Tag: 2014 MODELS
Off-Road Fun With a Toyota FJ Cruiser Ultimate
Toyota is saying “good-bye” to its FJ Cruiser in a big way. To mark the end of this utility vehicle’s…
Grand and Efficient Sedan: Toyota Avalon Hybrid
Latest edition Toyota Avalon hits all the right marks. After three consecutive weeks of driving hybrid electric vehicles, little did…
Active Hybrid: 2014 Lexus CT 200h
Lexus has taken its own approach to the premium/luxury segment. Its model line is composed mostly of a variety of…
Extended Electric Range: 2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In
The Toyota Prius is the best-known hybrid in the world. It is also a consistent top seller for Toyota, with…
Raw to the Core: 2014 Dodge Challenger SRT
Where the fun begins. Say “muscle car and the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro immediately come to mind. These two…
American Luxury Sedan: 2014 Lincoln MKZ
The Ford Motor Company has turned its attention to reviving Lincoln, once a leading luxury brand. In the past decade…
Versatile Crossover: 2014 Toyota Highlander XLE
Toyota offers customers six utility vehicles — seven if you include the FJ Cruiser that is being retired this year….
Driven: 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.0T (FWD)
Behind the wheel of Hyundai’s larger, but not largest crossover. Here a crossover, there a crossover. The market is flooded…
Performance Luxury Sedan: 2014 Lexus IS F
Exploring the performance side of the Lexus house. Think “Lexus” and the usual terms such as “luxury” and “quality” come…
Bargain Hatch: 2014 Nissan Versa Note SV
Heated seats, power accessories and a CVT. Survey Nissan’s product line and you will find multiple models priced from under…
Peak This: 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit
One year after taking delivery of my first 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee test vehicle, the fourth model pulled into my…
Compact Crossover: 2014 Hyundai Tucson Limited FWD
Invariably, when I am asked my opinion about a new passenger vehicle, the conversation includes one or more crossover utility…
Hauled It: 2014 Nissan NV200 Cargo Van
Driving the little van that could. Cars, trucks, utility vehicles and vans have come and gone, but there has been…
Midsize Maven: 2014 Hyundai Sonata Limited
The Hyundai Sonata is not the best selling vehicle in the midsize segment. That honor belongs to the Toyota Camry….
Behind the Wheel of a 2014 Infiniti QX60 AWD
Infiniti has changed its model naming convention by assigning a “Q” or a “QX” to precede the two-digit name for…
2014 Audi A6 TDI Quattro: Diesel Does It!
Audi diesel delivers excellent fuel economy and performance. My first and only diesel vehicle was a used 1978 Volkswagen Rabbit,…
Redemption: Lincoln MKZ is a Hit
Whether you love it or hate, the Lincoln MKZ is a sales hit for Ford’s luxury brand. One of five…
2014 Hyundai Azera: Value-Oriented Luxury
Second-generation model makes a luxury statement. The current Azera features Hyundais fluidic sculpture design language. Hyundai offers four medium to…
2014 Ford Fusion Energi SE: Green Dreams
You can make your green dreams a reality with the Fusion Energi. ===MPG figures updated June 12, 2014 per the…
2014 Dodge Durango Limited: Classy Crossover
Shop for a larger sport utility vehicle and you’ll soon find that the market is now dominated by crossovers. These…
2014 Toyota Corolla: Best Bang for the Buck?
Small sedan provides big value. The Toyota Corolla may offer the best bang for the buck, a five passenger front-wheel…
Sporty Sedan: 2014 Buick Regal GS
A North American sedan with European roots. In 2013, GM sold more than 9.7 million vehicles worldwide for one of…
Cadillac ELR: 2+2 Luxury PHEV Coupe
Electrified Cadillac is provocative and swank. You may have heard the narrative: the Cadillac ELR is an overpriced Chevrolet Volt,…
New Honda Civic Models Pace 2014 Line
Feb. debut for hybrid and natural gas models. More than four decades after its US launch, the Honda Civic is…
Charleston: Drayton Hall and a 2014 Toyota Highlander
Charleston, SC was the host city for an Urban Adventure, the theme for Toyotas week-long media event featuring its all-new…
Living Large With the Hyundai Equus Ultimate
The Hyundai Equus is the top-of-the-line model in this Korean brands arsenal, a true-blue full-size luxury sedan that is in…

Stepping it Up With the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado High Country 4×4
How do you cater to the pickup truck buyer that wants the next big thing? Usually, that means offering more…
2014 Buick Encore:
Premium Small Crossover
It isn’t too often that the same model shows up in my driveway within three or four months, but when…
Happy Holidays: Enjoy the Porsche Cayman S Eye Candy
Porsche Cayman S delivers the bite. Porsche is a name that is widely known, but it may not be fully…
Subaru BRZ: Lets Drift!
The attainable sports car: 2014 Subaru BRZ. One week with the Subaru BRZ has changed my mind about small, sports…
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