The 2013 Toyota Corolla continues the solid reputation of all Corollas, first sold in America in 1968. The front-drive compact Corolla is arguably the world’s top-selling car. Corolla rivals have come and gone, but they currently include the Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus, Honda Civic and Mazda 3. A sporty Corolla has been offered on and [...]
The 2001 Mustang Bullitt Edition may look familiar to movie fans and that’s because it harkens back to the 1968 390 fastback Mustang that Steve McQueen drove in the movie Bullitt. The 2001 Mustang Bullitt is based on a Mustang GT but added some special bits to make it drive and perform better including high-flow [...]
The brand new 2014 Bentley Flying Spur is a tidal wave of luxury torque…at least that’s what Bentley will tell you. In this first drive review, we travel all the way to China to drive and review Bentley’s newest luxury creation. Why China? Because it is where Bentley says will sell to the new generation [...]
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 2014 Nissan GT-R is perhaps the world’s best supercar bargain and the flagship car for the Japanese Nissan brand. The BMW M6 is also a flagship for the BMW and represents the most power and technology the German Car maker can cram into a sports car. Both cars are very similar in many important [...]
The revamped 2013 Toyota Avalon sedan is a far cry from the first Avalon, which debuted for 1995 as a stretched, roomy version of the Toyota Camry with a front bench seat (remember those?) and a column shifter. Toyota called it the “most American of Toyotas,” and it was sort of a Japanese Buick. The [...]
I rarely call out other sites or periodicals when it comes to their opinions about cars. We tend to keep to ourselves. Different strokes for different folks – and all that mother-jazz; however, Consumer Reports posted a story that featured the Scion tC in a most uncomplimentary way. You can link to the story (here). [...]
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 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS is a modern collectible. In this TFLcar Feature we review and evaluate recent cars that we think one day will be collectible classics. First we check out the 2009 Chevy Cobalt SS with the 260 HP Turbo-Charged engine. What makes this car unique and why will do we think it [...]
The new 2014 KIA Sorento is 80 percent new. From the outside it might look like a slight refreshed car, but it has a new direct injected 3.3L V-6 engine, new interior and new suspension set-up. It also three rows of seats and and all-wheel-drive. Most people will use the 2014 KIA Sorento as a [...]
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 2013 Nissan Sentra is bigger, more fuel efficient and loaded with more features and better materials than the out going model. It is a Super Sized value car. But unlike the old model, the new 2013 Nissan Sentra has a smaller engine with less power. It also get better fuel economy and can [...]
The new 2014 Mazda6 and the Infiniti M35 Performance Hybrid do not compete for the same buyers. Why mash them up in a technology mashup review. Because the two Japanese sedans take completely different and distinct means to achieve the same goal. Both of these cars get about 30 MPG in combined fuel economy and [...]
I expected the large, sleek 2013 Ford Taurus sedan with its turbocharged 2-liter “EcoBoost” four-cylinder to be lazy. But it turned out to have strong acceleration and sparkling highway fuel economy for such a big guy. It wasn’t all that long ago that a 2-liter four-cylinder engine in an American car was found in small [...]
