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 […]

Video: Aston One-77 hits the test track

By John LeBlanc If Aston Martin‘s restyled-Toyota-iQ-based-Cygnet (debuting this week at the Geneva auto show) has created any doubts of the brand’s purity, crank up your speakers and listen to the soundtrack of a prototype of its One-77 super car on track. Close your eyes, and the Aston sounds for all the world like McQueen’s […]

2010 Toronto Auto Show – “Must See” Performance Cars

By John LeBlanc Environmentalists and politicians can’t seem to kill high-performance cars. Despite rising fuel prices, congested traffic, draconian speeding laws and political incorrectness, there’s still plenty of new-car buyers who want a fun-to-drive and powerful car. While there is still be plenty of “diesel this” and “hybrid that” at this year’s Canadian International AutoShow, […]

First Drive: 2011 Aston Martin Rapide

[svgallery name=”2011_Aston_Rapide_hirez”] By John LeBlanc VALENCIA, Spain – Blasphemy is running rampant in the auto industry. BMW is building mid-size hatchbacks. Porsche is making sedans from SUVs. Heck, even Mini is going to try to sell you a crossover. So when we got wind that Aston Martin — longtime maker of British sports cars and […]

My Most Anticipated Test Drives for 2010

[svgallery name=”2010_Most_Anticipated_Test_Drives”] By John LeBlanc Some of the cars I test-drove last year were more surprising than others. Who would have guessed Honda’s Insight would have been such a flop? Or that in the same year it dropped out of Formula One racing, Toyota would launch its US$375,000 552 hp V10 LF-A supercar? But 2009? […]

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