Tag: Road Test
Test drive: 2014 Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4×4 1794 Edition
For 2014 the Toyota Tundra was redesigned inside and out. The exterior shed its bubbly conservative look for a more chiseled and masculine theme with harder edges and sharper creases. The grill is bold and tall wit...
Test drive: 2014 Nissan Quest LE
The Nissan Quest offers up likely the most unique of minivan styling out there right now. Nissan is well known for their rather French inspired art project design language, and the Quest is almost iconic of it. A l...
Test drive: 2014 Lexus IS 250
When Lexus revealed the new IS, we saw that the company previously known for less exciting style actually had some daring and risque DNA in their toolbox all along. Up front, the IS got an aggressive version of the...
Test drive: 2014 Toyota Avalon Limited
The 2014 Avalon is built on a stretched Camry platform but fortunately shares no sheet-metal or family resemblance at all. It's much more premium and upscale looking, if not a little bit sporty. Our Limited's ten spok...
MPG Challenge: 2014 Mazda3 Grand Touring 2.0
Before we hit the road, lets do a quick walk-around of the new Mazda3 sedan. No longer sharing its underlying architecture with Ford, Mazda made a few styling changes right away. It follows the company's KODO design l...
Quick drive: 2015 Volvo XC60 T6 Drive-E
Volvo is at the beginning stages of re-inventing their entire product lineup, building on the safety reputation of its heritage, but adding in some exciting new elements. We recently got a very brief chance to test th...
Test drive: 2014 Lexus IS350 F-Sport AWD
The F-Sport is a package you can order on either the IS250 or the most powerful IS350 sedan. In addition you can also order up all-wheel drive on both. Akin to the BMW M Sport or Mercedes Sport packages of the past...
Test drive: 2014 Volkswagen Passat 1.8 TSI
The new 1.8 liter direct-injected engine is the big news for 2014 here under the hood. This new standard engine betters the old 2.5 liter five by some three mpg on the highway. The third generation EA888 four-cylinder...
First drive: 2014 Toyota Corolla ECO
The Toyota Corolla was completely redesigned for the 2014 model year with a focus on making it more appealing to the eye. It received a makeover from the wheels up that gives it Toyota's most recent design language wh...
Test drive: 2014 Toyota Corolla LE
Our 2014 Corolla LE also represents the most popular trim grade Toyota expects to sell, with take rate of over half of total sales. The mid-grade LE comes in above the L which starts at $16,800. The top of the line S ...
