First Drives

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2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG First Drive

By Dan Edmunds, Director of Vehicle Testing | November 05, 2009

12 Ratings | 25 Comments

Did someone shorten the straightaway between Turn 11 and the start-finish line here at Laguna Seca? The track also seems strangely narrower since our last visit,. . .

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2011 BMW X1 xDrive20d First Drive

By Matt Davis, Contributor | September 25, 2009

11 Ratings | 1 Comment

Having, just prior to this drive of the 2011 BMW X1, spent so much time in the very challenging (on so many levels) BMW 5 Series GT, we're grateful to have been. . .

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2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35i Roadster First Drive

By Chris Walton, Chief Road Test Editor | March 19, 2009

0 Ratings | 0 Comments

Cute weekend cars with sporting intentions and overwrought designs. That's been the reputation of BMW's small, slightly pricey Z3 and Z4 roadsters until now. Unless. . .

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First Drive: 2008 BMW X6 xDrive 50i

By Ed Hellwig, Lead Senior Editor | April 04, 2008

0 Ratings | 0 Comments

It looks awkward in pictures and some find it hideous, but the 2008 BMW X6 50i isn't nearly as warped when you see it in person. It's kind of a supermodel from behind,. . .

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First Drive: 2008 Toyota Sequoia 4WD

By Erin Riches, Senior Editor | November 13, 2007

0 Ratings | 0 Comments

During a day in the 2008 Toyota Sequoia, we end up visiting every small town within 100 miles of Raleigh, North Carolina. We're shooting a video of Toyota's redesigned. . .

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First Drive: 1999 Volvo S70 GLT AWD Sedan

January 01, 1999

0 Ratings | 0 Comments

Competition is heating up the race for the safest passenger vehicles on the market today. For decades, Volvos have been known as the cars you want your children. . .

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2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 First Drive

By Alistair Weaver, Contributor | October 30, 2009

12 Ratings | 10 Comments

There's nothing like having your bases covered. For some time now, BMW has been telling us that the real long-term clean energy solution will be the hydrogen-fueled. . .

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2010 Dodge Ram 2500 & 3500 Heavy Duty Pickup First Drive

By Dan Edmunds, Director of Vehicle Testing | October 23, 2009

48 Ratings | 12 Comments

Something is missing. It isn't immediately obvious, but when we finally catch on it becomes impossible to ignore. There's a lot of Ram floating around the room. . .

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2011 Lexus LFA First Drive and Video

By Alistair Weaver, Contributor | October 21, 2009

45 Ratings | 38 Comments

Third gear and the throttle pedal is nailed to the 2011 Lexus LFA's carbon-fiber bulkhead. The 4.8-liter V10 is rotating 8,000 times per minute and still you don't. . .

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2010 Porsche 911 Turbo First Drive and Video

By Chris Walton, Chief Road Test Editor | October 19, 2009

25 Ratings | 19 Comments

"No! You did it again. Never let the car roll." That's what Mike den Tandt, my 20-something German instrukteur , said as we caught the tail of the 2010 Porsche. . .

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2010 Vauxhall Astra First Drive

By Alistair Weaver, European Editor | October 07, 2009

9 Ratings | 4 Comments

The 2010 Vauxhall Astra couldn't have had a tougher gestation. Developed as GM hurtled toward bankruptcy and launched just as Opel is being sold, it nevertheless. . .

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