by John Faulkner | Oct 24, 2024 | 2025 Volkswagen ID Buzz, 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz, 2025 VW ID.Buzz, All-Wheel Drive, AWD, electric car, Electric Cars, electric minivan, EV, Road Vehicles, test drive, Test Drives, vw
Reimagining the Classic Microbus Surfers and hippies over the decades have been associated with a mid-last century Volkswagen microbus, occasionally with surfboards on top or flowers painted on the sides, chugging along in the slow lane. Collectors love the 1960 and...
by John Faulkner | Oct 19, 2024 | 2025 Subaru WRX tS, All-Wheel Drive, AWD, Electric Cars, manual transmission, Road Vehicles, stick shift, Subaru, subcompact sedan, Test Drives
The First WRX Tuned for the U.S.A. Subaru is saying goodbye to the WRX TR and hello to the 2025 WRX tS, which will go on sale in early 2025. Long known and respected for its road-hugging handling and prowess as a rally car, the 2025 WRX tS keeps, and improves on, that...
by John Faulkner | Oct 14, 2024 | 2024 Audi Q8 E-tron, All-Wheel Drive, Audi, AWD, electric car, Electric Cars, electric midsize SUV, EV, midsize SUV, Road Vehicles, Test Drives
Solid European Midsize Luxury Electric SUV Is it possible to judge the quality of a car by the sound of the driver door being closed? Does it feel solid and make a resounding thunk? If these are a couple of your check boxes when shopping for a quality car, then the...
by John Faulkner | Oct 9, 2024 | 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid, Electric Cars, Fuel economy, Fuel Misers, Gas Misers, hybrid, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids, Kia, minivan, MPG, MPV, multi-purpose vehicle, Road Vehicles, test drive, Test Drives
Goodbye to the Minivan: Hello to the MPV For all those “I will never own a minivan” people, Kia wants them to take a look at the 2025 Carnival MPV (multi-purpose vehicle). Launched in 2022 with a gasoline engine, the 2025 Carnival now has a hybrid option for those...
by John Faulkner | Sep 24, 2024 | 2025 Polestar 3, All-Wheel Drive, AWD, Electric Cars, EV, midsize electric crossover, midsize electric SUV, Polestar 1 PHEV, Road Vehicles, test drive, Test Drives
An SUV for the Polestar Brand Polestar has released three models in America, beginning with their last gasoline-propelled car, the sublime limited production 2021 Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid coupe. All following models were 100% electric. Next came the efficient...
