Tag: First Drive
First drive: 2014 Toyota Tundra Platinum CrewMax
Like its peers, the Tundra's new sheet metal is more chiseled and bold. The front end gets the most attention with a sharper grille and angular headlamps...which by the way are now adjustable to compensate for heavy l...
First Drive: 2016 Lexus RX 350 F Sport
In my first brief drive in the all-new 2016 Lexus RX 350, I discovered that Lexus is getting quite practiced at evolving their brand of luxury into new areas while at the same time polishing up what already works well...
First Drive: 2016 Mazda CX9 Signature
Arriving at dealerships now is the all-new 2017 Mazda CX9 three-row crossover. Replacing the oldest model in the Mazda showroom, this one brings a ground up redesign that shares nothing with the one it replaces. In...
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: 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander GT S-AWC
When Mitsubishi redesigned their largest crossover SUV they took the more conservative route in design, toning down the more aggressive and angular lines of the previous model. The shapes are more rounded and subdued,...
First Drive: 2017 Fiat 124 Spider
The Fiat 124 Spider returns in the new century, bringing with it the charm and heritage of the original that made its debut in the 1960s. Today however it's got something different going on beneath its skin. A few ...
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: 2016 Kia Optima SX Limited
While it looks very similar to the previous generation Optima, it is all-new from the ground up for 2016 with a chassis that stretches slightly longer, taller and wider than before. It has a longer wheelbase now at 11...
First Drive: 2017 Chrysler Pacifica
We recently got a chance to take the all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica for a very short test drive here in my hometown of Phoenix. Now minivan has been a dirty word, but Chrysler is actually wearing it on their sleeve. ...
First Drive: 2016 Honda Pilot
The all-new 2016 Honda Pilot is dramatically more stylish than last year's more squared off and boxy design, with sexier creases and lines, more artful details, and in general a less dowdy appearance. It's much closer...
