Tag: 2016
The Round Up: 2016 SUVs with a REAL frame
I recently had a viewer ask, “Are there any real SUVs available with solid truck frame under them anymore?” That's a good question, and thank God the answer is yes. So we're rounding up the full list of 2016 SUV's tha...
The Round Up: Cars I’d Buy 2016
Each year channels round up their car of the year or 10 best. At TestDrivenTV we have the “I'd Buy It” list, cars we like so much we would buy with our own money. Calendar year 2016 was a banner year for new cars, ...
The Round Up: Chicago Auto Show Pickup Trucks
The media days of the 2016 Chicago Auto Show have come and gone, the big takeaway this year being that trucks remain big here in the US of A. Pickups headlined most of the major automaker reveals this year and we've g...
Top Five: 2016 LA Auto Show Concepts
The LA Auto Show now known as Auto Mobility LA was jamb packed with new car and truck reveals and some healthy concept cars this year. Of all the concepts, some are virtually production ready others are pie in the sky...
Under The Hood: 2015-2021 Lexus RC-F
The Lexus RC-F 5.0 liter V8 is an engine exclusive to the brand with a very high feature content compared to the 5.7 liter V8 which is shared with some Toyota products. It’s got a lot of expensive hardware and a h...
Under The Hood: 2016 Audi Q3 Quattro 2.0 TFSI
Because the the 2016 Audi Q3 is still based on the older A5 or Golf V architecture, it was not updated with the latest generation of the 2.0 VW/Audi EA888 engine. This means that it's one generation back of what most ...
Under The Hood: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro 3.6 V6
Sharing its Alpha Platform architecture with the current Cadillac ATS, the new Chevrolet Camaro engine bay has many similarities in structure and layout. There's room for a big V8 of course, making it seem spacious wi...
Under The Hood: 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 5.3 V8
This is a full-sized pickup which means like most that came before it, getting deep under the hood means climbing up onto it and diving in. And once you're there a lot of what you came to see is hidden beneath but we ...
Under The Hood: 2016 Chrysler 300S 5.7 HEMI
Chrysler's 5.7 HEMI V8 has come along way from its basic roots in the 1950's. And even saying that isn't really fair as aside its basic design layout, it shares not a single part or bolt with anything dating back more...
Under The Hood: 2016 Dodge Charger R/T Scat Pack
The SRT 392 HEMI or 6.4 liter V8, whichever you prefer has been offered in the Dodge Charger for some time. Before the 707 horsepower supercharged Hellcat V8 came along, it was to top of the ladder for performance in ...
