Road Trip: Autobahn bound in BMW’s M3 Sedan

Story and photos by John LeBlanc MUNICH– Dinner on the Italian Isle of Capri. Surfing the north shore Pipeline in Hawaii. Reading Ian Fleming’s Thunderball on the patio of the British Colonial Hilton in Nassau, Bahamas. Trust me: some experiences in life are better done on their home turf. Take, for instance, driving a German […]

First Drive: 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Whether you’re a pregnant elephant or a Lincoln dealer starved for new product, 22 months is a long gestation period to wait for your new baby. But that’s about how long it’s been from when Ford’s luxury brand announced its flagship MKS sedan would get one of the company’s […]

First Drive: 2010 Mercedes-Benz E Class Coupe

Story and photos by John LeBlanc SIENNA, Italy–Back in simpler times before the mass customization of consumer goods Mercedes-Benz had a simpler lineup: a large sedan, a smaller one and a sports car. Yet just as you can now order your personal computer any way you want by choosing such options as processing power, memory […]

Road Test: 2009 Pontiac G8 GT V6

Story and photos by John LeBlanc The rumblings of Pontiac’s demise started just over four years ago at the New York auto show. That’s when Bob Lutz, prescient head of product development for General Motors, voiced his opinion that Buick and Pontiac were “damaged brands.” It’s taken one sharp fuel price hike and global recession, […]

First Drive: 2010 Porsche Panamera

Story, videos and photos by John LeBlanc MUNICH–What else can we tell you about Porsche’s new Panamera? The German automaker has been tossing out Panamera details like bread crumbs to park pigeons since 2005 when it officially confirmed that production of a four-door Porsche was a go. Over the years, there have been camouflaged Nurburgring […]

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