2010 Toyota Sienna CE (USA)
With all the furore about Toyota's sticking throttle pedals and the floor mat issue having led to an enormous recall being announced just a coup...
2009 Saturn Vue 3.6 XR 2WD (USA)
With the memory of the Pontiac Torrent still fresh in my mind, I arrived at Chicago O'Hare airport, to find that one of its GM stablemates, and also a...
2009 Renault Grand Modus 1.6 VVT Dynamique Auto (CH)
Having introduced the first MPV vehicle to Europe, with the Espace in 1984, just months behind the Chrysler Corporation's first generation Voyager and...
2009 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDi 140 GT 5dr (GB)
Now on its sixth generation, the Golf has been a phenomenal success for Volkswagen for 35 years. For more years than most of us can remember...
2009 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Hatch (USA)
In the phenomenally competitive global car market of the twenty-first century, the risks of producing a product that deviates much from your competito...
2009 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 60 Match 5dr (GB)
For more years than most of us can remember now, VW's Golf has been the best-selling car in Europe, scoring notable sales success in just about every ...
2009 Volvo C70 2.4i (CH)
Back in 2003, I owned a Volvo C70 for about 5 months. That car was the coupe based on the old 850/S70 design, and was a big comfortable crui...
2008 Toyota Avensis 2.0 D4D (HR)
Last year, I concluded my test of what is now the previous generation Avensis, which I sampled in Esta...
2009 VW Routan 3.8 SE (USA)
Over the years, the motor industry has seen many examples of collaboration, some more overt and obvious than others. With the ever increasing costs of...
2009 Volvo V70 D5 AWD Auto (CH)
Thirty years ago there were no people carriers and the only SUV really, was the Range-Rover. Mercedes had just introduced the rather expensive W123-ba...