Tag: Test Drive
Quick drive: 2014 Ford Escape Titanium EcoBoost
Today we took a quick drive in the new 2014 Ford Escape Titanium. Ours was a fully loaded example with the 2.0 liter EcoBoost engine and all-wheel drive, along with all the Titanium Tech Package. It had all the bells ...
Test drive: 2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI SE
This Volkswagen Passat was introduced in 2011, as a car designed and built specifically for the North American market. It's larger than the Passat sold in Europe, with a 110” wheelbase and some 2” wider than the Jetta...
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...
Quick drive: 2014 Ford Fiesta SE Hatch
To keep the Fiesta fresh in the marketplace, it received a new design up front which includes a larger grille which is more like the handsome Ford Fusion. New headlamps and a lower fascia with built-in spoiler round o...
First drive: 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander GT S-AWC
When Mitsubishi redesigned their largest crossover SUV they took the more conservative route in design, toning down the more aggressive and angular lines of the previous model. The shapes are more rounded and subdued,...
First drive: 2014 Kia Soul +
Kia redesigned their popular Soul for 2014, adding refinements and features, new colors and interior finishes. Whats remarkable is that you can hardly tell at first sight. The closer you look the more you realize t...
Test drive: 2014 Toyota Venza Limited V6 AWD
The term “crossover” has been so overused in the past near decade now that it's been hard to know what it really means anymore. The 2014 Toyota Venza however is clearly in the cross-hairs of what crossover means, an a...
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...
First drive: 2014 Toyota Highlander & Highlander Hybrid
For 2014 Toyota has started almost with a clean sheet of paper for their re-designed Highlander three-row crossover SUV. The Highlander now about 3” longer features all new design inside and out, more upscale features...
