2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 4matic (USA)
With the Jeep taking an early bath, thanks to the warning that it needed an oil change, I was back at Hertz' LAX facility for one last time during thi...
2008 Pontiac Solstice (USA)
Behold, a second red sports car, to follow the Nissan 350Z Roadster, with which I started out on my 2 week vacation. Like the Nissan, this one was als...
2008 Nissan 350Z Roadster (USA)
Although I have undertaken it more times than I care now to count or remember, the flight from the UK to Los Angeles always feels long. Despite a go...
2009 Opel Meriva 1.6i 16v Enjoy (CH)
Experience has taught me that despite your best efforts to "guarantee" the model of rental car that you will receive, it is more or less mission impos...
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...
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 ...
2008 Peugeot 407 SW 2.0 HDi 136 (F)
Much has been written about how Peugeot managed a special transformation from a range of cars that were both good to look at and good to drive, to a r...
2009 Mazda CX-9 Touring (USA)
Although sales volumes in Europe have been disappointing, largely down to the absence of a diesel engine, the Mazda CX-7 is familiar to most car enthu...
2009 Mercedes-Benz C180K Estate Sport (CH)
One of the hottest battles in the car market these days is between the three German prestige brands with their m...
2009 Opel Astra 1.4 16v Enjoy 5dr (HR)
When Marketing use names like "Merit", "Fun", "Style" and "Enjoy" to describe their cars, I always fear the wor...