Posts Tagged ‘first drive’
Texas Auto Roundup hosted by the Texas Auto Writers Association
Every year the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) hosts a big gathering of new cars called the Texas Auto Roundup. All manufacturers are invited to bring some of their best and newest vehicles for automotive journalist to test drive. At the end of the day, they choose winners in different categories, including the Car of [...] read_more»
Scion FR-S – Las Vegas Preview and Quick Drive
We don’t venture out of Texas that often to review a car. We normally like to drive the car here in Texas, on our normal everyday driving roads, so we get a real perspective of how the vehicle behaves for everyday driving. Obviously, we’ll make exceptions like we did with the Scion FR-S. We were [...] read_more»
Full Review of the 2012 Chevrolet Traverse
Driving a big, 3-row SUV is usually a telling sign that the driver has a larger family and needs the extra seating to pack everyone in one vehicle. This isn’t always true in Texas, as you’ll see many people driving Tahoe’s or Expedition’s and never carry more than 3 or 4 people at a time, [...] read_more»
Sonic the Turbo – Review of the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic 1LT TURBO
First and foremost, let’s do some house cleaning. The Sonic is a replacement for the Chevrolet Aveo. Don’t look on this site for an Aveo review, because there isn’t one. I have driven a few versions of the Aveo. Back when running a small local dealership in Dallas we would stumble across an Aveo or [...] read_more»
Quick Drive: 2012 Hyundai Veloster
I’ve always been a big fan of small, sporty hatchbacks. As a matter of fact, as many of our readers might already know, my first car was an 88 Honda Civic hatch. My next car was an 88 Acura Integra Special. They were both great little cars and lots of fun to drive. In the past few months, we’ve driven read_more»
Quick Drive: 2011 Honda Civic
If you read our Quick Drive of the 2011 Kia Forte 5, then you really already know what my opinion is about the Honda Civic. My first car was an 88 Civic hatch and I remember the time when the Civic was the car to own because it was cheap and the engine was sporty and almost bulletproof. I guess read_more»
Quick Drive: 2011 Kia Optima Turbo
We reviewed the 2011 Kia Optima about a month ago, and I still maintain that for the price, it’s one of the best looking cars you can get right now. We already felt like the 2.4 liter engine in the Optima we drove then was pretty peppy, but I wouldn’t consider it fast car. Now with a 2.0 liter turbocharged read_more»
Quick Drive: 2012 Fiat 500
After Fiat bought out Chrysler to up its stake in the company, Fiat knows it has a lasting presence in America. The plan is to rollout the entire Fiat line-up to the U.S. market, starting with the Fiat 500. As the ambassador to the brand then, the 500 really needs to be a big hit for Fiat. So what did read_more»
Quick Drive: 2011 Infiniti G37 IPL
Our friend at Reflections of a Drive did a real good full review of this car a few weeks before the Auto Roundup. It really got me excited to drive this car and see what’s what compared to the regular G37 and the Genesis Coupe I drive as a daily driver. First of all, you can’t deny that the G37 is read_more»
Quick Drive: 2011 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Track 3.8
Let me start this out by saying, if you are in the market for a rear-wheel-drive coupe that looks great, performs great, and doesn’t kill your pocketbook at least test drive the Genesis Coupe. I did, and bought one. I personally own a 3.8 V6 Grand Touring. I bought that model because everything I read about the Track model said read_more»
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