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I'm unclear, and monolingual Japanese dictionaries aren't clarifying for me.
My current assumptions are: (1) ドライブ seems to only mean driving an automobile,
while 運転 can mean driving any type of vehicle. (2) ドライブ seems to **usually**
mean driving for fun, although I've also seen it mean to drive somewhere for a
specific purpose. (3) ドライブ seems to emphasize the act of you moving yourself
places via a vehicle, while 運転 seems to emphasize the act of you operating the
vehicle.

Which of these assumptions are correct/wrong, and are there any other nuances
I'm missing?
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What nuance does ドライブ have, compared to 運転?
I guess it is better to think about the corresponding verbs: ドライブする and 運転する.

ドライブする is an intransitive verb. It means _to cruise/drive a car_. It can be
for going somewhere for fun, but at least driving in the car is part of the
fun.

運転する is a transitive verb meaning _to drive/control_ in general. It can be a
car, a bike, etc. (I feel 飛行機/船 more often comes with 操縦する).

As can be inferred from above, your impression is basically correct. ドライブ is
more or less a cruise and 運転 is just controlling the vehicle. Note

  * 車の運転 is possible but 車のドライブ is odd (due to the intransitivity)
  * Since it implies a cruise, usually ドライブ is done by a 'normal' car. Not by lorries (of course it depends).
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Your assumptions are all correct. ドライブ in Japanese has a strong tendency to
refer to driving a car as a recreational activity.

  * (1) - Yes. 電車の運転 is fine but 電車のドライブ is incorrect.
  * (2) - Yes. ドライブ is typically what you do on a date or how car enthusiasts spend their holidays.
  * (3) - Yes. 運転が上手だ is fine but ドライブが上手だ makes little sense. But ドライビングテクニック is fine in contexts related to car racing.

That is not to say ドライブ is never used in the original English way.
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