Category: Drives
Test Drive: 2017 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum AWD
In 2013, the Nissan Pathfinder was lifted from its truck-based ladder frame and made the transition to a softer, rounder car-based crossover format like most of its competitors. While many hard core enthusiast complai...
Test Drive: 2017 Nissan Rogue Hybrid
With the redesigned 2017 Nissan Rogue came the new Hybrid model to compete head to head with the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. In such, Nissan adds yet another option for buyers to bolster sales of their best selling model. ...
Test Drive: 2017 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5
The 2017 Subaru Outback arrives at dealerships breaking sales records, selling at the pace of about 16,000 per month. In our test drive we think we might have found out why. In a world of Ford Explorers and Toyota ...
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 ...
Test Drive: 2017 Toyota Prius Prime
In baking up the new Prius plug-in hybrid, Toyota sought to set it distinctly apart from the Liftback model. Thus the new Toyota Prius Prime not only gets extended driving range but its own charge if style. A few e...
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...
Test Drive: 2017 Volkswagen Passat SEL 1.8
The 2017 Volkswagen Passat is the largest car the brand sells in America. It was designed specifically for us here in North America, on a unique platform architecture and it's also built here. This year it's one ye...
Test Drive: 2017 Volvo S90 T6 AWD
The Volvo S90 represents the new sedan flagship of the Swedish brand's lineup with an all-new design, new mechanical engineering, and a healthy dose of all the safety goodness they've been known for. In a world where ...
Test Drive: 2018 Audi A5 Cabriolet
Unveiled last year and on the market now is the all-new 2018 Audi A5 Cabriolet. Testing it in the winter is child's play here in Arizona, seems a perfect car for our mild mostly sunny February. The new drop top Aud...
Test Drive: 2018 Honda Accord Touring 2.0
In driving the all-new 2018 Honda Accord it was easy to see why the car remains at or near the top of sales charts, and consequently why Ford has simply given up and will get out of the sedan business. The Accord is j...
