Tag: Id Buy It
Test Drive: 2017 Kia Sorento SXL V6 AWD
When Kia took their top-line Sorento crossover SUV upscale with new styling, improved interiors, new technical toys and more safety. The 2017 Kia Sorento SXL V6 AWD we tested showcased all that which is new and good. ...
2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Road Test Review
We test drive the 485 horsepower 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT in the city for some backstreet brawling and on the country roads for wide open fun. It's the kind of car that makes you want to be the bad guy who hangs on i...
Test Drive: 2016 Fiat 500C Abarth
Frenzied was the atmosphere when we got news the 2016 Fiat 500C Abarth would come to us for a week long test. It didn't disappoint on our mountain back roads, offering up a pugnaciously fun driving character and a bit...
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...
Quick Drive: 2018 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition
With the 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT what you get is like most five-door sport hatch compacts in class, an upgraded base model that's packed with more goodies and niceties than you will find in the four-door sedan on whic...
Id Buy It List 2022: Best Of Our Tests
Every year we anoint a select few vehicles we test with the honor of a place on our“Id Buy It list”, which is to say it's good enough I would buy it. These are vehicles that hit a magic mix of aesthetic qualities,...
Test Drive: 2022 Ford Maverick XLT AWD FX4
The 2022 Ford Maverick has captured our attention from the word go with the announcement last June that it would start at $19,995 and come standard as a hybrid with 40 plus mpg. Since then we've ordered one and ha...
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...
Test Drive: 2020 Honda Civic Si Sedan
When we first tested the Honda Civic Si back in 2017when it became available in the current generation, we loved it. It went on our I'd Buy It list just as the previous generation had. The combination of grin inducing...
Test Drive: 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid
The 2021 Honda Accord received fresh styling treatments, more tech features and increased performance by way of powertrain tweaks. In our drive we found out why it remains top of class for many buyers. Those bu...
