Category: Drives
Test drive: 2014 Toyota Corolla LE
Our 2014 Corolla LE also represents the most popular trim grade Toyota expects to sell, with take rate of over half of total sales. The mid-grade LE comes in above the L which starts at $16,800. The top of the line S ...
Test Drive: 2021 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon EcoDiesel
The advent of the pickup version of the Wrangler, the Jeep Gladiator was one many waited for. It was one I waited for and was not disappointed when it came on the market. Adding the option of a diesel engine only make...
First drive: 2014 Nissan Versa Note
I've been reading your comments and emails, “What with this cowboy out in the desert standing next to all these fancy and sophisticated cars us what”? Well that's what we call a Juxtaposition. Juxtaposition....that's ...
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...
2015 Smart ForTwo: Long Term Test Wrap Up
My 2015 Smart ForTwo Pure was purchased used three years ago with 22,500 miles on it. I purchased it from Carvana online sigh unseen, having never test driven it. A video was made to document that process which ha...
Road Test Review: 2016 Lexus IS 200t
For 2016 the Lexus IS joined the now growing four-cylinder club with their new IS 200t. Styling is largely the same as before, but their base model sheds its 2.5 liter V6 for a more powerful 2.0 liter turbocharged fou...
Test Drive: 2016 Audi Q3 Quattro
The 2016 Audi Q3 comes to showrooms this year with a few styling updates and upgrades inside and out that are welcome since our last test drive of the brand's compact luxury crossover utility. These updates start ...
Test Drive Review: 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost
The 2015 Ford Mustang was the long awaited replacement for the last generation pony car which had been around since 2005. While rumored it was going to lose the retro look and get vastly more modern and perhaps change...
Test Drive: 2022 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid
The Ford Escape has taken on many shapes and design themes since it first arrived in 2001 as a true compact crossover SUV. In its second generation it hatched a hybrid version and since then Ford's compact utility...
Test Drive: 2017 Toyota Corolla SE
Can you believe the Toyota Corolla has been with us for fifty years? That was the first thought when we began our test of the 2017 Toyota Corolla 50th Anniversary Special Edition. Redesigned slightly for 2017, the ...
