The 2014 KIA Cadenza is new near luxury sedan that could have been built in German a few years ago. It is no secret that KIA head designer, Peter Schreyer, used to design Audi’s. You can’t help but see the connection in any new KIA model. But perhaps the new 2014 KIA Cadenza is the [...]
The new 2014 Chevrolet Silverado is all new with three different engine choices. In this exclusive, fun and informative TFLcar 2014 Chevy Silverado review we take the test the brand new pickup truck both on road and off-road. We even try towing with the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado to see how it handles a heavy load. [...]
The new 2013 Buick Encore is the automaker’s first small crossover vehicle. It comes with front- or all-wheel drive and has luxury, nimble handling, four-door hatchback versatility and decent fuel economy. The Encore also has just adequate open-road acceleration from its small, turbocharged and intercooled four-cylinder 1.4-liter engine. It’s fairly heavy at 3,180-3,309 pounds, so [...]
The new 2014 Subaru Forester XT is a family hauler with the ground clearance of a Jeep Wrangler and Subaru’s well know symmetric all-wheel-drive system. Recently we took the 2014 Subaru Forester off-road in one of the worst Colorado snow storms of the year and we quickly go the Forester stuck. Without proper snow tires, [...]
The all-new 2013 Audi RS 5 almost feels like a race car for the street, with its glued-to-the-road suspension, strong brakes and awesome, high-revving 4.2-liter V-8 that generates 450-horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque. That naturally aspirated V-8 is good for an oh-my-gosh 0-60 m.p.h time and, says Audi, an electronically governed top speed of [...]
The 2013 MINI Cooper S Paceman ALL4 is the newest and perhaps most unique MINI you can buy today. The Paceman All4 has three doors, four seats and sloping roof line making it a unique, if not all that mini, all-wheel-drive coupe. It seats only four, but comes with a very strong dash of character [...]
The 2013 MINI Cooper S Paceman ALL4 is the newest and perhaps most unique new MINI on the market. The 2013 MINI Cooper S Paceman All4 has three doors, four seats and sloping roof line making it a unique, if not mini, all-wheel-drive coupe. In this fun and informative TFLcar 0-60 MPH review we test [...]
The all-new 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid is designed to outgun the popular Prius V model, which is the largest Prius hybrid model. That’s a big job because the Prius is the darling in its various forms of the hybrid-car crowd. However, the front-drive C-Max appears to be a fairly well proven vehicle in that Ford [...]
The new 2013 Fiat 500e is an all electric EV version of the Fiat 500. Unlike the gasoline powered Fiat 500 which is rated at 40 MPG, the new 500e gets 116 MPGe. It will also go 87 miles on a full charge and will zip up to an 88 MPH top speed. But perhaps [...]
The 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth Convertible, or as Fiat calls is the Cabriolet, is a sexy fun and semi-topless little Italian car that will put a huge smile on your face. There’s very little that separates the standard 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth from the cabrio version. The topless cars weights 33 pounds more, and can [...]
The redesigned, sporty 2014 Mazda6 is set to challenge the Big Guys in the sedan field. The 2014 Mazda6 is a slickly redesigned mid-size sedan that retains Mazda’s sporting nature, while providing lots of practicality. The new front-drive Mazda has to be good because it’s in a tough market. Rivals include the well-established Toyota Camry [...]
The new 2014 Mazda6 is one of the most attractive, front-drive, four-door vehicles out on the road today. The Skyactive, 2.5-liter engine is wonderfully efficient returning 30 mpg combined while providing enough power to make one smile. This is a special car and Mazda put significant time and effort into the design. In another TFLcar [...]
The new 2013 Lexus ES 350 and the new BMW 335i have one very important thing in common…they are the most popular cars that Lexus and BMW builds and sells. For over 15 years the Lexus ES has out sold every other Lexus model in the Luxury Toyota line-up. The BMW 3 series is ( [...]
The new 2014 Chevy Impala represents a modern version the classic big American comfy sedan. Of course the big difference being that unlike Chevrolet Impalas of the 1950′s and 1960′s the new 2014 Chevy Impala is front-wheel-drive instead of RWD. In this TFLcar first drive review we spend some quality time with the big [...]
