata, and other two-seaters like Audi’s TT and Mercedes-Benz’s SLK have come on the scene as well, all pale from the driver’s seat […]

Comparo: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster vs. Porsche 911 4S Cabriolet

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Let’s assume 18th century math geek, Sir Isaac Newton, wasn’t a “car guy.” Yet his Third Law rather nicely sums up why Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage exists: It’s the “opposite reaction” to Porsche’s forceful 911 Carrera. Until the two-seat V8 Vantage Coupe came along in 2005, Aston had only […]

First Drive: 2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster

Story and photo by John LeBlanc DALLAS–As stereotypes go, Texans are about as big as the Lone Star state they live in, so a drive in search of the “real Texas” should have been easy pickings. Especially when the locale is the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolis, which, in my mind, should have been about as “Texan” […]

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