Tag: First Drive
First Drive Review: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata
When it came time for our first drive in the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata, the only choice was to fight the hordes of tourist traffic and take it up to our favorite mountain road. Once past the point where the slow and dodde...
First Drive: 2015 Mustang 2.3 EcoBoost
Finally our first drive of the all new 2015 Mustang takes us for a raw stint in the all-new pony equipped with the 2.3 liter EcoBoost engine. What's it like? How does it drive? Read on. The 2015 Mustang styling has...
First Drive: 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2
While the Toyota TRD Pro enthusiasts have been a loyal following, no other truck in recent memory has had more anticipation in our viewership than the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2. Maybe it's the return of the ZR2 badg...
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...
Quick Drive: 2017 Nissan Rogue Hybrid
We recently got the chance to take a quick drive in the new 2017 Nissan Rogue Hybrid, the brand's new entry aimed square at the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid crossover SUV. The Nissan Rogue Hybrid comes to us with not only a...
First Drive: 2016 Volvo XC90 T6
My first drive opportunity in the 2016 Volvo XC90 was in a T6 Inscription model. This is the top-end trim level, and it felt very much its place the moment I sat behind the wheel. It's clear Volvo has paid a great ...
First Drive: 2017 Toyota Prius Prime
After the debut of the 2017 Prius Prime at the New York Auto Show last spring we've been waiting patiently to drive the new Super Prius, the plug-in ultra extendo range one with all the goods. That day has come and...
First Drive: 2016 Mazda CX5
For 2016 Mazda freshens the exterior design of its popular CX5 with a number of styling elements that while new, continue the theme of its KODO Soul of Motion design language. On our fully optioned Grand Touring teste...
First Drive: 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC300 4Matic Coupe
Coupe is a word thrown around quite loosely by auto manufacturers these days, used more of late to describe form rather than function. In the Mercedes-Benz GLC300 Coupe we've tested, the terminology is all about its f...
First Drive: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro
In our first drive of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, we tested the mid-level 3.6-liter V6 variant with a manual transmission and the up-step RS package. Was it disappointing without the V8 snarl of the SS? Not in the leas...