2011 Suzuki SX4 Hatch 1.6 GLA Auto (IL)
Ask the average motorist to name a Japanese car brand, and they would likely respond Toyota, or Nissan, perhaps Honda or even Mazda. Those w...
2011 Skoda Fabia Estate 1.6 TDi 75 SE (GB)
The majority of occasions when I have rented a car from Hertz in the UK were as one way transport to or from Heathrow airport, so when I was "repatria...
2011 and 2010 VW Passat 1.6 TDi 105 BlueMotion S (GB)
Since its launch in 1973, Volkswagen has made well over 15 million Passats. Although this figure is well short of the sales total of the smaller Golf,...
2010 Toyota Corolla 1.8LE (USA)
The first Toyota Corolla appeared in 1966. Although it might not have been obvious at that time, this was a car that exemplified what the Japanese do ...
2011 Volvo S60 D3 Momentum (E)
Look back twenty or thirty years, and there was far less choice on the automotive market. There were fewer different models, and consequently a small ...
2009 Volkswagen Beetle 2.5S Blush (USA)
One of the reasons why the VW Beetle achieved such an enormous sales success during its many years in production was because the Americans took the ca...
2010 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5S (USA)
In Europe, the Golf is King. Not just for Volkswagen, but as the best selling vehicle across a number of markets, a position it has occupied for many ...
2010 SEAT Ibiza 5 dr 1.4 TDi Ecomotive (GB)
It seems that the only Spanish manufacturer, SEAT, is almost constantly in the news, as parent company VAG agonises in how to translate the "Auto Emoc...
2009 Subaru Legacy 2.5i PZEV Special Edition (USA)
When it became clear that I was not readily going to be able to squeeze my suitcase into the boot of the allotted convertible which was waiting for me...
2009 Saturn Outlook XE (USA)
2009 Saturn Outlook XE (USA)
When it became clear that the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyag...