First Drive & Video: 2012 Honda Civic Si Coupe HFP
Story and photos by John LeBlanc
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. – Remember the days when you couldn’t walk into a Honda showroom without bumping into a fun-to-drive car? Cars like the Honda CR-X Si from the ’80s and ’90s and the S2000 roadster from the early 2000s, along with Acura-badged Hondas like the Integra Type-R and NSX were not only driver-oriented vehicles, but also showcased the Japanese automaker’s engineering prowess. Read more
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Quick Spin: 2012 Lexus IS 350 AWD
What is it?
The compact, five-passenger IS is Lexus’ stab at the entry-level sports sedan segment, a class invented by the BMW 3 Series in the yuppie-era 1980s. Until the $30,950 front-wheel-drive CT 200h hybrid hatchback arrived for 2011, the $32,900 rear-wheel-drive IS 250 sedan was the least expensive Lexus you could buy. Read more
The Crank: Could Detroit be doing better?
By John LeBlanc
Compared to just three years ago, the trio of Detroit, U.S.A. automakers are feeling pretty good these days. It was only in 2009 where both Chrysler and General Motors filed for bankruptcy, needing tax payer “bailout” money to get by. All you hear these days from Detroit, though, are record sales and profits. But there are always two sides to a story. Scott Burgess recently wrote a piece for CNN suggesting Chrysler, Ford, and GM aren’t quite out of the woods yet. In fact, he cites eight reasons why the trio may be on the way to another crisis like 2009: Read more
First Drive & Video: 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class
By John LeBlanc
GENEVA – There are plenty of advantages when you arrive late to a party. Looking back now, Mercedes-Benz seems to have benefited from not being one of the first to crash the luxury compact crossover festivities started almost a decade ago. Read more
The Crank: Lexus looking to expand
By John LeBlanc
After a 2011 the Toyota luxury brand would like to forget (there was that little issue of giving up its 11-year reign as the best-selling luxury brand in the United States), 2012 and beyond is looking very busy (and important) for Lexus. Read more
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