Tag: Review
Motoring Minute: 2015 Ram 1500 Rebel
At Detroit, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles added a new off-roady trim grade to their light duty trucks in the new Ram 1500 Rebel. The new Rebel adds a comprehensive list of modifications to the Ram 1500 from visuals lik...
Road Trippin: Why the IIHS safety ratings matter
When doing automotive our reviews, crash test data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is often quoted. The reasons why are as important as the data itself. To start with, our reviews here on Tes...
First Drive: 2015 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid
The 2015 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid comes to us in the last years of the current generation, offering the most fuel-efficient version of the Liftback model you can buy. Styling is familiar as the Prius has been the b...
MPG Challenge: 2014 Ford Fiesta SFE 1.0 EcoBoost
The Ford Fiesta has been with us now in the US since 2010 and it received a styling update for the 2014 model year which gave it new headlamps and sharper grille. It also gained the ultra fuel efficient 1.0 lite EcoBo...
First Look: 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600
The Maybach name returns with the improving economic climate this year as the Mercedes-Maybach S600 is unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Now a sub-brand of Mercedes-Benz, the new Mercedes-Maybach line will be ...
First Look: 2016 Acura ILX & ILX A-SPEC
At the Los Angeles International Auto Show, Honda's upscale brand Acura showed they intend to get competitive again, revealing a significantly updated 2016 Acura ILX sedan. Three years after its debut, Acura adds more...
First Look: 2016 Fiat 500x
If you thought Fiat wasn’t serious about attacking our market like a piranha, look no further than their all new 2016 Fiat 500x compact crossover. Looking like a 4-door 500 who’s been working out and just got a lift k...
First Look: 2016 Ford Explorer
The Blue Oval has revealed their freshly re-imagined 2016 Ford Explorer at the Los Angeles Auto Show, taking their most important sport utility brave into the next few years with crisp new styling and important new te...
Test Drive: 2015 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
We get our first extended seat time with the new 2015 Volkswagen Jetta TDI which gets an all new engine for 2015 and a number of key upgrades. For 2015, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI isn't yet part of the new MQB family...
First Look Extended Play: 2016 Shelby GT350 Mustang
Opening a new chapter in the Mustang's book, Ford has unveiled its growling and snarling new beast, the 2016 Shelby GT350 Mustang. A car that will surely eclipse the BOSS 302 and perhaps the contemporary Chevrolet Z/2...
