Audi UK Heritage at West London Audi (GB)
Anyone who has driven on the elevated section of the M4 in recent weeks has probably noticed that the huge Audi showroom on the adjacent Great West Ro...
Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum – Calne (GB)
Motor museums can be found in the most unexpected places. Trying to think of somewhere to go as a final forum meeting of 2009, I remembered that the s...
2009 Ford Ka 1.25i Ambiente (CH)
When Ford first launched the Ka, as a cheaper entry level model than the Fiesta, back in 1996, sales initially were slow. It did not take long, howeve...
2009 Opel Meriva 1.6i 16v Enjoy (CH)
Experience has taught me that despite your best efforts to "guarantee" the model of rental car that you will receive, it is more or less mission impos...
2009 Ford Fusion 1.4i Style Climate (GB)
With the 1990 launch of the Ford Escort, it is generally acknowledged that Ford of Europe hit the nadir of product offering, with a car that was unive...
2009 Buick LaCrosse CX (USA)
For many years, the stereotypical image of a Buick buyer has been that of the senior citizen. Whilst Cadillac was definitely at the top of the ...
2009 Saturn Vue 3.6 XR 2WD (USA)
With the memory of the Pontiac Torrent still fresh in my mind, I arrived at Chicago O'Hare airport, to find that one of its GM stablemates, and also a...
Los Angeles Auto Show – December 2009
There is no question that the Detroit Show in January is still seen as the premier event of its type in the USA, and most manufacturers ensure that th...
2009 Pontiac Torrent 3.4 AWD (USA)
The troubles of General Motors were barely out of the headlines, month after month, in the first part of 2009. It was clear tha...
Verkehrshaus der Schweiz – Luzern (CH)
There is only really one significant transport museum, open to the public, in Switzerland, and it is to be found on the shores of Lake Lucer...