2008 Ford Mondeo Estate 2.0i (CH)
A couple of trends have been evident in the market in recent years: the first is simply that cars are getting larger; the second is that the constant ...
2008 Kia Sportage 2.0 CRDi (CH)
Another weekend, and so time for another visit to the Swiss mountains, and the opportunity to test another car from Mr Hertz' Swiss fleet. The first o...
2008 Fiat Croma 1.9 JTD 150 Automatic Dynamic (CH)
The Croma had a big hurdle to overcome. Probably an unfair hurdle. My day had started badly, with an unexpected arrival in my hotel room, without even...
2008 Kia Cee’d 1.6 Trend (CH) and 1.6 LS (GB)
It's less than 20 years since the first Kia cars made their appearance in Europe. The first offerings were literally recycled previous generation Mazd...
2006 Ford Maverick 2.3 XLT 4WD (CH)
It's now more than 6 years since I last drove a Ford Escape, and in the meantime, I have driven so many other vehicles that my memories of Ford's smal...
2007 Kia Rondo 2.7 V6 LX (USA)
My first impression on collecting the latest rental car was just how small it felt. Considering the previous bolide was a Ford Explorer, perhaps that'...
2008 Ford Explorer 4.0 V6 XLT 2WD (USA)
Having handed the Grand Prix back to Mr Hertz on Friday evening, I put myself at the tender mercies of Delta Airlines and an overnight flight to Orlan...
2007 Ford Fiesta 1.25 Style Climate 5 door (GB)
Ford's Fiesta has been the best-selling car in Britain for some years, and close to the top of the UK sales charts for almost all of its 30 year produ...
2005 Ford Focus Estate 1.6 TDCi Ambiente (CH)
My work diary currently has regular meetings in Switzerland on Monday mornings which necessitate travelling in the night before. A few weeks ago, it o...
2007 Fiat Croma 2.2 JTS Eleganza (CH)
Cast your mind back over some of the great Fiat cars produced over the last 108 years. The Topolino, of course, the car that literally put Italy on wh...