Comparison Tests
We take our Road Test review one step further with our Comparison Tests. We take two or more vehicles from the same segment and do a side-by-side comparison based on performance, price, fuel economy, safety and other features. Comparison Tests give consumers a better idea of how the competition stacks up. Click on our most recent Comparison Tests, or search by keyword above!
Most Recent Comparison Tests
Cars.com 3-Row SUV Challenge
It’s that time once again. Time to gather a group of the newest of the new together, meet up with our friends at Cars.com, and find out which vehicle rises to the top. This time we’re tackling that ever so popular and fast becoming necessity of American Motordom, the 3-row family utility. The 3-row,…
Mid-Size SUV Challenge
It doesn’t look like the trend of truck and SUV sales outnumbering car sales will be ending anytime soon. And, it’s more than just a reaction to cheap gasoline. It’s also about overall value and usefulness. And an ever growing variety of family trucksters, means there’s a perfect package for just about…
Mid-Size Sedan Challenge Episode 3540
If you’re a regular viewer, you know that from time to time we get together with our friends at Cars.com, for comparison tests of various automotive segments. And this week we’re at it again with some very familiar four-doors. Family sedans… the currently overshadowed warriors of American Suburbia.…
Performace Car Challenge Part I & II Episode 3527
PERFORMANCE CARS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES THESE DAYS. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE TYPICAL AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR, WE’RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE FORD MUSTANG, CHEVROLET CAMARO, AND DODGE CHALLENGER. AND, THEY’VE ALL BEEN THROUGH MAJOR UPDATING OF LATE, SO LET’S GATHER THEM UP, PUT THEM HEAD TO HEAD, AND SEE…
Subcompact SUV Challenge Episode 3513
One of the hottest segments in the automotive world right now is subcompact crossover utility. and there has been a sea of new competitors rolling in over the last year. so of course we decided to pit all of these new rides against one another to see which mini-ute delivers to the max. As is our…
Minivan Challenge Episode 3504, Episode 3516
Once again we teamed up with our friends at Cars.com for this all’s-square-in-love-and-war fact-finding mission. As our collective automotive attention is directed to that humble family staple, the minivan. Last time around, in 2011, the Honda Odyssey took the top honors, but will it have what it takes…
3 Car Performance Coupe Challenge Episode 3446
Over the years we’ve gotten together with our friends at Cars.com for a wide variety of comparison tests, from compact crossovers to family sedans. But, what about a deep dive into a market niche with a little more…no… let’s make that a lot more zing. Say…performance coupes! Now that really sounds like…
Compact SUV Challenge Episode 3452, Episode 3439
When the car-based Toyota RAV4 debuted for 1996, it changed the way SUVs would be looked at forever. The unitized Honda CR-V quickly followed, and today the market is flooded with compact crossover utilities from just about every brand. Well, we recently pitted 7 mainstream compact utes up against each…
Mid-Size Sedan Challenge Episode 3412, Episode 3429
To tell you just how competitive the midsize sedan segment is, it hasn’t even been 2 years since we last did a comparison test. Yet, almost every car in this segment has been significantly updated since then. Well, you know what that means, time to round ‘em up and figure ‘em out! Look up a list of the…
Sport Compact Challenge Episode 3348
Cheap speed…that is inexpensive high performance…is something we and a lot of automotive enthusiasts are always searching for. But which ones offer bargain hunting speed freaks the most bang for the buck? Well, that’s what we’re about to find out. For this battle of thrifty thrusters, we hightailed it…