Road Test: 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon Premium AWD

[svgallery name=”2010_Cadillac_CTS_wagon”] Handy Caddy Adding a fifth door only adds to the appeal of GM’s best car By John LeBlanc Pity our self-conscious friends south of the border. Seemingly, they don’t have the same appreciation for old-fashioned station wagons as us Canadians. Whatever the reasons—cultural, economic, social—station wagons (and hatchbacks) have been anathema to U.S. […]

First Drive: 2011 Mitsubishi RVR GT AWD

A cuter ute Mitsubishi jumps into the mini-crossover ring By John LeBlanc LUNENBURG, Nova Scotia – My late father was a two-door kind of guy. So despite needing to jam my younger brother, myself, our hockey gear, and maybe even an occasional friend three or four times a week to a local rink or the […]

The Crank: Mercedes’ don’t-call-it-a-wagon CLS Shooting Brake a go

By John LeBlanc After trotting it out as a “Vision” concept (code for “we’ve already signed-off on the tooling”) at this year’s Beijing show, to no one’s surprise, Mercedes-Benz confirmed that its CLS Shooting Break, above, would go on sale in 2012.

Road Test: 2010 BMW 750Li xDrive

[svgallery name=”2010_BMW_750iL”] Seven x four Does adding traction to all four of its wheels hurt or hinder BMW’s V8 luxobarge? By John LeBlanc I’m sure if we all lived in some kind of civilized climate—like say the more humid American south, the warmer Mediterranean, or the drier Middle East—the concern of having traction at all […]

Comparo: 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 vs. Turbo S

[svgallery name=”2011_Porsche_911_GT3_vs_TurboS”] Road versus track Which iconic 911 is the better driver’s car? By John LeBlanc CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. – At the dawn of automotive history, the definition of a sports car was pretty cut-and-dry. If it had two doors, a convertible top, and could be driven to the local track for the occasional race […]

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