2010 Hyundai Elantra 2.0 GLS (USA)
For those who can recall the early Korean automotive exports to western markets, 1991 was the year of the big surprise. This was when Hyundai replaced...
2010 Infiniti QX56 4WD (USA)
When Infiniti launched in Europe just over a year ago, not all the cars that are featured in the range were included. The absence of the 5-series riva...
2009 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (USA)
Every few years, it seems, Ford announces in a fanfare of publicity that its latest offering is truly a "World Car". We saw this when the first genera...
2010 Honda Civic LX Sedan (USA)
Although the 1976 launch of the Accord is widely credited with transforming Honda's reputation, and sales success, and propelling the company hitherto...
2010 Lancia Ypsilon 1.2 Ego (I)
Much ink has been spilled over the plight of Alfa Romeo, with the doubters far from convinced that each and every latest model under review is a "real...
2010 Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge (I)
Popular opinion will tell you that all Italian cars simply rust away, at an even faster rate than vehicles from other countries. Whilst in the past th...
2010 Ford Mustang 4.0 V6 Convertible (USA)
When it became clear that my recently acquired suitcase (which is not unduly large, it has to be said) was not easily going to fit through the rather ...
2009 Kia Optima 2.4 LX (USA)
Given the generally acknowledged strength of the latest Kia product portfolio, it is hard to believe that the company, although founded in 1944, has o...
2009 Ford Taurus SEL (USA)
Taurus. For many years, an automotive name guaranteed to generate strong feelings of antipathy, or worse, in many of the road warriors who ended up be...
2010 Infiniti M35 (USA)
It was in 1988 when both Toyota and Nissan each launched a new brand, believing that despite the considerable costs involved, this was the only way in...