Is Ram working on a high-performance sport truck?

By John LeBlanc Fiat’s Ram Truck brand (nee Dodge) released a teaser image to announce it will debut a new high-performance concept pickup this weekend at the Woodward Dream Cruise, held in Detroit, Mich. The question is: Will the concept make it into production?

Top 10s: Worst gas-guzzling new 2013 cars

Story by John LeBlanc More than likely, the meek will inherit our planet. But until that day comes, new car buyers with the means will want to drive the most decadent rides they can afford — whatever they cost to buy or run. For those buyers with such deep pockets, we present the 10 worst […]

Feature: Future Collectibles

[svgallery name=”Future_Collectibles”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc Considered the most prestigious event of its kind in the world, for the past 59 years, California’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has been a showcase for the collector car world. Some of the collector cars that will be showing up at this year’s event in August are […]

Road Test: 2008 Chrysler 300C SRT

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Chrysler’s 300C is a full-size sedan with rear-wheel-drive proportions typical of American cars circa 1955, and its face – a combination of intimidating grille and headlights hung under furrowed brows – fills up other vehicles’ rear-view mirrors like a grizzly bear peeking into a camper’s tent. And, of course, […]

Road Test: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8

A few years ago, an American Baptist minister, Reverend Jim Ball, queried that, if Jesus created the universe, anything that harms his creation also harms Christ Himself. With a dubious eye toward sacrilegious gas-guzzling sport-utility vehicles, combined with an expected leap of faith from his audience, the environmentally conscious Reverend Ball asked the question, “What […]