Tag: First Drive
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...
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: 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...
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...
Test Drive Review: 2015 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
The 2015 Volkswagen Jetta GLI is the premium grade here in North America on a car that for the most part is unique for our market, and built in Mexico. Still riding on a version of the last generation Golf VI platform...
First Drive: 2017 Nissan Rogue
The redesigned 2017 Rogue comes to dealerships soon with new styling treatments inside and out along with a lot of new tech features. Our first drive shows that Nissan has paid attention to what needed it, and continu...
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...
Test Drive: 2017 Cadillac XT5 AWD
In our first test drive of the new 2017 Cadillac XT5 luxury crossover SUV, striking was the freshly cut nature of it – much more than a tossed salad of familiar ingredients. All new for 2017, the XT5 represents the...
First Drive: 2017 Toyota 86
Hachi-Roku. The name 86 given to the continuation of the Scion FR-S isn't all that new. It comes from the same car as it's sold globally and from its spiritual father the Corolla AE-86. Today as the 2017 Toyota 86...
First Drive: 2017 Kia Niro Touring
The 2017 Kia Niro represents the brand's first toe in the water with a dedicated hybrid model to take on the Toyota Prius. In our first test drive, we've found a formidable foe with a different take that sets it apart...
