Tag: Test Drive
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...
MPG Road Trip Challenge: 2014 Lexus ES300h Hybrid
Like the upscale setting of Old Town Scottsdale, the Lexus ES300h Hybrid has the fashionable and artistic style that makes it an attractive option for luxury car buyers. Up front the Lexus spindle grille wraps dow...
First Drive: 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax
We test drove the new 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax, which goes on sale soon with its new 2.8 liter four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine, a powerplant also available in the GMC Canyon. Our test vehicles were both Z-71 ...
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: 2018 Toyota Camry
Our first test drive of the all-new 2018 Toyota Camry took place in the cool summer climate of Portland, Oregon amid the scenic and romantic wine country back roads you might see in one of its brochures. A fitting...
Test Drive: 2018 Honda Odyssey
On our test drive of the 2018 Honda Odyssey we are reminded that minivans are a fickle corner of the automotive market. They serve a needed purpose, but they face an image problem in the mass market because they just ...
Quick Drive: 2016 Scion iA
In our test drives this week, we got our first stint behind the wheel of the all-new 2016 Scion iA sedan. It's a car that represents a number of firsts for the brand and offers more than than meets the eye. ...
Test Drive: 2018 Volkswagen Atlas SEL AWD
When the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas was first shown, they parked it aside the classic and iconic Microbus from the 1960's in a bid to paint the new SUV in the image of their brand of road going travel Americana. At fir...
First Drive: 2015 Nissan Pathfinder
Nissan sells about 7,000 Pathfinders a month in the US as of this video, making it popular but a few spots down the sales chart from the Explorer, Highlander and Pilot. As we have it here it was introduced as a 2013 m...
Test Drive: 2024 Ford Mustang GT Performance
For 2024 the S550 Ford Mustang became the next-generation S650 Mustang with an evolutionary styling rework, an all-new interior and a number of detail tweaks throughout. While almost all of the part numbers will h...
