2018 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring in Machine Gray Metallic (a $300 option) 2018 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring Class: Midsize Crossover Miles driven: 673 Fuel used: 27.9 gallons Real-world fuel economy: 22.2 mpg Driving mix: 50% city, 50% highway CG Report Card Big & Tall comfort ratings are for front seats only. "Big" rating based on male tester weighing approximately 350 pounds, "Tall" rating based on 6'6"-tall male tester. Room and ComfortB+ Power and PerformanceB Fit and FinishB+ Fuel EconomyB+ ValueB+ Report-card grades are derived from a consensus of test-driver evaluations. All grades are versus other vehicles in the same class. Value grade is for specific trim level evaluated, and may not reflect Consumer Guide's impressions of the entire model lineup. Big & Tall Comfort Big GuyB- Tall GuyB+ EPA-estimated fuel economy: 20/26/23 (city/highway/combined) Base price: $42,270 (not including $975 destination charge) Options on test vehicle: Rear Seat … [Read more...] about Test Drive: 2018 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring
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Prueba de manejo, Mazda CX- 5 Grand Touring AWD.
Por Enrique Kogan- Puros Autos Introducción El Mazda CX-5 es el primer modelo de la automotriz que presenta el nuevo KODO, el alma del lenguaje del diseño del movimiento primero demostrado en el vehículo del concepto de Shinari en mayo de 2011. Comparte una plataforma con el Mazda3 y el Mazda6, y es producido a partir del 2012 para la línea del año modelo 2013.También es el primer vehículo con la suite Skyactiv Technology completa de la compañía, incluyendo una plataforma rígida y ligera, combinada con una nueva serie de motores y transmisiones eficientes que reducen las emisiones y el consumo de combustible. Para el 2018 no ha tenido muchas modificaciones, ya que el modelo 2017 ha sido completamente rediseñado. Estilos y Opciones Mazda ofrece el CX-5 en cuatro niveles de equipamiento: Sport, Touring, Grand Select y Grand Touring (el que probé). Todos tienen tracción delantera y ofrecen tracción total como … [Read more...] about Prueba de manejo, Mazda CX- 5 Grand Touring AWD.
2018 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD Review
The Mazda CX-5 is a driver-focused vehicle meant to deliver a different experience than your average small SUV. We think it offers a more satisfying experience than its chief rivals, the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, and Subaru Forester. And if looks have anything to do with it, we think it wins in exterior styling too. Over the weekend, we drove the top trim, 2018 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring with all-wheel drive. What’s New For 2018 The 2018 Mazda CX-5 largely carries over from the previous model year, when it received a complete redesign. New for 2018 are standard features like a leather-wrapped steering wheel and blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert. Also new is cylinder-deactivation to improve fuel efficiency. Features & Options The 2018 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD ($30,945) comes with acoustic front windows, power driver’s seat, heated front seats, an upgraded six-speaker sound system, rear USB ports, and blind-spot monitors. It also features … [Read more...] about 2018 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD Review
Jeremy Clarkson reveals sneak peek The Grand Tour series three filming – just weeks after rumours it was being cancelled
JEREMY CLARKSON has revealed a brief glimpse behind-the-scenes of series three of The Grand Tour. The presenter filmed a short clip of three classic Italian cars - and asked which one fans thought would break down first. Filming in Scotland, Clarkson, 57, revealed he would be behind the wheel of a Alfa Romeo GTV6. While James May had chosen a Lancia Gamma Coupe and Richard Hammond had gone for a Fiat X1/9. And the petrolhead said he was sure one of them would break soon given the manufacturers' reputation for reliability issues. The video seems to confirm a "banger" roadtrip that has become a trademark of the trio dating back to their Top Gear days. Clarkson had previously confirmed filming had started with a tweet at the end of March showing them driving on a icy path. It's unlikely to hit Amazon Prime much before the end of 2018 with one special episode of series two due to air later this year. The 32-second clip posted on Drivetribe comes just weeks after Clarkson slammed rumours … [Read more...] about Jeremy Clarkson reveals sneak peek The Grand Tour series three filming – just weeks after rumours it was being cancelled
2018 Kia Stinger GT AWD Review: A 1,400-mile grand tour in Kia’s grand tourer
They call the 2018 Kia Stinger a GT. It's powerful and sleek with a low-slung seating position, quick steering and, even with all-wheel drive, a tail-happy nature. It looks killer in red. And with its V6-powered engine, the letters GT are even festooned upon its liftgate. Well, that's nice, but how does it actually deliver on the grand-tourer formula of rapid, comfortable and stylish transportation? Well, to find out, I put the Stinger GT to a grand-touring test. Starting in the western Rockies and the remote ski town of Crested Butte, Colo., my destination would be home in Portland, Ore. The Google-suggested way is 18 hours on mostly Interstates 70, 15 and 84. However, interstates are boring and are better suited to a perfectly capable but utterly soulless family transportation appliance. A proper grand tour should include two-lane highways and scenic detours, so that's exactly what I'd do. It would add hours and miles, but also, most hopefully, a vastly more memorable experience. … [Read more...] about 2018 Kia Stinger GT AWD Review: A 1,400-mile grand tour in Kia’s grand tourer
