Prince Edward Highlander / Day 3 – Greenwich beach time

By John LeBlanc JULY 25 / The rule of thumb when visiting P.E.I. in the summer is when the weather’s nice, head to the beach. And based on the reports we were getting from the Island so far this year, the weather had been pretty crappy—that is unless you’re the type who likes cold and […]

Prince Edward Highlander / Day 2 – Cavendish National Park’s scenic Gulf Shore Parkway

By John LeBlanc JULY 24 / Before I spend the next two weeks talking about the Highlander Hybrid we’re driving here in P.E.I., perhaps a brief explanation of its upgraded-for-2011 gasoline-electric powertain is in order.

Prince Edward Highlander / Day 1 – Settling in

By John LeBlanc JULY 23 / Does the only hybrid family crossover you can buy work as a vacation vehicle? That was the lingering Big Question as our plane touched down at Charlottetown airport, earlier this morning.

First Drive: 2012 Hyundai Genesis

Genesis Next The second chapter in Hyundai’s book of Genesis is all about refinement By John LeBlanc LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — It’s difficult to label as “significant” a car that will only sell about 1,000 copies in Canada this year. Especially from a brand that moved more than 120,000 in this country last year and […]

First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C Class Coupe

Class C Coupé Mercedes finally drops a “real” compact two-door By John LeBlanc SEVILLE, Spain – With a portfolio that now includes the E-Class Coupe, CLS four-door coupe and the full-size CL-Class two-door, it’s understandable if you think Mercedes-Benz has gone a little, well, “coupe crazy.” And now for 2012, the German automaker is adding […]

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