Interview: Stephen McDonnell, Managing Director, Infiniti Canada

Interview by John LeBlanc After spending the last 18 years with Germany’s BMW/Mini, this past February, Stephen McDonnell assumed the new role of managing director of Infiniti Canada.

Comparo: 2014 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid vs. 2014 Lexus IS 350

Story and photos by John LeBlanc It’s all thanks to the success of BMW’s 3 Series sedan — arguably the vehicle that invented the entry-level sports sedan segment in the mid-1980s — that we’re now evaluating the all-new 2014 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid AWD Sport and equally fresh 2014 Lexus IS 350 AWD F-Sport.

2014 New York Auto Show Wrap-up

Story and photos by John LeBlanc NEW YORK – The city that never sleeps is renowned for having some of the world’s best restaurants. But when it comes to its annual auto show, New York is strictly a meat and potatoes proposition.

2014 New York: 2015 Infiniti QX80

Story and photos by John LeBlanc As per its retitled Q70/L sedan stable-mate, last year’s Infiniti QX56 is being renamed for 2015, now called the QX80. Also like the Q70 sedan, the all-wheel-drive, full-size, body-on-frame, luxury-sports-utility-vehicle receives only mild styling updates, limited to some new front and rear fascias (primarily headlights and taillights and a […]

2014 New York: 2015 Infiniti Q70/L

Story and photos by John LeBlanc As part of the Nissan premium brand’s renaming program, for 2015 last year’s five-passenger Infiniti M midsize luxury-sports sedan has been renamed Q70. Along with the name change, the rear- and all-wheel-drive luxury four-door also gets some exterior styling tweaks with new head- and taillights and for the first […]

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