2020 Subaru Crosstrek Premium (USA)
When selecting a rental car at large US facilities like the Hertz LAX or Phoenix locations, I tend to do a quick tour around the entire site to see wh...
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TFSi SE 7 Seater (USA)
The Tiguan is a very important car for Volkswagen. On a global basis, it is now the marque’s best-selling car, having usurped the Golf from that statu...
2019 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited (USA)
In Europe, sales of Subaru models have fallen to such low levels in every market expect Switzerland that it is a bit of a surprise that the marque sti...
2019 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0 TSi S (USA)
Despite the fact that we live in an era crammed with ever more technology in just about every aspect of our lives, there is no doubt that retro also s...
2021 Volkswagen T-ROC 1.0 TSi Design (I)
The launch in 2017 by Volkswagen of a third crossover model for their European range, the curiously named T-ROC, surprised no-one. Having seen market ...
2018 Volkswagen Passat Estate 1.6 TDi Business (I)
Recent years have seen a dramatic decline in sales of what are sometimes called D-Segment cars, the large family saloon exemplified in the UK by the F...
2020 Skoda Karoq 1.0 TSi SE (GB)
There are plenty of examples where the replacement for a much-loved car failed to hit the spot even if in purely objective terms, the new product was ...
2019 Volvo XC60 D4 Momentum (E)
Although Volvo still have a couple of large estate car models in their range, the V60 and V90, and for many these still epitomise this well-respected ...
2019 Seat Arona 1.6 TDi 115 FR (GB)
In recent years, the market has shifted relentlessly towards the crossover type vehicle, with this bodystyle claiming sales in favour of traditional s...
2016 Scion iM (USA)
I have been renting cars for a long time now, and over the years have amassed quite an understanding at least of the part of the business that the cus...