Tag: Drive

2024 Audi Q4 55 E-Tron First Drive: Big mid-year changes yield zesty EV

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. — The Audi Q4 E-Tron doesn’t seem to get the attention it probably deserves. Perhaps because it looks so much like other small Audi crossovers, it blends into the crowd and is falsely assumed to be like the Mercedes EQB – the electric version of an ICE car. It isn’t. The Q4 [...]read more2024 Audi Q4 55 E-Tron First Drive: Big mid-year changes yield zesty EV

2025 Subaru Forester First Drive: Still practical, not yet wild

MISSOULA, MT. — When the 2025 Subaru Forester was revealed last year, it was pitched as an all-new model. Except it really isn’t. The underlying platform is carried over and the dimensions are virtually identical to the compact crossover it replaces — almost to the inch. In fact, the changes are so subtle that Subaru [...]read more2025 Subaru Forester First Drive: Still practical, not yet wild

Nissan Versa Driver Demonstrates Why You Should Never Drive Into Floodwaters

Whether you believe in climate change or not, you can’t deny that life on Earth has faced increasingly frequent and intense weather anomalies in recent years. More people across the United States and the world have been subjected to unprecedented levels of rain, and more frequent and powerful storms causing flooding, mud slides, and dangerous [...]read moreNissan Versa Driver Demonstrates Why You Should Never Drive Into Floodwaters

Study: These are the most expensive vehicles to drive per mile

Gas prices have climbed to record highs in some places, but the data show that vehicles with internal combustion engines are still cheaper to drive than EVs. In fact, according to a recent iSeeCars study, the 15 most expensive vehicles to drive per mile are all plug-in models. iSeeCars looked at the number and cost [...]read moreStudy: These are the most expensive vehicles to drive per mile

The 10 cheapest cars to drive per mile in 2024

Automakers are increasingly stepping back from EV-only product roadmaps in favor of more hybrids and PHEVs, and recent driving cost data between November 2022 and April 2023 from iSeeCars shows that this might be good for buyers in more ways than one. While electric vehicles can save money on gas, they cost more and are [...]read moreThe 10 cheapest cars to drive per mile in 2024

2025 Acura ZDX First Drive Review: First electric Acura or alternative Cadillac?

MONTECITO, Calif. ­– The 2025 Acura ZDX not only looks like an Acura, but it’s arguably one of the best-looking Acuras ever. If we’re talking SUVs, what’s going to topple it from the podium? The original ZDX? Beneath that skin, however, it’s no secret that the new ZDX rides on General Motors’ Ultium electric platform, [...]read more2025 Acura ZDX First Drive Review: First electric Acura or alternative Cadillac?

2024 Chevrolet Traverse First Drive Review: Big family hauler gets a lot more interesting

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — The 2024 Chevrolet Traverse marks the start of the three-row crossover’s third generation. While it still serves the same general purpose as before, it does so with actual style this time. It gets new looks, which align more with the body-on-frame side of the Chevy family tree, giving this family hauler a beefier [...]read more2024 Chevrolet Traverse First Drive Review: Big family hauler gets a lot more interesting

How Pacific Drive Pulls Off Being Unnervingly Spooky And Relaxingly Chill All At Once

I’m not very far into the Olympic Exclusion Zone in a run of Pacific Drive when the rain picks up. A T-shaped intersection looms just ahead, and as I make a right turn, the headlights play over the wreckage of a truck at the base of a hill, surrounded by trees. I bring the station [...]read moreHow Pacific Drive Pulls Off Being Unnervingly Spooky And Relaxingly Chill All At Once