The Crank: Mercedes’ don’t-call-it-a-wagon CLS Shooting Brake a go

By John LeBlanc After trotting it out as a “Vision” concept (code for “we’ve already signed-off on the tooling”) at this year’s Beijing show, to no one’s surprise, Mercedes-Benz confirmed that its CLS Shooting Break, above, would go on sale in 2012. Share:

The Crank: Would you buy a Hyundai Sonata wagon?

By John LeBlanc …speaking of “spy shots“, look closely at this cloak-and-dagger pic of a Hyundai Sonata station wagon. This is what you get from a company on a roll. And Korea’s Hyundai-Kia Motors is definitely on a roll.

The Crank: When is a “spy shot” not a “spy shot”?

By John LeBlanc Because you’re reading The Crank you probably want to know about the latest and greatest in the car world, right? Keep track of what’s not only new today, but what’s coming down the pipe as well. It’s the reason why publications will pay big money for so-called “spy shots” of yet-to-be-released models, […]

The Crank: More than recalls cause of Toyota’s sales woes

By John LeBlanc Newsflash: Toyota Canada isn’t going to sell as many cars this year as they did last. To be specific, sales last month for the combined Toyota/Lexus brands were down 17.1 per cent from September 2009, in a Canadian new car market that’s up 7 per cent. At this rate—and there’s no reason […]

The Crank: Is adventurous car design dead?

By John LeBlanc We waited for this? was my thought bubble when spy shots of what is speculated to be the next-gen Honda Civic in hot weather testing showed up in a video (above) this week. But then, I had the same light bulb go off when I first saw der neu BMW 6 Series […]

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