Tag: First Drive
First Drive: 2016 Lexus CT200h Hybrid
To start with, the Lexus CT200h is compact as you'd expect. While it shares is hybrid powertrain with the iconic Toyota Prius, it's chassis platform architecture comes by way of the Corolla. It does have its own uniqu...
First Drive: 2016 Nissan Maxima
Our first brief test drive in the 2016 Nissan Maxima shows us a full-sized sport sedan with a well improved interior, chassis and engine performance. It has been thoroughly redesigned, now over two inches longer a...
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...
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...
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...
First drive: 2014 Toyota Highlander & Highlander Hybrid
For 2014 Toyota has started almost with a clean sheet of paper for their re-designed Highlander three-row crossover SUV. The Highlander now about 3” longer features all new design inside and out, more upscale features...
Quick Drive: 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris
We got our first brief test drive in the all-new 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris midsize commercial van at the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) Truck Rodeo, where it won “Best Commercial Vehicle”. During our brief d...
First Drive: 2017 Audi Q7 3.0T Quattro
The 2017 Audi Q7 is all-new from the ground up. And in our first drive of the new top-end luxury crossover SUV from Audi we find that it continues to evolve, if not age like a fine wine. Styling is evolutionary as ...
First Drive: 2015 Mustang GT 5.0
Our first drive in the all-new 2015 Mustang GT 5.0 finally arrives, giving the opportunity to feel its power, get a hang on its new chassis and size up the re-imagined interior. This is what we've been waiting for, th...
First Drive: 2015 Hyundai Genesis
We recently got our first drive in the all-new 2015 Hyundai Genesis sedan in the mountains to see how it compares to luxury rivals from Germany and Japan. In its second-generation, it received a thorough restyling ins...
