Tag: 2014
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...
Road Test: 2014 Mazda MX-5 Miata
While I call it the second generation, I must acknowledge that Mazda MX-5 purists call it the third generation known as the NC. While having many detail differences, the first two known as the NA and NB were both virt...
Test Drive: 2014 Lexus GS350 F-Sport AWD
Upon arrival, our tester was a dramatic show for the eyes in the color of Obsidian with the F-Sport 19” black chrome wheels. The styling has worn well since the car's debut as a 2012 model and carries Lexus latest agg...
Test Drive: 2014 Toyota 4Runner Limited
Testing the 2014 Toyota 4Runner Limited was a case of deja vu having just tested a near identical 2013 model last year. This time around we sample new options and features along with its new for 2014 style. Having ...
Reality Check: Ford lowers MPG ratings on 2013-2014 models
Ford owners are getting a reality check this week, in the mail in fact ranging from $150 to over $1000 as good will payments as it lowers fuel economy ratings on several cars. Already having been stung by incorrect...
Test drive: 2014 Lexus IS 250
When Lexus revealed the new IS, we saw that the company previously known for less exciting style actually had some daring and risque DNA in their toolbox all along. Up front, the IS got an aggressive version of the...
Quick drive: 2014 Ford Escape Titanium EcoBoost
Today we took a quick drive in the new 2014 Ford Escape Titanium. Ours was a fully loaded example with the 2.0 liter EcoBoost engine and all-wheel drive, along with all the Titanium Tech Package. It had all the bells ...
First drive: 2014 Audi A6 TDI
Audi has retained its style throughout the decades, evolving ever so slightly as each generation of their cars comes along. The A6 has continued to get sharper and sleeker, with an ever lower looking silhouette. Ou...
Test driven: 2014 Mazda6 Grand Touring
The 2014 Mazda6 is evolutionary from the 2013 model, featuring the latest in the company's KODO design language which is far more elegant and sophisticated then what we have seen in past years. Up front is a sculpt...
Test Drive: 2014 Lexus RX450h Hybrid
Lexus brought us the hybrid RX in the last generation nearly 10 years ago, making headlines at the time and gaining a number of celebrity first adopters as buyers. A luxury SUV that could get high fuel economy was som...
