The 2013 Buick Verano Turbo takes a lot of what people associate with Buick, turns it on its head, spins it around, and ends up with something completely unexpected. Inside it’s all about comfort and luxury. The styling is noticeably upscale with only the sport pedals belying its more powerful engine. There are heated front [...]
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 [...]
Lexus turned the luxury car market upside down in America when it introduced its big LS 400 luxury sedan in 1989. Suddenly, it seemed as if you were a sap if you bought a Cadillac or Mercedes instead of the LS, especially in trend-setting places such as Beverly Hills—although Lexus had no luxury car track [...]
Being the fastest Hybrid vehicle is a bold claim. Yes, the upcoming Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1 hyper cars also have hybrid drivetrains and near 1,000 combined horsepower? They also cost more than a million dollars. In the meantime, Infiniti M35h sedan rules over all hybrids at the drag strip. Can it beat all competition [...]
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 [...]
The first quarter of 2013 sales results are in and it appears that the Auto Industry is looking healthy and is leading the economic recovery. On the other hand, 2013 has not been a good year for good old sedans. Trucks, crossovers, and sport utilities are all the rage these days. More on the truck [...]
The 2013 Cadillac ATS is an all new vehicle and it already carries a heavy burden. It takes direct aim at the benchmark entry-level luxury sport sedan, the BMW 3-series. This was the price of entry into the segment. If you cannot challenge the leader, then is it even worth entering this competitive playing field? [...]
Audi is introducing us to the 2015 Audi A3 and S3 sedans. Yep, the world has know the A3 ans S3 as a two or four dour hatchback until now. OK, there has also been a convertible version. Now, Audi is entering a segment it has not played in. Enter Audi’s new compact premium sedan. [...]
The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid is the first hybrid I would buy with my own dough. There – I’ve come right out and said it. Now you know that I don’t want any Prius. I could live with a Honda Civic Hybrid if it were a gift, but wouldn’t choose one by a long stretch. [...]
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class has not yet been officially revealed in its entirety, but the folks from Stuttgart have peaked our interest by releasing a series of interior images and information. Mercedes has gone above and beyond any interior standard imaginable. Many of the new S-Class components, such as the steering wheel, are put together [...]
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 [...]
I recently had the chance to ride around in the 2013 Buick Verano and Buick Verano Turbo for an afternoon and came away with a list of things that a prospective buyer should know about this car. AMERICA HAS A CHALLENGER Buick is steadily reshaping their once geriatric image into a stylish domestic alternative [...]
Qoros introduces its production-read Qoros 3 Sedan to the world at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. This is the vehicle that will be sold throughout Asia and Europe. Who knows, it may find its way to the United States too. This is my third post regarding Qoros and I am still intrigued about this unique automaker. [...]
Here’s an interesting question. What is the best new Lexus Sedan? Is it the 2013 Lexus ES 300h or is it the 2013 Lexus AWD ? The new Lexus ES 300h is of course a large 200 horsepower hybrid 4-door Lexus sedan that gets an amazing 40 MPG combined. While the new 2013 Lexus AWD [...]
