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…
Proffit at the Wheel: 2022 Lexus RX450h F Sport
Truth be told, I only had a few opportunities to drive the 2022 Lexus RX450h F Sport during my trip to Indianapolis for the December Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show. The first look at the gorgeous Grecian water on black SUV was one of amazement that Lexus okayed this bright…
Proffit at the Wheel: Mazda’s CX-5 Signature AWD Review
What differentiates one SUV from another? How about styling, substance, honesty and innovation? There are plenty of mid-size SUVs out there to check out and, perhaps, bring home for a few years, but there are few as stylish, as filled with substance and honesty or as strong as Mazda’s CX-5…
Proffit at the Wheel: the 2021 MX-5 Miata Grand Touring review
A quick trip to Texas Motorplex outside Dallas, for NHRA’s Texas Fall Nationals called for a quick car. Mazda delivered a 2021 MX-5 Miata Grand Touring dressed in deep crystal blue mica with a business black interior and gray top for our three-day rampage through back roads near the racetrack. …
Proffit at the Wheel: the ’21 Toyota GR Supra 3.0 Premium
It’s a horrible fate to be loaned a car for somewhat less than five days that you really, really want to drive for an eternity. The most recent suspect is the 2021 Toyota GR Supra 3.0 Premium coupe, which was evaluated during the Mopar//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil…
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