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...
2008 Mercury Mariner 3.0 V6 (USA)
One of the more disappointing cars that I tested in 2008 was the Swiss market Ford Maverick. Saddled with a rather feeble 2.3 litre 4 cylinder engine ...
2008 Mazda 3 Sedan 2.0i Touring Value (USA)
In Europe, the Mazda 3 has never really enjoyed a huge amount of success. Rated as worthy but not class leading, it has not won the praise that has be...
2008 Mazda 6 Sedan 2.3 Sport (USA)
In Europe, a new Mazda 6 range was premiered in late 2007, and went on sale in January 2008. For the American market, however, the original 6 continue...
2008 Mercury Sable (USA)
I will readily admit that I am no expert in marketing and branding. Sometimes I do wonder, though, if those who are supposed to specialise in these ar...
2008 Nissan Note 1.6 Teckna Automatic (GB)
The Note is one of those cars that tries to fill a niche in the market that in reality barely exists. Based on the Clio platform, it comes across as s...
2007 Pontiac Grand Prix (USA)
In the GM family, Pontiac is supposed to be the one with the sporty image....... well, they might like to think so, and in the case of the Solstice, t...