First Drives

Welcome to the Driving First Drives page! This section offers our first impressions of driving all-new and redesigned vehicles for the first time. Our experts provide an in-depth review on the latest cars, trucks, SUVs and electric vehicles that will hit the market in the future. Our staff of automotive writers share first-hand accounts of their experience while driving roads, racetracks and off-roading as well as facts and specifications detailing the vehicle, giving you all the insight required to make a smart decision on your …

2025 Defender Octa is a high-class Raptor done right | Reviews

Land Rover's flagship off-roader is actually fun on-road, and feels even faster in the dirt

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2025 Land Rover Defender Octa

2025 Nissan Murano Review: from an also-ran to legitimate contender | Reviews

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2025 Nissan Murano Platinum

2025 Nissan Armada delivers better off-road experience | Reviews

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2025 Nissan Armada Pro-4X

2025 Volkswagen Taos gets a "heavy facelift" that adds more power | Reviews

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2025 VW Taos

The 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EV is fast, but doesn’t feel it | Reviews

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2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T

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Fast and Frugal: 2025 BMW X3 Canadian pricing to start at $58,900 | Reviews

2025 BMW X3 M50 delivers the sport with almost 400 hp

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November 18, 2024 Reviews
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2025 BMW M5 Touring PHEV is a 727-hp wunderbar wagon | Reviews

The automaker's luxurious, sporty station wagon offers the best of both worlds in terms of performance and utility

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November 5, 2024 Reviews
2025 Audi RS Q8 set a Nurburgring record, and it can pull a trailer | Reviews

The 2025 Audi RS Q8 gets a mild, mid-cycle refresh, including most of all, more power

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November 5, 2024 First Drives
2025 Kia K4 is competitively priced and will come with available turbo power | Reviews

The Kia Forte replacement is roomier and has more tech

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October 30, 2024 Reviews
2025 Ram 1500 RHO Review: Straight-six Hurricane is the star of the show | Reviews

The Ram 1500 RHO is a truck that can seemingly take just about anything earth can throw at it

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October 29, 2024 Reviews

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2024 Toyota Crown proves to be a toweringly comfortable machine | Reviews

Dynamic rear steering, head-up display added for the 2025 model year

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September 24, 2024 Reviews
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2025 Honda Civic Hybrid combines fuel efficiency, practicality, and fun | Reviews

The first-ever Civic Hatchback Hybrid shows how versatile this compact's powertrain and bodystyle can be

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September 19, 2024 Reviews
2025 Honda Civic Si is a sporty, do-it-all, manual compact car | Reviews

Some new tech and driver assists go along with its fun-to-drive attitude, but all these features add up to a lofty price tag

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September 17, 2024 Reviews
2025 Audi RS e-tron GT gets up to 912 horsepower with Launch Control | Reviews

The 2025 Audi RS e-tron GT represents Grand Touring at its very finest

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September 16, 2024 Reviews
2025 Nissan Kicks is so much better than its predecessor | Reviews

Second iteration of budget-based crossover trades cheapness for a new level of sophistication

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September 13, 2024 Reviews

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