2013 Nissan Xterra 4.0 V6 AWD S (USA)
Although it was not by any means the first of its genre, automotive historians will probably agree that it was Ford's Explorer that, Firestone tyre sa...
2013 Buick LaCrosse 3.6 V6 Leather Premium1 (USA)
When Buick decided to retire the long running Century nameplate and replace it with a new moniker, eye brows were raised, not least because what they ...
2012 Mazda 3 Sedan 2.0i Sport (USA)
Evidence of the difference in tastes between the US and European markets presents itself all the time, and some of it is perfectly understandable. Eur...
2013 Subaru Forester 2.5X Premium (USA)
Tuesday evening: the nadir of rental car availability at most US airport locations. It certa...
2013 Ford Hertz Penske Mustang GT (USA)
When John Hertz founded his eponymous car rental business in the 1920s, he built his own cars. He quickly realised that it would be much more cost eff...
2013 Kia Optima 2.4 GDi LX (USA)
Much has been written about the huge transformation of Kia from purveyor of budget and rather ordinary cars in the 1990s and early 2000s to a serious ...
2012 Chrysler 200LX (USA)
You can't, so the saying goes, make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. When Fiat Group looked at the Chrysler Sebring, one of a pair of the old Chrysler...
2013 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport (USA)
When selecting from the vast array of available rental cars in the US, I usually try to avoid model...
2013 Cadillac Escalade Luxury AWD (USA)
By the 1950s, Cadillac had established itself with a very clear brand reputation in the marketplace. Following the sad decline of once great marques s...
2013 SEAT Ibiza 1.6 TDi 105 Style 5 door (E)
Arriving in Madrid for a weekend of summer sunshine (or so I hoped, and booked before I knew that the UK was actually going to have several weeks of s...