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Used: Top 5 towing vehicles for under $20,000

[svgallery name=”Top 5 Used Tow Vehicles”] By John LeBlanc In preparation for the warm-weather recreation season, the need to haul a boat or camper trailer may have you looking for a new-to-you tow vehicle. So here, in ascending order of preference, is my choice of the top five, up-to-10-years-old, $20,000-and under, pre-owned, tow vehicles: Share:

Video: More of the “fastest M3 ever”

By John LeBlanc Just as we had the unveiling of the “fastest ever 911 ever” this week, fellow German automaker, BMW, has released the requisite Nürburgring video of its own “ultimate” ride: the M3 GTS. The Bavarian lads teased us last November. But we now know the ultimate M3 delivers 444 hp and a claimed  […]

First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E Class Cabriolet

[svgallery name=”2011_MB_E_Class_Cab”] The Anti-Convertible Mercedes’ latest four-seat cabriolet attempts to eradicate that wind-in-your-hair feeling from open-air cars By John LeBlanc MALLORCA, Spain – When was the last time you felt that cherished “wind in your hair” feeling? My guess, not recently. The desire to save our precious craniums means no one rides a bike in […]

Road Trip: 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG down Mexico way

[svgallery name=”2010_MB_SLS_hirez”] By John LeBlanc OAXACA, Mexico—Before I was handed the keys to a shiny new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG “super” sports cars, officials from the German automaker warned me that driving here would be different. Especially given that our planned route was a section of Mexico’s historic La Carrera Panamericana road race, an event the […]

Does the world really need another supercar?

By John LeBlanc McLaren Automotive officially became a full-on, legitimate supercar maker last week with the launch of its MP4-12C two-seat, mid-engine machine. We’ve already been fed the car’s vital stats. This time, though, the all-new supercar company’s grande frommage, Ron Dennis, went to great lengths to highlight McLaren’s credentials: in Formula One since 1966, […]

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