Top 10s: Future collectible cars

Story John LeBlanc That age-old bugaboo called depreciation makes sure that any new vehicle purchase is not a financial investment. But a select few of the hundreds of different models available in Canadian new car showrooms today have the potential to someday become future collectibles.

Flashback Fridays: 2006 Pontiac Solstice

Story by John LeBlanc Article originally published in October, 2005 – Knowing Mazda has had the affordable, rear-wheel-drive two-seater market to itself for more than a decade didn’t stop Bob Lutz from putting his reputation on the line when he drove the Solstice concept on-stage at the Detroit auto show in 2002. The vice-chairman of […]

Road Test: 2014 Cadillac CTS 3.6 AWD

  Story and photos by John LeBlanc I’ve long been on record as saying Cadillac’s CTS sedan has been parent General Motors’ most competitive vehicle. And the arrival of the new, third-generation version for 2014 does little to sway that opinion.

Feature: BMW Innovation Days sheds light on German automaker’s latest tech

Story by John LeBlanc MIRAMAS, FRANCE – The Holy Grail for any automaker these days is better fuel economy. Both customers and legislators are demanding it. And it’s doubly challenging for a manufacturer like Germany’s BMW, a brand bred on the back of high-performance sports machines, not high-mileage fuel sippers.

First Drive: BMW X5 eDrive Prototype

Story by John LeBlanc MIRAMAS, FRANCE — It looks like the day of reckoning for large, gas-guzzling SUVs has once again been moved forward on the calendar. At least that’s the plan with the new BMW X5 eDrive, the German automaker’s latest attempt at making a big, fast and comfortable vehicle that’s also more fuel […]

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