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...
2009 Infiniti FX35 (USA)
Arriving at even a major car rental facility like Los Angeles International Airport very late in a Tuesday evening is unlikely to give you much in the...
2008 Honda Odyssey LX (USA)
The first Honda Odyssey, sold in Europe as well as the USA, was little more than a medium sized estate car with extra seating. The second generation m...
2008 Ford Mustang Convertible 4.0 V6 Premium (USA)
Having arrived in the huge all-company rental car garage at Phoenix's Sky Harbor airport, I made my way to the Hertz floor, spotted my name on the boa...
2008 Ford Galaxy 2.0 TDCi Auto Zetec (GB)
Most of my UK car rentals are for one-way journeys either from my Bristol home to London Heathrow, or vice versa. I learned a while ago that one-way c...
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...