Category: I’D BUY IT
First Drive: 2014 Volkswagen Beetle TDI
Starting at $24,995, the Beetle TDI comes in a pretty well equipped trim level at the outset. There is plenty of chrome trim down low on the rockers, across the front fascia grille and the lower window belt line. L...
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,...
Test Drive: 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI
The 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI is all-new this year, known as Golf VII or the seventh-generation. It's available in both a five-door hatch as our SEL is here as well as the SportWagen model. Built on the all new MQB ...
Test Drive: 2021 Ford F-150 Powerboost
The 2021 Ford F-150 comes to us with an all-new sheet metal wrapper, a new interior and a raft of new details and features. While not an entirely new truck, we can call it an aggressive refresh and infusion of new...
Sedona Road Trip Test: 2015 Audi Q3 2.0T Quattro
This week we took the all-new 2015 Audi Q3 2.0T Quattro compact crossover SUV on-road through Oak Creek Canyon and off-road above Sedona, AZ to see if it can be both a touring and back-roads SUV. While new to the U...
Test Drive: 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE
For 2021 the hybrid ante is upped with the new Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in crossover, offering the most powerful, efficient and expensive version ever of the brand's popular SUV. In our week-long test drive review th...
Test Drive: 2017 Kia Soul! Turbo
You really miss the original Scion xB for its combination of funky style, affordable price and enormous practicality all in a package that makes you smile giddily. The Kia Soul has arguably been the spiritual successo...
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 ...
2024 Honda Ridgeline Trailsport: Test Drive Review
The Honda Ridgeline returned to us this season in the form of the new for 2024 Trailsport. The off-road themed trim grade is near the top, falling just between the RTL and the Black Edition. This put the as tested...
Test Drive: 2022 Ford Maverick XL Hybrid
The headline of the press release for the 2022 Ford Maverick read, “40 MPG city, standard hybrid, seats five, starts under $20K”. Yep that sounds like the deal of the century, where do we sign up? We did exactl...
