Category: I’D BUY IT
First drive: 2014 Kia Soul +
Kia redesigned their popular Soul for 2014, adding refinements and features, new colors and interior finishes. Whats remarkable is that you can hardly tell at first sight. The closer you look the more you realize t...
Test Drive: 2017 Ford Focus RS
The Ford Focus RS is the latest result of the One Ford plan and the new Ford Performance brand that promises to give us the goods from the around the world, and this one delivers in spades. Hottest hatch of them a...
First Drive: 2016 Kia Sorento AWD
For 2016 the Kia Sorento takes a deft move upmarket with a higher base price by about $600 and much higher top-out price for a fully trimmed out SX Limited such as our 2.0T AWD tester here which stickers at about $45,...
Road Test: 2016 Volkswagen Beetle R-Line Convertible
The Volkswagen Beetle has in its lifetimes been many things; an economy car, a luxury car, and now an icon. Given the latter it now has the status that enables it to be a boutique car with some level of exclusivity su...
Test Drive: 2021 Hyundai Elantra Limited
Our test drive of the 2021 Hyundai Elantra Limited shows once again the brand's ability to offer up a unique combination of design, quality, appeal and value. Redesigned for 2021, the Hyundai Elantra has a desi...
Road Test: 2015 Honda Civic Si Sedan
The Honda Civic Si in its current form has been with us for some time but received generous styling updates for the 2014 model year which come to the 2015 model as well. These included a new hood and fender design ...
First Drive: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro
In our first drive of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, we tested the mid-level 3.6-liter V6 variant with a manual transmission and the up-step RS package. Was it disappointing without the V8 snarl of the SS? Not in the leas...
My Order Is In: 2022 Ford Maverick
I buy cars too. With all the energy and excitement about the new compact crossover pickup truck segment about to roll upon us, I have been watching carefully. The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz was unveiled first, the th...
The Round Up: Cars Id Buy 2021
It's that time of the year again when we round up our list of cars Id buy from vehicles tested that impressed well enough that if we were shopping in a given class, category or price range – we'd buy it. It's our ...
Test Drive: 2015 Volvo V60 T5 Drive-E
To start with, Vovlo gave its 60 series a significant facelift for the 2014 model year which made it a good deal more handsome. This included a new grille, headlamps, lower fascia and LED driving lights which carried ...
