It sounds like every gearhead’s childhood dream: two days to drive 45 brand-new vehicles ranging from the tediously mundane to the truly magnificent, all in the consequence-free environment of Honda Proving Center.
Once actually faced with the task, though, you might wish your childhood dream was to be a dentist.
It’s not just the pitfalls you might encounter (scorpions, rattlesnakes, dehydration, heatstroke, irate Scotsmen, silly hats, poor liquor choices, and Christian Seabaugh’s biannual tradition of getting a car mired in sand). It’s the realization that you must evaluate each SUV thoroughly lest you miss the hidden gem, the’s coveted Golden Calipers.
