Tag: Id Buy It
Test Drive: 2017 Volkswagen GTI S
Driving the 2017 Volkswagen GTI on the mountain roads of Arizona was a holistic wayback machine experience for me having cut my canyon carving teeth some 30 years ago on the same roads in a 1984 GTI, the first generat...
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...
Test Drive: 2015 Chevrolet Colorado Z71
We spent a week with the all-new 2015 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 crew cab long bed pickup truck to see what it's like to live with and if it challenges competitors. What did we find? To start off with the 2015 Chevrole...
Test Drive: 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack
One of the most anticipated vehicles from Volkswagen in some time is the 2017 Golf Alltrack wagon that offers a more off-road flair to the already popular Golf Sportwagen. Taking a set of cues from the Subaru Outba...
Motoring Monday: The 2015 “I’d Buy It” list
Today on Motoring Monday we share the TestDrivenTV “Id Buy It” list from our test drives in 2015. These are cars that host Sam Haymart liked enough that if he were shopping in their category, he'd buy it. Think of it ...
My Order Is In: 2022 Ford Maverick
I buy cars too. With all the energy and excitement about the new compact crossover pickup truck segment about to roll upon us, I have been watching carefully. The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz was unveiled first, the th...
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: 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen TDI
This week, we finally got behind the wheel of the all-new 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen TDI for a test in the mountains above Phoenix, Arizona to see if it can really achieve its promise of 40 plus mpg. The 2015 ...
First Drive: 2016 Kia Sorento AWD
For 2016 the Kia Sorento takes a deft move upmarket with a higher base price by about $600 and much higher top-out price for a fully trimmed out SX Limited such as our 2.0T AWD tester here which stickers at about $45,...
Id Buy It List 2023: The Ones I’d Buy!
Our annual roundup of cars we liked well enough that they make it to our Id Buy It list is our own form of a 10-Best or Car Of The Year many media outlets do. It's our highest recommendation, our highest praise, b...
