Top 10s: Future collectible cars

Story John LeBlanc That age-old bugaboo called depreciation makes sure that any new vehicle purchase is not a financial investment. But a select few of the hundreds of different models available in Canadian new car showrooms today have the potential to someday become future collectibles.

Feature: BMW Innovation Days sheds light on German automaker’s latest tech

Story by John LeBlanc MIRAMAS, FRANCE – The Holy Grail for any automaker these days is better fuel economy. Both customers and legislators are demanding it. And it’s doubly challenging for a manufacturer like Germany’s BMW, a brand bred on the back of high-performance sports machines, not high-mileage fuel sippers.

First Drive: BMW X5 eDrive Prototype

Story by John LeBlanc MIRAMAS, FRANCE — It looks like the day of reckoning for large, gas-guzzling SUVs has once again been moved forward on the calendar. At least that’s the plan with the new BMW X5 eDrive, the German automaker’s latest attempt at making a big, fast and comfortable vehicle that’s also more fuel […]

2014 Geneva Motor Show: 2015 BMW 2 Series Active Tourer

Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA – While the new BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe is a variation of an existing theme, as the German automaker’s first ever front-wheel-drive model (based on the same platform as BMW’s new family of Mini small cars), the new 2015 BMW 2 Series Active Tourer five-passenger, four-door hatchback […]

2014 Geneva Motor Show: 2015 BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe

Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA – The new 2015 BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe is the four-door version of the two-door 4 Series Coupe that’s based off the 3 Series four-door sedan — got it? If you can follow BMW’s product planning logic, the 4 Series Gran Coupe rewards with one of the […]

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