Tag: 2016
First Drive: 2015 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk
I actually tested two of the Jeep Renegade Trailhawks here just outside of San Antonio, Texas. One was the color Anvil and the other Omaha Orange. The blue gray shade of Anvil is only available on the top-level Trailh...
Under The Hood: 2016 Volkswagen Golf 1.8 TSI
The 1.8-liter turbocharged four-cylinder EA888 in the Volkswagen Golf is the newest engine in the brand's family of cars. It's now the base engine for the Golf, the SportWagen, Beetle, and Passat here in North America...
Reality Check: 2015 Ford F-150 crash tests
This week the IIHS announced results of their crash testing for the 2015 Ford F-150 pickups, which had both good and bad news for its new all-aluminum body. The good news is that the new full size crew-cab achieved...
SEMA Show 2015: Ford F-150 Concepts Preview
Seven custom 2016 Ford F-150 concept trucks are headed to the SEMA show this year. The F-150 is always hot at the trade show, having won SEMA’s “Hottest Truck” Award more than any other. This year MRT, know...
Motoring Monday: August 3, 2015
On Motoring Monday for August 3rd, 2015 we've got more gratuitous Shelby GT350R track footage with sound, the 2016 Lexus IS sedans and a new top of the line Ford F-150. And speaking of F-150, new crash tests show i...
First Look: 2016 Scion FR-S Release Series 2.0
The 2016 Scion FR-S Release Series 2.0 makes its debut at the SEMA Show, the second installment of the brand's special editions for the rear-wheel drive sports car. Taking on a more upscale theme, the 2016 Scio...
Reality Check: Nissan Evolution of the Sports Sedan
At the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance it's actually more about the classics than the showboating of new cars by the automakers to a captive audience of wealth. And Nissan cashed in on both, staging a nostalgic j...
First Look Extended Play: 2016 Shelby GT350 Mustang
Opening a new chapter in the Mustang's book, Ford has unveiled its growling and snarling new beast, the 2016 Shelby GT350 Mustang. A car that will surely eclipse the BOSS 302 and perhaps the contemporary Chevrolet Z/2...
Road Test Review: 2016 Lexus IS 200t
For 2016 the Lexus IS joined the now growing four-cylinder club with their new IS 200t. Styling is largely the same as before, but their base model sheds its 2.5 liter V6 for a more powerful 2.0 liter turbocharged fou...
First Drive: 2016 Range Rover Sport TD6
You've already seen it muddy and dirty in our opening segment, and you'll see more of that in a few moments but it would be uncivilized to start out the review with nothing less than a showroom clean and detailed Rang...
