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...
2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback 1.8i (CH)
With the exception of the Evo, Mitsubishi is not often noted for making headline automotive news, or even probably very...
2009 Peugeot 207 S 1.6 HDi 5dr (GB)
During the '80s and '90s, Peugeot built up a formidable reputation. A marque once renowned for sober delivery of a "solid" range of cars for the Frenc...
2007 Mazda 5 2.0i Sport (GB)
If you were asked to name a family sized MPV, I would hazard a guess that "Renault S...
2009 Mitsubishi Colt 1.3 CZ2 5door (GB)
One of the real surprises at the "Mondial de l'Automobile" in October 2008 was to be found on the Mitsubishi stand. Although billed as "all new", it w...
2009 Mercedes CLK280 Cabrio Grand Edition (CH)
The Gods must have been shining on me this weekend. When I looked at the Swiss weather forecast, it appeared that there would be some nice sunny ar...
2008 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 SRi XP 5 door (GB)
There never seems to be a "good time" to arrive at Hertz' Heathrow base and get any sort of choice of car, especially if they know it is on a one way ...
2008 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 cdti 150 SRi 5 door (GB)
There's not much pleasure to be had when you are packed into what a pilot once memorably called "the Cinquecento of Airbuses", but I did at least...