Will Canadians ever buy small trucks again?

By John LeBlanc As my Toronto Star Wheels colleague, Jill McIntosh, has written in her review of the updated-for-2012 Toyota Tacoma, Canadians love trucks—but not unless they are of the full-size nature.

Prince Edward Highlander / Day 5 & 6 – Rain delay

By John LeBlanc JULY 27 & 28 / Unlike in baseball, there are no rain delays on holiday. But, essentially, that’s what we’ve being dealing with the past few days here on Prince Edward Island. All of Wednesday and most of yesterday were cool and wet. So beach activities were substituted for some (more) food […]

Top 10s: Must-sees at the 24 Heures du Mans:

By John LeBlanc LE MANS, France – Like the Indianapolis 500 or Monaco Grand Prix, the 24 Hours of Le Mans should be on every car enthusiast’s bucket list. With the exception of a 10-year break for the Second World War, and in 1936 due to a strike, the race has been held every year […]

First Drive: 2011 Kia Optima

Optima Prime Kia continues its product renaissance with a family sedan for drivers By John LeBlanc Key West, Fla. – On average, Canadian new car buyers return to purchase new again about every seven or eight years. If you happen to be one of those buyers today, you may feel like Rumpelstiltskin if you haven’t […]

The Crank: Would Spain’s Seat fly in Canada?

By John LeBlanc FRANKFURT, Germany – Station wagons, manual transmissions, rear-wheel-drive and diesels—it’s the burden of many an automotive scribe—including yours truly—to bemoan of the lack of availability of all or any of the above in the Canadian new car market. And now after a day spent on Germany’s autobahn, west of Frankfurt and zipping […]

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