2018 Skoda Rapid Spaceback 1.0 TSi 110 SE Tech (GB)
Following long-established Czech brand Skoda's acquisition by the VW Group in 1994, work started on creating new models, with the plan to use VW platf...
2018 Vauxhall Astra 1.4T 125 SRi (GB)
In the UK market, for almost 40 years, the battle for sales supremacy of what is known as the C-segment, or also the medium-sized family car, has been...
2018 Subaru Legacy 2.5i Limited (USA)
Subaru is on a roll right now. No, not in the UK. Most definitely not in the UK if you look at their sales figures. The last month's data that I have ...
2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA250 4Matic (USA)
Given the explosive growth of the SUV and Crossover market in recent years, the only surprise about Mercedes' entrant in the family-sized class is tha...
2017 Ford Explorer XLT AWD (USA)
There will probably never be complete agreement as to what was the first SUV, but few can deny the fact that it was Ford's Explorer which d...
2018 Buick LaCrosse 2.5 eAssist Essence (USA)
It has been observed many times that cars are getting bigger. Every new model, it seems, is larger in every dimension than the one it replaces, though...
2018 Toyota RAV4 XLE (USA)
I last drove a Toyota RAV4, in Southern California, in the autumn of 2015. Whilst there was nothing to cause me actively to dislike it, nor was there ...
2016 Hyundai Elantra GT (USA)
Having just returned a Hyundai Elantra Sedan, I was wandering around the Hertz Phoenix Sky Harbor facility, trying to select the next car, and not fin...
2017 Hyundai Elantra SE Sedan (USA)
Although the precise model name used has varied a little, fundamentally, the first Hyundai Elantra appeared in the autumn of 1990, going on sale in 19...
2017 Toyota Yaris L 5 door (USA)
One of the many tough decisions facing a car maker is how long to keep a particular model in production. Too long, and whilst you can spread your fixe...