Top 10s: Best-selling new vehicles in Canada (so far) for 2013

Boomers buying more new cars than their kids

By John LeBlanc

As automakers chase elusive young buyers with funky concepts and show cars, they really should be focusing on their aging Baby Boomer parents. So says a new study from the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute. Read more

Could Mini be getting its first-ever sports car?

By John LeBlanc

As you may already know — and previewed by the new Mini Vision Concept seen above— BMW’s Mini brand is gearing up for the launch of an all-new third generation family vehicles. The first is the next Mini Cooper two-door hatchback, set to go on sale in 2014. It’s a mere appetizer to a full menu of new Mini models. And a new report suggests the brand’s first-ever true sports car may eventually emerge as one of those body styles. Read more

Road Test: 2013 Cadillac XTS

Story by John LeBlanc

If 19th-century writer Charles Dickens was alive and well and penning about cars today, he’d no doubt title his review of the new Cadillac XTS as A Tale of Two Cadillacs. On one hand, the new-this-year, full-sized sedan tries to keep traditional Cadillac buyers in the fold, while at the same time attempting to allure customers who may not already be cashing Canada Pension cheques. Read more

First Drive: 2015 Audi A7 Sportback 3.0 TDI Quattro

Story and photo by John LeBlanc

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Since its debut four years ago, the success of Audi’s stylish Audi A7 Sportback proves that even luxury car buyers will buy hatchbacks. So far in 2014, A7 Sportback sales in Canada are up 57%, with total sales nearing that of the more established and traditional A6 sedan the five-passenger four-door hatchback is based upon. Read more

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