Before the start of the 2023 sales season, Acura put a coffin lid on its aging ILX sedan and replaced it with a new model named Integra. Bringing back nomenclature that once belonged to a beloved coupe and sedan that left the marketplace after 2006, Honda’s premium division relied on…
Proffit at the Wheel: 2023 XLE model Camry Hybrid Sedan review
If you think that every third or fifth medium-sized late-model sedan on the road is a Toyota Camry, you’re probably right. We had the opportunity to drive and review the 2023 XLE model Camry hybrid sedan during the latter portion of the Indianapolis 500 gathering—it lasts more than two weeks—and…
Proffit at the Wheel: ’23 Mazda CX-50 2.5 Turbo Review
Mazda is changing how it produces SUVs for the United States. Where it once had a CX-3, it now produces a CX-30. At this point in time, there is both a CX-5 and a CX-50 in the product lineup but it’s fair to say the former is likely going to…
Proffit at the Wheel: 2022 Toyota Prius Nightshade FWD
Toyota’s Prius has been the genus of hybrid sedans, even though it did come to market a wee bit after Honda’s Insight, which was a coupe with soft hybrid tendencies. The first Prius sedan was flat-out ugly, but Toyota’s stylists found their way and have been honing this sedan that…
Proffit at the Wheel: 2022 Toyota Corolla Cross XLE AWD
Toyota’s Corolla Cross is a Corolla like no other. The best-selling model on the entire planet, Corolla has been around longer than many of us have been alive – this writer excepted – and has been the mainstay of Toyota’s lineup since the 1970s. For the longest time, it was…
Proffit at the Wheel: 2022 Mazda3 Sedan Review
It’s not terribly often one gets the opportunity to test two models from the same lineup, but that’s exactly what’s occurred with our test in July of the 2022 Mazda3 hatchback and a drive from our Southern California home to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES finale on the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna…
Proffit at the Wheel: 2022 Mazda3 2.5 Turbo AWD Review
There was a time when “hot hatches” were all the rage. Volkswagen had ‘em, so did Honda, Toyota, even Audi with its A3 hatch. As sport utility vehicles and crossover utilities took over, along with trucks, hatches lost their cool as (some) folks want to have higher seating positions and…
Proffit at the Wheel: 2022 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Review
Mazda’s MX-5 Miata is an icon in the sports car world for its abilities to conquer most any road surface with aplomb, to do so relatively inexpensively and for its comfort for both a driver and willing passenger on a day trip. What it doesn’t do well is accommodate more…
Proffit at the Wheel: 2022 Lexus NX350 F Sport AWD Review
Lexus’ NX group of SUVs fits snugly between the smaller UX and larger RX, both of which we’ve driven before (the UX to Laguna Seca Raceway for an INDYCAR race; the RX to Indianapolis last winter for the PRI show). With the invitation for a short stay with a 2022…
Proffit at the Wheel: 2022 Toyota Corolla LE Hybrid Review
In these days of nose-bleed fuel pricing, hybrids, plug-in hybrids and true EVs are definitely good choices for those in the market for a new car. On my annual trip to Florida for the NHRA Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals—one of the biggest drag races of the year—I was fortunate to…
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