2010 Chevrolet Impala 3.5 LT (USA)
Discounting pickup trucks, for many years the best-selling Chevrolet has been their largest saloon car, the Impala. Doyen of the rental fleet, and als...
2010 Toyota Sienna CE (USA)
With all the furore about Toyota's sticking throttle pedals and the floor mat issue having led to an enormous recall being announced just a coup...
2008 Pontiac Solstice (USA)
Behold, a second red sports car, to follow the Nissan 350Z Roadster, with which I started out on my 2 week vacation. Like the Nissan, this one was als...
2008 Nissan 350Z Roadster (USA)
Although I have undertaken it more times than I care now to count or remember, the flight from the UK to Los Angeles always feels long. Despite a go...
2009 Ford Focus 1.6i Zetec 5dr (GB)
Doyen of many a rental fleet, the Ford Focus is a familiar car to most people. The Mark 2 model has been on sale for just over 5 years now, and during...
AutoSport and Pistonheads Show – January 2010
The Racing Car show, as it used to be called, has long been not only the first significant event of any New Year, but has long attracted a mixture of ...
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...