The latest news and headlines from around the global brake industry. This page lists all of the articles from our automotive test drives.
CHATHAM, Mass. – Tropical storm Lee, the remnant of Hurricane Lee, visited Cape Cod while I had a redesigned-for-2023 GMC Canyon Denali mid-size pickup truck, the perfect vehicle to tour the storm-impacted region even while the rain pounded and the…
CHATHAM, Mass. – I am happy whenever I get the chance to review a Mazda, so when a fresh subcompact 2024 Mazda 3 Hatchback Turbo Premium Plus arrived prior to a road trip to Maine, I was thrilled. The pint-sized…
CHATHAM, Mass. – When Honda designed its all-new three-row 2023 Pilot the Japanese automaker engineered the TrailSport variant as the most off-road capable sport-utility vehicle (SUV) in the company’s history. A 10-day period with the 2023 Honda Pilot AWD TrailSport…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Four years ago, Kia introduced its range-topping Telluride three-row sport-utility vehicle (SUV), but the Korean auto maker refuses to sit on its laurels infusing the 2023 version with several upgrades, as well as two off-road-skewed trim levels…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The 2023 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X Crew Cab mid-size pickup kept surprising throughout my week behind the wheel. Surprise number one: just how livable the truck was for a non-trucker like me. Ingress and egress was easy for…
CHATHAM, Mass. – To most Americans who even remember the Alfa Romeo name, the image it evokes is a sleek, sexy two-seat roadster with unique Italian flair being driven by the likes of Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren along the…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Mercedes-Benz lists 12 different SUVs on its consumer website, from the subcompact GLA to the uber-premium/luxury Mercedes-Maybach GLS. I recently spent a week in a 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4MATIC, the latest iteration of the company’s original…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Allowing the customer to find just the right full-size pickup to meet his or her needs has been the cornerstone of this segment for generations, so when the desire is for a value-oriented, four-door, five-or-six-passenger pickup to…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The redesigned (second generation) 2024 Chevrolet Trax 2RS subcompact sport-utility (SUV) surprised me – in a particularly good way. I did not expect much when I was told I would be spending a week in the 1.2-liter,…
CHATHAM, Mass. – I sampled the all-new 2024 Mazda CX-90v a few months ago during the annual #IMPA #2023SpringBrake and came away impressed following the 15-minute drive. Mazda calls the CX-90 its flagship, a title it deserves, especially the fully…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The rain was intense and unrelenting when the 2023 BMW Z4 sDrive30i came to my driveway, damping the enjoyment a modern sports car like this can provide. But after two days of intense downpours, punctuated by lightning…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The Nissan Pathfinder has been a popular mid-size sport utility (SUV) since its 1985 introduction, becoming more entrenched in the market as each subsequent generation became more refined and user-friendly. The fifth generation, launched as a 2022…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The look is entirely unique but the swift, quiet, smooth driving experience says the four-door sedan maneuvering smoothly through the twisting bay-side roads of Wellfleet, Mass. is the latest offering from the growing family of Hyundai electric…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Some 15 months ago I wrote “The new Ford Maverick XL hybrid makes owning a pickup truck a much more reasonable proposition for those who do not want – or need – the scale of today’s full-size…
CHATHAM, Mass. – This is the third consecutive year I have sampled a Mazda CX-30 2.5 Turbo Premium Plus. The week behind the wheel of the pint-size wonder reinforced my opinion this is at the top of the list of…
CHATHAM, Mass. – A decade after Nissan pioneered battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in the United States with its small four-door Leaf it has introduced the Ariya, an all-new, ground-up electric-vehicle, into the rapidly expanding, competitive U.S. electric-vehicle market. The Ariya brings…
CHATHAM, Mass. – There is a lot to like about the Texas-manufactured 2023 Toyota Tundra, which benefited from the changes introduced last year with the launch of third generation of the company’s full-size pickup truck. The comprehensively equipped Tundra 4X4…
BEAR MOUNTAIN, N.Y. – Electric vehicles, like the Hyundai Ioniq 6, Volvo S60 Recharge PHEV and Mazda CX-90 PHEV, are amongst the myriad of new models emerging on a regular basis reaffirming the move towards full electrification of automotive propulsion.…
CHATHAM, MA – The number on the 2023 Hyundai Tucson PHEV (plug-in hybrid) dash was other worldy – 308 miles per gallon! The number reflected my diligence in plugging the sport utility vehicle (SUV) into the charger every chance I…
PALO ALTO — The BRAKE Report realized it left out a significant photo for the recent review the 2023 Kia EV6 GT super EV — the lime-green brake calipers and huge ventilated rotors The brake system, as we mentioned in…