Category: Drives
First Drive: 2016 Chevrolet Trax
The Chevrolet Trax comes to 2016 virtually identical as it was when it arrived just last year. The new compact crossover SUV shares its bones with the popular Buick Encore and like it, is built in Korea. The sub-co...
First Drive: 2016 Chrysler 300S
We took the 2016 Chrysler 300S out on our favorite back roads to see if it's as fun to drive as the dearly departed SRT model which is no longer available. And we found there's still a lot to like. First of all, se...
First Drive: 2016 Ford F-150 5.0 V8
Picking up up the Bronze Fire 2016 Ford F-150 Lariat Crew Cab for the week, the first thing we did as a tradition is gun the accelerator onto the freeway to hear its sound and feel its power. In a pleasant surprise it...
First Drive: 2016 Honda Pilot
The all-new 2016 Honda Pilot is dramatically more stylish than last year's more squared off and boxy design, with sexier creases and lines, more artful details, and in general a less dowdy appearance. It's much closer...
First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Tucson Limited AWD
The 2016 Tucson comes to market with a far more aggressive look and style than the last generation, incorporating the brand's latest design elements like the bold hexagon grille and angular headlights. Creases and ben...
First Drive: 2016 Kia Optima SX Limited
While it looks very similar to the previous generation Optima, it is all-new from the ground up for 2016 with a chassis that stretches slightly longer, taller and wider than before. It has a longer wheelbase now at 11...
First Drive: 2016 Kia Sorento AWD
For 2016 the Kia Sorento takes a deft move upmarket with a higher base price by about $600 and much higher top-out price for a fully trimmed out SX Limited such as our 2.0T AWD tester here which stickers at about $45,...
First Drive: 2016 Lexus CT200h Hybrid
To start with, the Lexus CT200h is compact as you'd expect. While it shares is hybrid powertrain with the iconic Toyota Prius, it's chassis platform architecture comes by way of the Corolla. It does have its own uniqu...
First Drive: 2016 Lexus RX 350 F Sport
In my first brief drive in the all-new 2016 Lexus RX 350, I discovered that Lexus is getting quite practiced at evolving their brand of luxury into new areas while at the same time polishing up what already works well...
First Drive: 2016 Lexus RX450h Hybrid
When it comes to luxury crossovers, the Lexus RX has been at the top of sales charts both in its class and in Toyota’s luxury brand showrooms. Adding to its gravitas, its hybrid offering the RX450h has been a signific...
