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...
2008 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 16v SXi 3dr (GB)
It is a slightly surprising fifteen years since I last drove a Vauxhall Corsa. I remember the occasion well. At the time, I still had my Rover 414 Si ...
2009 Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi Carving (CH)
The past twenty years have seen a deluge of new motoring market niches being discovered or even created, and then promptly filled by the car manufactu...
NEC Classic Car Show – November 2009
Even 2 full days are not sufficient to see all the exhibits at the UK's largest classic car show, the NEC Event, which is also linked to the MPH show...
National Motor Museum – Beaulieu (GB)
Faced with a whole weekend at home in the UK, and a very unpropitious weather forecast, it was clear that an indoor activity was called for. That rule...