Road Test: 2013 Nissan Sentra SR

Story by John LeBlanc

Probably like you, I try to eat right, get a little exercise and as much sleep as possible, all in the efforts of staving off the inevitability of old age. But then I drove Nissan’s new Sentra compact sedan, and I felt about 30 years older than what my birth certificate reads. Read more

Top 10s: Worst gas-guzzling new 2013 cars

Story by John LeBlanc

More than likely, the meek will inherit our planet. But until that day comes, new car buyers with the means will want to drive the most decadent rides they can afford — whatever they cost to buy or run. For those buyers with such deep pockets, we present the 10 worst gas guzzling 2013 new cars (not trucks, vans, crossovers or SUVs) you can buy in Canada. Read more

Preview: 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid

Story by John LeBlanc

FRANKFURT, GERMANY – During the 1970s, the combination of the fuel shortages and growing concerns about poor air quality caused by tailpipe emissions nearly brought the death of high-performance cars. Here we are four decades later, and the problems of high demand for fossil fuels and making cars cleaner haven’t gone away. Instead of compromising performance, however, automakers are using electricity to replace displacement.

Read more

With Chevy rebadging the Nissan NV200, is the domestic van segment dead?

By John LeBlanc

If the commercial van seen above wearing a Chevrolet bow tie looks vaguely familiar, that’s because it’s a rebadged Nissan. This week, America’s General Motors confirmed it would sell a version of the existing Nissan NV200 Compact Cargo commercial van as the Chevrolet City Express in the U.S. and Canada. Read more

First Drive: 2014 Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG

Story by John LeBlanc

BARCELONA, Spain  — It looks like the folks at Mercedes-Benz have deemed smoky burnouts, lurid donuts and oversteering drifts are now verboten. Because while the refreshed 2014 E 63 AMG sedans and wagons can now sport up to a supercar-like 585 horsepower, all that extra oomph is being reined in via a new, AMG-designed version of Mercedes’ 4MATIC all-wheel-drive system. Read more

« go back — keep looking »