First Drives
2014 Bentley Flying Spur: First Drive
It's hard to pick out the landmarks through the dusty permahaze, but even just before dawn it's clear. Beijing does not play around with scale. Second to none is the general theme, and it holds true as you pan from one side of the hotel window to the other. The Olympic Torch towers off stage left...
2014 Ford Fiesta ST: First Drive
The idea of packing a very powerful engine into a very small car—especially a car originally designed with frugality in mind—isn’t by any means a new... March 30, 2013 by Bengt Halvorson
BMW's 1.5-Liter Three-Cylinder Engine: First Drive Of Test Car
It's inevitable: With increasing pressure from fuel-efficiency and emission regulations globally, engines are going to get smaller. But BMW has simply taken its time-tested... March 26, 2013 by John Voelcker
2014 Aston Martin Rapide S: First Drive
Can a four-door be a true sports car? In today’s market—even at the upper end of the market—it seems that there are too many so-called ’no... March 25, 2013 by Bengt Halvorson
2014 Lexus IS First Drive: Video
The 2014 Lexus IS is here, and it has a serious set of challenges ahead of it: Taking on the BMW 3-Series, Mercedes-Benz C Class, Cadillac ATS, and the upcoming Infiniti Q50... March 25, 2013 by Nelson Ireson
2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible: First Drive
If you have to ask why anyone would spend $250,000 or so on a two-plus-two convertible, you probably don't even need to hear the answer; it simply won't make sense to you... February 26, 2013 by Nelson Ireson
2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT First Drive Video
It may seem like the life of a traveling auto writer is all unicorns, rainbows, and thumping V-8s (or V-10s or V-12s), but track-testing a new car can be tough. You have to... February 14, 2013 by Nelson Ireson
2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG: First Drive
Construction workers working to the left, Ferrari dealer to the right. Real, actual bustle. Barcelona does not act like the rest of Spain, which is probably why it has two... February 13, 2013 by Marty Padgett
2013 MINI Cooper S Paceman ALL4 First Drive Video
Puerto Rico probably isn't the first place you think of when you think about great driving roads--or driving at all for that matter. Beaches, beer, sun, sand, and time away... February 13, 2013 by Nelson Ireson
2013 Aston Martin DB9 Volante: First Drive and Video Road Test
Winter down south feels like a dental check-up, weeks of built-up dread punctuated just briefly by a cold finger and some mild effluvia. We chatter about it more than we... January 29, 2013 by Marty Padgett
2014 Subaru Forester 2.0XT Turbo: First Drive
After a day of blasting through otherworldly Saguaro cactus forests of Southern Arizona, much of it on dusty, unimproved gravel backroads—on the way to hot-lap time at... January 24, 2013 by Bengt Halvorson
Lamborghini Aventador And Countach On The Streets Of Sant'Agata: Video
The area surrounding Lamborghini’s factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, is mostly made up of rustic farmland; the tranquil ambience interrupted only by a passing... December 14, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
2013 SRT Viper First Drive
Bobbing and weaving through the vineyard-dotted hill country around Napa, windows down on a perfect fall day, the sun settling just behind the nearest ridge, a massive... November 20, 2012 by Nelson Ireson
2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class' Autonomous Steering Tested
Like it or not, autonomous cars are coming. But with any new technology, especially one that’s particularly groundbreaking, the introduction of self-driving technology... November 16, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
2014 Acura RLX Technology Preview Drive
Acura may not quite have the prestige or the cachet of longtime luxury marques like Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, or even Lexus, but it does have top-drawer access to the most... November 12, 2012 by Bengt Halvorson
2013 Land Rover Range Rover: First Drive
Forty years ago, the plan was beautiful: take the first Range Rover to Morocco to show off its dune-stalking, terrain-conquering prowess and bedazzle the world's press. A... November 9, 2012 by Marty Padgett
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