2017 Mazda3 Grand Touring Review
Mazda is one of Japan’s smallest automakers, but they come up big with products that are compelling for consumers. The 2017 Mazda3 is one of those vehicles that comes in sedan and hatchback body styles. They offer good looks and superior driving dynamics in the highly-competitive compact segment. The Mazda3 will give rivals like the Volkswagen Golf, Honda Civic, and Ford Focus a good run for the money. This week, we drove the 2017 Mazda3 Grand Touring trim level. It gets a number of improvements that should make it even more competitive against its rivals. What’s New For 2017 The Mazda3’s exterior styling has been freshened for 2017, with it getting a new nose and hatchback tail. The interior also gets a few upgrades and much needed sound insulation. Under the hood, the 2017 Mazda3 gets a new engine management system called G-Vectoring Control that modulates torque to the front wheels based on steering input. This reduces body roll and improves directional … [Read more...] about 2017 Mazda3 Grand Touring Review
2018 Mazda3 Hatchback Grand Touring Review
If you want a stylish, fun-to-drive, fuel-efficient car with utility, you might think you need to buy a small, sub-compact city commuter. But it’s all available in the Mazda3 hatchback. Mazda is producing some fun entries and this one competes well with popular rivals like the Volkswagen Golf, Honda Civic, and Ford Focus. This week we drove the 2018 Mazda3 5-Door Grand Touring, which is the top trim. What’s New For 2018 The Mazda 3 remains mostly unchanged for 2018, with a shuffling of some features and option packages. Our Grand Touring tester had LED headlights as standard equipment. Features & Options Our 2018 Mazda3 5-Door Grand Touring ($24,945) came standard with LED exterior lights (headlights, foglights, taillights), a sunroof, digital speedometer, an upgraded display in the instrument panel, leather upholstery, a nine-speaker Bose system, and satellite radio. The Premium Equipment package ($1,600) added adaptive headlights, … [Read more...] about 2018 Mazda3 Hatchback Grand Touring Review
This Week’s Grand Tour Episode Is The Road Trip We’ve Been Waiting For
TONIGHT: Jeremy Clarkson saves the world, Richard Hammond falls off a motorcycle many times, and James May gets wet. That’s right: the new Grand Tour trailer is out, and it’s a used car road trip special! Actually it’s not tonight; it airs on Friday. This is the long-awaited road trip special we first saw in the original Series Two advert. Series Two, episode 11 is called the Mozambique Special. The three stooges attempt to end world hunger by attempting to transport fish from the east African nation’s rich and bountiful coast to the distant interior, where things aren’t so good and people live, as The Grand Tour YouTube page puts it, “on the brink of hunger.” Naturally each of them chooses a different method of transportation. Clarkson uses a Nissan pick-up, Hammond chooses a brand new TVS Star motorbike and May goes retro with a wonderful old Mercedes 200T. The episode will, as always, air on Friday on Amazon Prime Video. We’ll be … [Read more...] about This Week’s Grand Tour Episode Is The Road Trip We’ve Been Waiting For
In The Latest Episode Of The Grand Tour, Gears Will Be Crunched
The theme of The Grand Tour’s second series being rather a lot better than series one looks set to continue, if the trailer for episode eight is anything to go by. Taking centre stage will be two beautiful re-born British sports cars of yesteryear: an Aston Martin DB4 GT lightweight piloted by Jeremy Clarkson, and a Jaguar XKSS picked by Richard Hammond. Both cars have gearboxes that look a tad tricky to use…. Sounds like a pretty standard twin-test, but nothing is straight-forward in Grand Tour Land. As such, James May decides to be the interloper, inserting an FK8 Honda Civic Type R into the mix. Which is quite possibly the least James May car in existence. Back at the Eboladrome Jeremy Clarkson chucks around the new Ford GT, while Celebrity F-Off attempts to find “the world’s fastest drummer from a band beginning with the letter P” in a showdown between Stewart Copeland of The Police and Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason. Should be good… … [Read more...] about In The Latest Episode Of The Grand Tour, Gears Will Be Crunched
Grand Touring Across California in a 2018 Lexus LC 500
CAMBRIA, California — It was probably around the third visit to the Lexus stand when I realized I was staring at one of the most striking, captivating cars I’ve ever seen. This in 2016, at a frigid, snowbound Detroit auto show, when Lexus trotted the stunning LC 500 out for its world debut. I distinctly remember returning to the Lexus show stand multiple times, trying to drink as much of the LC 500 as I could. Fast forward over a year, and I’ve nabbed the keys to a Liquid Platinum 2018 Lexus LC 500 for the weekend. With an evening and two full days cleared out, I’m set to explore what happens when Japan plants its flag in European-held territory.For the record, I never said the LC 500 is beautiful, and after hours of oogling, I’m not sure it is. It’s alluring, engrossing, and unbelievably unique, but I remain unconvinced it’s objectively a beautiful car. In place of conventional good looks we get something incredibly original, and that’s … [Read more...] about Grand Touring Across California in a 2018 Lexus LC 500