Tag: First Drive
First Drive: 2017 Nissan Armada
The 2017 Nissan Armada comes to showrooms soon, replacing the Titan pickup based Armada we've come to know since 2004. The new Armada comes by way of the global market Nissan Patrol, also recognizable here as a cousin...
Off-Road Test: 2017 Toyota Land Cruiser
The Toyota Land Cruiser is a landmark like that place in your hometown that's always there when you come back, no matter how much the rest of the world has changed. While it's gotten modern touches over the years it r...
First Drive: 2016 Nissan Titan XD 5.6
If you’ve been watching the new 2016 Nissan Titan XD and its Cummins diesel V8, but really want to pump gasoline when you buy fuel, your day has finally come. The new 5.6 liter Endurance V8 is now landing on store she...
First Drive Impressions: 2016 Nissan Titan XD Cummins
At the Texas Auto Writers Truck Rodeo event last October, I was one of the first journalists in the United States to test the all-new 2016 Nissan Titan XD with the Cummins turbo-diesel engine. Only now the embargo has...
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: 2014 Nissan Rogue SV
The 2014 Nissan Rogue also sold as the X-Trail in other parts of the world has been gaining a following and after spending some time with it this week we are beginning to see why. For this year it was restyled fro...
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: 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...
First Drive: 2015 Toyota Yaris SE
For 2015 Toyota gave its entry level Yaris a substantial facelift both inside and out. Most obvious is its new facial design which shares the rounded mouth button nosed look also seen in the 2015 Camry sedan. At th...
