2011 Toyota Yaris Sedan (USA)
With the notable exceptions of Ireland, Spain and some of the southern mediterranean countries, there is little demand in Europe for small saloons, so...
2011 Volvo XC90 2.4 D5 Momentum (D)
In no way could my father be described as a car enthusiast. To him, the car is simply a convenient means of getting from A to B, and being the "down t...
2011 Toyota Auris HSD T4 (GB)
The last few years have seen research and innovation on an almost unprecedented scale, as the world's car manufacturers struggle to find alternatives ...
2011 Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDi 105 CR Elegance (GB)
A couple of years ago Dutch Mr Hertz provided a diesel engined Skoda Octavia for me to spend a week enjoying some spring weather in exploring the Low ...
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...