Tag: First Drive
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...
First Drive: 2017 Kia Sportage
If you didn't already know it, Kia is a brand on the move. Over the past decade, they've completely transformed their products from what might have been considered bland, entry level cars to stylish, sporting, and eve...
First Drive: 2016 Acura ILX
The 2016 Acura ILX Tech Plus we have here comes with fresh design since the model made its debut for 2013. This year it gets a new front fascia sporting Acura's now trademark LED Jewel Eye headlamps and daytime runnin...
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: 2015 Volkswagen Golf R
A vehicle that enthusiasts clamored for and now have is the 2015 and now 2016 Volkswagen Golf R, the most powerful version sold in North America. With 292 horsepower and 4Motion all-wheel drive, it's got the goods to ...
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: 2017 Nissan Pathfinder
Since the Nissan Pathfinder left its truck-based SUV role for the brand and became a more gentrified soccer-mom crossover with a sideways sitting engine and uni-body architecture many a man has groused. Nissan howe...
