2013 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2015 Kia K900 signals Korean brand’s big move upmarket

Story by John LeBlanc LOS ANGELES — The new 2015 K900 is not the first time Kia has built a “flagship” luxury sedan, the last of which was the utterly forgettable 2002 to 2010 Amanti. But it only takes one look at the new K900 to see how far the Korean automaker has come in […]

Official images of new 2015 BMW 2 Series unofficially leaked

By John LeBlanc Well ahead of its January 2014 debut at the Detroit auto show, official images of the new, 2015 BMW 2 Series Coupe have been unofficially splattered all over the Internet. And based on what little information we have so far, traditional BMW fans should be happy.  

Comparo: 2013 Subaru BRZ versus 2011 Subaru WRX STI

Story and photos by John LeBlanc OTTAWA – Let’s be frank, with its multiple World Rally Championship-winning WRX models firmly established with driving enthusiasts for decades now, Subaru doesn’t need the new-for-2013 BRZ to buff up its performance image. So how did the Japanese automaker — a company best known for making turbocharged all-wheel-drive wagons […]

First Drive: 2014 Cadillac CTS

Story by John LeBlanc SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — Truth be told, the outgoing Cadillac CTS was parent General Motors’ best car. It wasn’t “best” as in the fastest, most fuel-efficient or most practical sense.

First Drive: 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

Story by John LeBlanc MONTEREY, CALIF. — As the American alternative to fancier foreign sports cars, it’s been “us against the world” for Chevrolet’s Corvette since the first model debuted in the early 1950s. And now, six decades and seven generations later, the new 2014 Corvette is once again targeted at both the ‘Vette faithful […]

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