First Drive: 2009 Dodge Challenger SXT

Story and photos by John LeBlanc ENGLISHTOWN, N.J.–Going against everything your mother taught you, Dodge served up a healthy portion of dessert first by introducing the top-of-line SRT8 version of its new-age Challenger muscle car last spring. By now, all 500 Canadian examples of those 2008 high-performance SRT8 Challengers have been gobbled up by enthusiasts […]

Comparo: Nissan GT-R versus Porsche 911 Turbo‏

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Nissan set the stage for a heroic David and Goliath battle when it introduced its new GT-R supercar last fall, flatly stating its “performance bogey” was none other than Porsche’s iconic 911 Turbo. Seriously? Seriously. On public roads at legal speeds, there’s very little to choose from between the […]

Comparo: Audi A3 3.2 Quattro versus BMW 135i

Story and photos by John LeBlanc As higher fuel costs cause midsize luxury sport car buyers to move en masse to smaller cars, automotive industry analysts are predicting that the biggest growth in the Canadian new car market over the next few years will come from premium compacts.

Road Test: 2009 Audi A5 3.2 Quattro

Story and photo by John LeBlanc Like in “The Hamptons” episode of TV’s Seinfeld — where the doctor calls the baby breathtaking, while Elaine, Jerry and Kramer can’t stand the sight of it — defining what is, and what isn’t attractive, is a purely subjective act. So if beauty truly is in the eye of […]

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