Category: Drives
Test Drive: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E
The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E represents a sea change for the marque in that it has no V8 growl, sprouts two extra doors and is actually billed as an SUV. What you say? Our test drive takes the pragmatic approa...
Test Drive Review: 2019 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth
Italian cars are always sexy rich temptations. In the past they have often come with a hangover of spotty quality and quirks that make owners shake their heads or lose the love. The 2019 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth com...
Test Drive: 2014 Hyundai Elantra GT MT
What makes the Elantra GT unique is that it trades its traditional sedan silhouette and trunk for a rear hatch. This puts the car out there in a niche shared with only a few competitors. And like them, the five door E...
Road Test: 2015 Lexus IS 350 F Sport
We test the 2015 Lexus IS 350 F Sport RWD on the back roads to get a feel for its handling, power, interior livability and overall poise. Full review inside and out with specs and observations. The current Lexus IS...
Quick Drive: 2017 Lexus ES300h
With some updates in store for 2017, we spent some time with the Lexus ES300h hybrid sedan. Competing against cars like the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid and perhaps even the similar Toyota Avalon Hybrid, we wanted to see how it...
In-Depth Test Drive: 2016 Nissan Titan XD Cummins
The Nissan Titan XD is Nissan's first reach past the ½ ton class, but not all the way up to ¾ heavy-duty status. With a longer wheel-base and a thicker frame than their own half ton model to be introduced soon, the Ti...
Test Drive: 2015 Toyota Camry XLE
The 2015 Toyota Camry received what is called a re-skin for this year meaning that its underlying chassis and powertrains remain largely unchanged, getting a freshly draped envelope of sheetmetal and trim to for a new...
Test Drive: 2015 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
We get our first extended seat time with the new 2015 Volkswagen Jetta TDI which gets an all new engine for 2015 and a number of key upgrades. For 2015, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI isn't yet part of the new MQB family...
Quick Drive: 2015 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X
In our test drives I recently spent some time in the 2015 Nissan Frontier top dog off-road model, the Pro-4X. And while you might ask why test a truck so old in the market, and I did too. But it was there so I did...
First Drive: 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid
When Toyota redesigned the Camry for 2018, they gave it more room, bolder styling and far better driving dynamics just to name a few of its improvements over the old. In the case of the Camry Hybrid, increased fuel ec...