"Drive" received generally positive reviews. Dave Brooks of Billboard called the song a "made for country radio jam" and "anthem with a infectious hook and roll-down-your-window feel-good sound", noting inspiration from past country stars like Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn. Peter Coates of Think Country Music referred to it as a "top-down, feelgood, summer-cruising, country rocker". Tuonela Magazine wrote that the track is a "feel-good romance about trucks, driving, and love". Bethany Bowman of Main StreetNashville described the song as a "country classic".