Category: Drives
Test Drive Review: 2016 Scion FR-S
A 2016 Scion FR-S plus the Apache Trail make for a fine day of driving. With an automatic transmission instead of a manual, will it still be as fun and exhilarating? To start with, styling for the 2016 Scion FR-S i...
Match Up: 2015 Honda Fit vs 2015 Toyota Yaris
When it comes to the sub-compact class, entry-level no longer means stripped down to bare bones. Buyers want healthy tech features, quality materials, and a fun to drive experience to go along with their high mpg. ...
Test drive: 2014 Toyota Avalon Limited
The 2014 Avalon is built on a stretched Camry platform but fortunately shares no sheet-metal or family resemblance at all. It's much more premium and upscale looking, if not a little bit sporty. Our Limited's ten spok...
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: 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: 2018 Hyundai Sonata
With the 2018 Hyundai Sonata, the brand's bread and butter mid-size sedan got a healthy mid-cycle refresh in styling, feature content and in powertrains to keep it fresh in the battle against heavy hitters like the To...
2022 Mercedes-Benz C300: Test Drive
Once in a while we get a pleasant surprise. When the 2022 Mercedes-Benz C300 sedan showed up to our offices, our expectations were mid-center. What we got was a new look at how the mid-center can be a sweet spot. ...
Road Test: 2014 Toyota Avalon Hybrid
Toyota added a hybrid version of the Avalon for its major re-design last year. Now with a more sporting appearance that is decidedly modern and upscale, you can also have much higher fuel economy to go with it. Toy...
Test Drive: 2020 GMC Sierra 2500HD AT4
Our test drive of the all-new 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 HD AT4 took us out to the Arizona desert to see how it performed in the rough as well as on the highway. Three key takeaways of this truck were that its powertrain...
Test Drive Review: 2016 Ford F-350 Super Duty
The F-Series Super Duty pickups have received several minor styling updates since their debut in 1999. And while many trim and option packages have come and gone in that time, the premium King Ranch like we have here ...
