First Drives

First Drives2011 Subaru Impreza WRX: Performance and personality!
After a complete overhaul in 2008, the Impreza line is still running strong. They’ve all adopted a similar, homogenous style, and it’s working for them. In fact, Impreza sales have shot way up since the new generation was released. The most popular is the wagon, which is winning buyers over …
First Drives2011 Hyundai Equus: Another step in the right direction
Hyundai has its ambitions. Not just to become one of the top three automobile companies in the world, but also to make a name for itself in the luxury car category. The new Equus certainly seems to give some added credibility to the Korean manufacturer, which has improved by leaps …
First Drives2011 Ford Fiesta: Mission Accomplished
For nearly a year, Ford has led a fervent ad campaign promoting its Fiesta. Even before it hit the market, the manufacturer took every opportunity to send its message: "The Fiesta is coming". Not just that, but they brought in twelve European versions to show off to the public and …
First Drives2010 Lotus Evora: Big game hunter4.0/5
The Lotus name is legendary in Formula One, as much for the 79 victories and seven titles as for the team’s bold and often controversial innovations. Its return to F1 this year, with cars in colours that are reminiscent of its past successes, has been a happy one – even …
First DrivesNissan Juke: The fascinating world of cars...3.5/5
I’m fascinated...Not so much by Nissan’s new Juke, but by the fact that it’s being sold at all. In fact, and better you know this right away, the Juke has a lot of good qualities that I’ll come back to. It’s everything that surrounds this Nissan that I find enthralling.
First Drives2011 Cadillac Coupe CTS: An American beauty4.5/5
The Cadillac division of GM continues to be successful. In fact, its CTS sedan is one of the best selling Caddies in the history of the brand, while the new SRX crossover unveiled last year is also quite popular. As always with a successful model, the number of versions of …
First DrivesVolkswagen Jetta: Finally able to take on the competition!4.0/5
In its quest to become the world’s biggest automaker by 2018, Volkswagen has to act now to position some of its products for optimal results. This strategy means establishing itself firmly on the American market, where the Jetta has always been very successful (unlike in Europe, where the Golf has …
First Drives2011 Kia Sportage: All the ingredients!4.5/5
For many years, Kia has been trying to become a manufacturer that has more than just low-priced cars. But no matter what the Korean manufacturer does, if their products aren’t up to snuff, there’s no way they can reach this objective. Fresh off the recent introduction of several interesting new …
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