The Trouble with Toyotas: Should brake override systems be mandatory?

You’ve probably already read the story, or watched the chase video of the runaway Toyota Prius that had to be stopped by a police car Monday in California after the car’s accelerator became stuck. Now whether you can blame the car or the driver, it does bring up the question: If the gentleman’s Prius had […]

Comparo: 2010 Cadillac SRX 3.0 vs. Lexus RX 350

[svgallery name=”2010 SRX vs RX”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc Everyone loves an underdog, right? History had David and Goliath. Film has Rocky Balboa versus Apollo Creed. And sports has the Toronto Maple Leafs pitted against, well, pretty much any other team in the NHL. So we can understand how you might be cheering […]

2010 Geneva: Canadian passports denied

[svgallery name=”2010 Geneva NOT Coming”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA–With the continuing globalization of the auto industry, the differences between cars sold from country to country is becoming smaller each year. For example, the 2012 Ford Focus is virtually the same car, whether it’s sold in Canada, China or the Canary Islands. Yet, […]

The Trouble with Toyotas: Are Canadians just suckers?

Story and photo by John LeBlanc When February’s new car sales figures rolled out last week, the story on how new car buyers reacted to the Toyota recall crisis couldn’t have been more black and white on either sides of the 49th parallel.

2010 Geneva: Coming to Canada

[svgallery name=”2010 Geneva Coming”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA–If I had to pick a theme for this year’s Geneva Motor Show, it was the endless parade of hybrid supercars that debuted in the Palexpo halls. Debuts like the Ferrari 599 Hybrid, Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid or Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid – seemingly politically […]

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