2013 Ford Edge 3.5 V6 AWD Limited (USA)
Although there had been vehicles that combined the attributes of a tough all-road vehicle with car like characteristics for some time (think Jeep Wago...
2013 Nissan Murano 3.5 SV AWD (USA)
When, late in 2002, Nissan presented its first Crossover vehicle, called Murano, it soon became apparent that they had come up with something a bit sp...
2014 Porsche Cayman 2.7 PDK (USA)
You are not a true petrolhead, apparently, until you have owned an Alfa Romeo. As three of these Italian machines were with me over an 8 year period, ...
2013 Chevrolet Equinox 2.4 LT AWD (USA)
That the Crossover, or CUV, is an important vehicle for any manufacturer to offer these days, is beyond question, and most now offer a range of these ...
2014 Chevrolet Cruze 1.4T 1LT 4 door (USA)
To Europeans, the global significance of the family-sized Chevrolet Cruze may well be somewhat mis-understood. Despite offering significant improvemen...
2014 Chevrolet Captiva Sport 2.4 LT 2WD (USA)
Ah, the Chevrolet Captiva, I hear you say. Cue a bit of searching through the memory bank, and you will probably come up with a mental image of a Cros...
2012 Ford Focus Zetec 2.0 TDCi 140 Auto and 2013 Zetec 1.6 TDCI 115 5dr (GB)
At a global level, debate still rages as to whether it is the Toyota Corolla or the Ford Focus that is currently the world's best-selling car. Things ...
2013 Volkswagen Passat Estate 1.6 TDi 105 S (GB)
Over the past thirty years, the size of the overall market for new cars in Europe has grown very significantly, and yet as changing tastes of the cons...
2013 Nissan Sentra 1.8 SV (USA)
It is all too easy for the auto enthusiast to forget that the primary goal of any car manufacturer is not actually to make cars that appeal to us. Tha...
2012 Honda Civic LX Sedan (USA)
When a new model is launched, as a direct replacement for an existing car, the expectation is that it is "better". And in almost all cases, it is. Som...