2016 and 2017 Maserati Ghibli 3.0D V6 (GB)
I should probably start this review with an immediate declaration. The car being reviewed is mine. I ordered it back in May 2016, hav...
2016 Skoda Yeti Outdoor 2.0 TDi 110 S (GB)
It is no secret that I am a big fan of the Skoda Yeti. Indeed, having finally managed to get behind the wheel of one in October 2012, I concluded my ...
2016 Volvo V40 D4 R-Design Pro (GB)
Much is being made in current UK advertising for the Volvo V40 of the fact that it is a Swedish car. There is a certain irony in this, of course,...
2016 Buick Regal 2.0t Sport Touring (USA)
Following the rationalisation of the number of brands that General Motors offer after the 2007/2008 credit crunch,...
2015 Mazda CX-9 AWD Sport (USA)
When Mazda unveiled the CX-9, their first full-size SUV, at the 2006 New York International Auto Show, many observed that it looked very similar to th...
2015 Volkswagen Passat 1.8 TSi S (USA)
If you believe the media frenzy that, precisely one year after the story of "Dieselgate" broke, portrays Volkswagen as the most evil of corporates, wh...
2015 Chevrolet Traverse 1LT AWD (USA)
With a vast array of different models included in the Hertz US fleet, I usually prefer to sample something that I've not driven b...
2017 Chevrolet Cruze 1.4T LT (USA)
Most of Chevrolet's success has come from offering an array of large family cars and pickup trucks to meet the needs of a lot of Americans, with an ex...
2016 Dodge Challenger SXT (USA)
The first Dodge Challenger was described in a book about 1960s American cars as Dodge's "answer to the Mustang and Camaro." Introduced in the autumn o...
2016 Dodge Journey 3.6 SXT 7-seater (USA)
With the exception of Lexus and Acura, and most Honda models, almost all the other volume-selling brands that are sold in the United States are to be ...