Comparo: 2014 Audi Q7 TDI vs. Infiniti QX60 Hybrid

Story by John LeBlanc

For many new car buyers, their dream one day is not to own a sports car or a luxury sedan, but a large and luxurious crossover, such as our two combatants presented here: the 2014 Audi Q7 and the new-this-year Infiniti QX60. Read more

Flashback Fridays: 2007 Mazda Mazdaspeed3

Story by John LeBlanc

This article was originally published in May, 2007 – Among other things, including helping to start a little company you might have heard of called Intel, Gordon E. Moore noted more than 40 years ago that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit — processing power — doubles every 24 months, with no increase to manufacturing costs. Known as Moore’s Law, it’s the reason why your new gazillion-megahertz laptop’s residual value halved by the time you’ve read this. Read more

Feature: Porsche’s head of sales has high expectations for new Macan

Story by John LeBlanc

Springtime in Europe usually means a driving enthusiast’s thoughts turns to sports cars. This year’s Geneva Motor Show had plenty of those, but the burgeoning small crossover segment was also front and centre at this year’s Swiss event, with debuts of small utility vehicles popping up from one end of the Palexpo’s exhibition halles to the other. One automaker counting on this relatively new segment for substantial growth is Germany’s preeminent sports car maker: Porsche. Read more

Top 10s: Future collectible cars

Story John LeBlanc

That age-old bugaboo called depreciation makes sure that any new vehicle purchase is not a financial investment. But a select few of the hundreds of different models available in Canadian new car showrooms today have the potential to someday become future collectibles. Read more

Flashback Fridays: 2006 Pontiac Solstice

Story by John LeBlanc

Article originally published in October, 2005 – Knowing Mazda has had the affordable, rear-wheel-drive two-seater market to itself for more than a decade didn’t stop Bob Lutz from putting his reputation on the line when he drove the Solstice concept on-stage at the Detroit auto show in 2002. The vice-chairman of global product development for General Motors promised the production version would compete against the Mazda Miata in performance and price. Forty-six months (and one appearance on The Apprentice) later, Lutz’s promise is here, and the number of affordable roadsters on the market has just doubled. Read more

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