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. – Appearances can certainly be misleading as the surprising refreshed 2022 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle (EV) offers a lot more vehicle than simply the ability to pass every gas pump. The look is modern, 5-door subcompact with the…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Continuing the lineage begun with the pioneering of the sport sedan concept in 1968 with BMW’s introduction of the iconic 2002 coupe, the German automaker has produced the 2022 BMW i4 M50 Gran Coupe, its first all-electric…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Every time Lexus introduces a new or completely redesigned/reengineered model, it moves the luxury/technology/performance needle up several notches. One of the latest examples is the thoroughly re-thought NX compact sport-utility/crossover vehicle (SUV/CUV) range. Interested consumers can choose…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric vehicle (EV) does not look like anything else on the road on Cape Cod – or anywhere else in the U.S. for that matter, making a statement the Korean automaker will be…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Charging around Cape Cod takes on a new meaning when the vehicle in question is a redesigned 2022 Hyundai Kona Electric subcompact sport-utility vehicle (SUV). We spent a week in a Kona Electric Limited which meant the…
CHATHAM, Mass. – If Goldilocks had ventured into the three bears’ SUV-filled garage, she would have chosen the 2022 Kia Sorento as her ride because, as she said about everything she liked in their home, “It is just right.” The…
CHATHAM, Mass. – It was the discovery of 16-inch human-like footprints in the forests of the Pacific Northwest which birthed the legend of Bigfoot. Some seven decades later, the tread marks left by massive 35-inch mud-terrain tires indicated Bigfoot –…
CHATHAM, Mass. – I saw it but had trouble believing it: the instrument cluster of the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4xe indicated 35.7 miles per gallon during my week behind the wheel. With more than 30 years of Grand…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The all-new 2023 Mazda CX-50 2.5 Turbo with Premium Plus Package brings Mazda’s driving dynamics, well-integrated technology and flowing styling to an American-influenced compact sport-utility vehicle designed to have a more rugged than previous SUVs from the…
CHATHAM, Mass. – “What is it?” “Is it an electric car?” It has been a long time since I have driven a vehicle which received as much attention or created as much of a reaction as the 2022 Kia EV6…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Whenever I get to sample a Mazda, I find myself looking for challenging roads, knowing the experience will be fun because I had been in this position before. Driving the value-packed 2022 Mazda3 2.5 Turbo Hatchback AWD…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Smorgasbord might be a Swedish word, but the term perfectly describes Hyundai’s diverse sport-utility/crossover-utility (SUV/CUV) choices. The American buyer can choose from seven SUV/CUV body variants, from the subcompact Venue to the three-row Palisade. The choice of…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Today’s vehicles are virtually all competent, well-engineered machines, but few are designed to be as much fun to drive as the new 2022 Hyundai Elantra N with manual transmission. In 2021 Hyundai thoroughly redesigned and modernized the…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The full-size pickup truck might be the best-selling vehicle segment in the American market, but it is the sport utility vehicle (SUV), especially the mid-size version, which sits at the heart of the nation’s automotive world. And…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The more time I spent behind the wheel of the new 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander SEL 2.5 S-AWC enjoying the broad range of features and amenities, the more impressed I was by how much sport utility vehicle came…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Owls, hawks, even the occasional eagle fill the sky above Cape Cod, but none made the same impression on the Massachusetts peninsula as the orange metallic Raptor I piloted around the region’s highways and byways. Ford took…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The new 2022 Subaru WRX Premium is a raucous machine. The street-legal descendent of the Japanese company’s legendary rally champions comes packed with free-revving, loud power which begs you to attack roads which would give pause to…
CHATHAM, Mass. – BMW, with a history of transforming sedans into exciting vehicles, continues this tradition with its redesigned 2022 BMW M440i xDrive Gran Coupe, the latest iteration of the sport sedan originated with the mid-60s BMW 2002. This second-generation…
CHATHAM, Mass. – During the first trip I made in the 2021 Ford Escape Titanium PHEV – plug-in hybrid electric vehicle – the compact sport-utility/crossover’s (SUV/CUV) instant fuel-economy meter registered 999 miles per gallon. I can easily explain this amazing…
CHATHAM, Mass. – When Lexus burst upon the U.S. automotive scene in the late 80s the German-competitor LS400 sedan led the charge, garnering most of the fanfare and raves, while its entry-level ES 250 stablemate was portrayed by the media…