Tag: 2016
First Look: 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e
As if BMW wasn't already in cutting edge limelight, they enter the newly minted plug-in hybrid SUV fray with their 2016 X5 xDrive40e. The 2016 X5 xDrive40e plug-in hybrid combines a 240 horsepower 2.0-liter turboch...
Forbidden Fruit: Mercedes-Benz G350d Professional
Yes we can buy the Mercedes-Benz G-Class in North America but because they think we are too rich and too shallow, we can only have the one Cindy Crawford would buy – the fully blinged out G550 and AMG variants G63 and...
Road Test: 2016 Lexus GS-F
The Lexus GS-F is really almost what you would call a successor to the last generation IS-F sedan. Instead of packing their 5.0 liter V8 into the current IS, Lexus decided to instead make it a part of its larger GS si...
Test Drive: 2016 Dodge Charger R/T Scat Pack
The 2016 Dodge Charger R/T is a great place to start, but until recently was a big step down in performance from its big brother the SRT and the SRT Hellcat. But in a stroke of retro genius, Dodge saw fit to bring ...
Test Drive: 2016 Toyota Tacoma Limited 4×4
The Limited trim grade of the new 2016 Toyota Tacoma has its own unique look and feel from the others like the TRD Off-Road and SR-5. Of note, being a more luxuriously appointed truck it has more chrome and bright wor...
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...
Under The Hood: 2016 Subaru WRX STi
The Subaru WRX STi engine legendary, but in large part because it's been around for some time. The EJ257 2.5 liter turbocharged and intercooled four-cylinder boxer engine is virtually identical to the 300 horsepower E...
Is Top Safety Pick for passengers? Not so much
The 2016 Hyundai Tucson was the only compact SUV in its class of Top Safety Pick contenders to be true to the honor this week when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tested them all for the small-overla...
Tech Look: 2016 BMW 7-Series Carbon Core Body
While we usually like to talk up engines and horsepower, the structure under the skin of the new 2016 BMW 7-Series sedan is likely more groundbreaking than anything under its hood. At first glance the 2016 BMW 7-Se...
First Peek: 2016 Buick Cascada
Most people don't think of Buick when it comes to drop-top fun in the sun, but the new 2016 Buick Cascada aims to change all that. Based on the same architecture as the Buick Verano, the new two-door Cascada conve...
