2010 Opel Zafira 1.7 cdti Anniversary Edition (CH)
The success of Renault's Scenic, launched in 1996, was such that it did not take long before many of the other volume car manufacturers added a simila...
2010 Mitsubishi ASX 3 1.8 DiD 2WD (GB)
As all major manufacturers strive to grow their sales volume and market share by covering ever more niches, it should come as no surprise to find that...
2010 Mercedes-Benz SLK200 Kompressor (E)
Fifteen years ago, one of the perceived downsides of a convertible, at least in the minds of some people, was that it came with a canvas roof, and was...
2009 Pontiac G5 Coupe (USA)
Back in 1981, General Motors launched the "J" car, their first effort at a front wheel drive car in the 1600 - 2000 litre class, a model ...
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 ...