Category: Drives
First Drive: 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro
At the 2016 Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) Truck Rodeo, attending journalists were the very first to test drive the 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro, a more aggressive off-road edition of the popular mid-size pickups...
First Drive Review: 2016 Fiat 500x
The cheeky Fiat 500 has many dedicated fans, but for some it's a bit too small. For them, Fiat has their all new 500x compact crossover - seemingly scaled up directly from the original. The 2016 500x gets two more ...
First Drive: 2015 Nissan Pathfinder
Nissan sells about 7,000 Pathfinders a month in the US as of this video, making it popular but a few spots down the sales chart from the Explorer, Highlander and Pilot. As we have it here it was introduced as a 2013 m...
Off-Road Test: 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor
The long awaited modern-day Ford Bronco has been a hit. So what could make it better? Make it faster, better off-road, and look more bad-ass. That's the Ford Bronco Raptor. Like the first F-150 Raptor from a de...
First Drive: 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In
In our quick drive of the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In we are reminded that you pay a high price for efficiency, and even a higher price for unique efficiency. The more you want to save on fuel prices, you're giving up ...
First Drive: 2016 Nissan Maxima
Our first brief test drive in the 2016 Nissan Maxima shows us a full-sized sport sedan with a well improved interior, chassis and engine performance. It has been thoroughly redesigned, now over two inches longer a...
Test Drive: 2021 Toyota Venza Limited
Our test drive in the 2021 Toyota Venza shows the wide-band flexibility of the brand's new TNGA platform architecture. The same vehicle under the skin as the butch outdoor hiking boot of the RAV4 SUV, the Venza strike...
Test Drive: 2015 Chevrolet Colorado Z71
We spent a week with the all-new 2015 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 crew cab long bed pickup truck to see what it's like to live with and if it challenges competitors. What did we find? To start off with the 2015 Chevrole...
First Drive: 2015 Toyota Yaris SE
For 2015 Toyota gave its entry level Yaris a substantial facelift both inside and out. Most obvious is its new facial design which shares the rounded mouth button nosed look also seen in the 2015 Camry sedan. At th...
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...
