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...
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 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 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...
2008 Fiat Bravo 1.4 Dynamic, T-jet150 and 1.9JTD (GB and CH)
With a recent experience, albeit briefer than I intended thanks to discovering that the Hertz Gatwick location would close before my return flight was...
2009 Ford C-Max 1.6i Style+ (D)
A new C-Max will be the star of Ford's stand at the forthcoming Frankfurt IAA Motor Show, but as it does not go on sale for nearly a further 12 months...
2009 Kia Soul 1.6i 2 (GB)
It is less than 20 years since Kia started selling cars in Western Europe. The early offerings had limited appeal, even at the budget end ...
2008 Ford Taurus X SEL AWD (USA)
Taurus. Ignoring the fact that this is the astrological sign of my birth, it is also a word when associated with the doyen of the US car rental fleet ...
2009 Infiniti G37 (USA)
"Consumer Reports" regularly publishes a comprehensive review of all vehicles on sale in America. Their assessments are bas...
2007 Ford Mondeo Estate 2.0 TDCi Zetec (GB)
Much has already been written on this site about the second generation Mondeo, so, when in a spectacular show of what Hertz at Heathrow airport thinks...