12 Nov, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
The Mazda CX-50 Hybrid Was (Mostly) Worth the Wait: First Drive Review
There are so many good compact crossovers out there. Honda CR-V? An excellent choice. Hyundai Tucson? Another great option. Toyota RAV4? It’s a best-seller for a reason. Mazda doesn’t get as much love in this category, but the Japanese automaker still has two excellent options, the CX-5 and the CX-50. The CX-5 has been around […]
Did you know the Nissan Rogue is one of the best-selling SUVs in America? It handily outsells everything from the Detroit brands and ranks third overall behind the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. Nissan hopes to gain even more ground on its Japanese rivals with the burly Rock Creek Edition. Nissan invited us to check […]
Ford sold almost 200,000 F-Series pickups (F-150, F-250, and F-350) from July through September, compared to just 15,500 Rangers during the same period. Frankly, I have no idea why. Next to a typical full-size, half-ton truck, the Ranger sits just as high, has similar truck looks, truck tires, and a truck frame, and it tows […]
5 Nov, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
You Should Buy the BMW M5 Touring Over the Sedan: First Drive Review
If you’re expecting to hear that driving the 2025 BMW M5 Touring is patently different than driving the M5 sedan, sorry to disappoint. Sure, there are some differences to the spring rates and chassis tuning to account for the long roof’s slightly heavier weight, but the intent is to make the two cars feel the […]
What if I told you there was a car that would happily fit a family of four and all of its gear, could hold its own off-road, and looks as fresh as they come, all while costing less than $36,000 (when converted to USD and with every option)? Would you slap me in the face […]
29 Oct, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
The Ram 1500 RHO Isn't Just a Great Performance Truck: First Drive Review
After barely 30 seconds in the driver’s seat of a 2025 Ram 1500 RHO, my co-driver is already egging me on for more speed: “Go faster! Full throttle! You can go faster through this section!” It’s true. The 2025 Ram 1500 RHO is incredibly capable of zipping over rough terrain at stupid speeds. It doesn’t […]
A quarter-million-dollar SUV with an Aston Martin badge should be a pretty easy sell these days, what with Bentley’s and Lamborghini’s SUVs moving quicker than the manufacturers can build them. But the Aston Martin DBX hasn’t been nearly as popular as the Bentayga, Urus, or others in the sporty, ultra-luxe SUV segment, even though Aston’s […]
28 Oct, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
Bison Vs Raptor Vs Trailhunter: The Ultimate Off-Road Truck Showdown
The American West can credibly stake its claim as the most beautiful part of the country. At least most of the year. But for a few short weeks each fall, the Northeast is spectacular, an overhead explosion of red, orange, and yellow attracts the masses to the Adirondacks, Appalachian, Poconos, and these mountains, the Catskills. […]
27 Oct, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
The Vanquish and Its V-12 Will Save Aston Martin: First Drive Review
Aston Martin is in desperate need of a flagship. The DB12 and the Vantage are great cars with lots of style, but they don’t exactly have the same vibes as Astons past. Their borrowed V-8 engines aren’t nearly as awe-inspiring as Aston’s iconic V-12s. Enter the new Vanquish. The Vanquish you see here isn’t the […]
All it took was a young, hungry Austrian engineer by the name of Ferdinand Karl Piëch to think, “An inline-four runs a bit too rough” and “Well, an inline-six is a bit too long” for the odd but lovable inline-five to first exist, then become the defining engine layout for Audi. Well, Piëch was also […]