Comparo: 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee vs. Volkswagen Tiguan

By John LeBlanc

Few vehicle types can offer the do-it-all capabilities of luxury sports-utilities-vehicles. Spawned from the groundbreaking 1970s Land Rover Range Rover, almost every automaker now has a utility vehicle that can take the family to the cottage and your boss and his wife out for dinner. Here is what I consider two of the best mid-size premium SUVs on the market. But only one can be considered the best: Read more

Video: 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S road test

The Crank: Do stripes make BMW’s Minis go faster?

By John LeBlanc

Automotive legend has it American road racer Briggs Cunningham put the first ever stripe on a racing car.  After his white 1951 C4-R was seen with the contrasting pair of blue stripes that ran across the car from trunk to hood, a trend was quickly started, one that eventually migrated to production cars. Read more

First Drive & Video: 2013 Acura RDX

By John LeBlanc

PHOENIX, ARIZ.—Compact luxury crossover historians will tell you the 2004 BMW X3 was the vehicle that jump-started this new class. Soon after, you couldn’t walk into a new-car showroom without bumping into a small, premium crossover. For Honda’s Acura luxury brand, it was the RDX that debuted in 2006. Read more

Video: Italian designers at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show

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