Tag: Test Drive
Test Drive: 2017 Kia Niro Touring
The 2017 Kia Niro is the brand's first attempt to offer a dedicated hybrid model much akin to the Toyota Prius in that it doesn't come in a non-hybrid variant. The Niro was developed together with partner company ...
Trail Test: 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek
While most competitors in the compact crossover field created a dedicated design, the Subaru XV Crosstrek is a more straight-forward approach. They simply started with their Impreza five-door hatch, giving it a health...
First Drive Review: 2016 Toyota Tacoma
For the last several years Toyota has been happily selling their Tacoma pickups to a loyal group of buyers, but the market got hotter this year with the new GM mid-size trucks in the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon....
Auto News Sunday: July 6, 2014
Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat has 707 horsepower Just a month ago Dodge announced the coming Challenger SRT Hellcat with a mind-blowing 6.2 liter supercharged HEMI engine, at the time saying it would have over 600 h...
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 Drive: 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4
Starting at $13,995, the 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 is one of the least expensive sedans you can buy in North America save only for the Ford Fiesta sedan at $13,660 and Nissan Versa sedan that starts at $11,990. Rig...
Test Drive: 2022 Ford Maverick XL Hybrid
The headline of the press release for the 2022 Ford Maverick read, “40 MPG city, standard hybrid, seats five, starts under $20K”. Yep that sounds like the deal of the century, where do we sign up? We did exactl...
First Drive: 2014 Nissan Rogue SV
The 2014 Nissan Rogue also sold as the X-Trail in other parts of the world has been gaining a following and after spending some time with it this week we are beginning to see why. For this year it was restyled fro...
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: 2018 Honda Accord Touring 2.0
In driving the all-new 2018 Honda Accord it was easy to see why the car remains at or near the top of sales charts, and consequently why Ford has simply given up and will get out of the sedan business. The Accord is j...
