Category: Drives
First Drive: 2023 Lexus NX-350h AWD
All-new from the ground up, the second generation of mid-size Lexus NX-350h arrived on our doorstep with sophisticated styling, a luxurious and artful new interior and the power to put a smile on your face from be...
2018 Hyundai Elantra GT
With the 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT what you get is like most five-door sport hatch compacts in class, an upgraded base model that's packed with more goodies and niceties than you will find in the four-door sedan on whic...
First Drive: 2017 Chrysler Pacifica
We recently got a chance to take the all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica for a very short test drive here in my hometown of Phoenix. Now minivan has been a dirty word, but Chrysler is actually wearing it on their sleeve. ...
Test Drive: 2016 GMC Canyon SLT DuraMax Diesel
We've had some quick drives of the DuraMax diesel powered Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon before, but we finally got a full week-long test with one to see what it's really like to live with. And better yet, find out...
First drive: 2014 Chevrolet Sonic Turbo
Our test with the 2014 Chevrolet Sonic Turbo started with a road-trip from Phoenix to Los Angeles to test the ability of this small compact to meet or exceed its 40 mpg highway rating and 29 mpg city estimates. Our...
Test Drive: 2015 Lincoln MKC AWD
All-new for this year, the 2015 Lincoln MKC has quickly become the top selling crossover SUV from Ford's luxury brand. This comes for a couple reasons starting with the fact the compact luxury crossover class is as ho...
Test Drive: 2016 Fiat 500C Abarth
Frenzied was the atmosphere when we got news the 2016 Fiat 500C Abarth would come to us for a week long test. It didn't disappoint on our mountain back roads, offering up a pugnaciously fun driving character and a bit...
2024 Kia Carnival: Test Drive
As the refreshed version of the Kia Carnival minivan has been unveiled for 2025 we've been fortunate enough to spend some time this week with the 2024 model in a top SX Prestige trim that showcases all of the qual...
2021 Acura TLX: First Drive
When the all-new 2021 Acura TLX Advance arrived at my doorstep I was knocked out by its dramatic new styling and the genuinely athletic stance it has. It looks larger, more expensive and more credible as a luxury ...
Test Drive: 2017 Volkswagen GTI S
Driving the 2017 Volkswagen GTI on the mountain roads of Arizona was a holistic wayback machine experience for me having cut my canyon carving teeth some 30 years ago on the same roads in a 1984 GTI, the first generat...
