2013 Nissan Maxima 3.5S (USA)
The name Maxima has been used by Nissan for over thirty years, during which time it has appeared on seven distinct successive models and as a model ve...
2013 Audi A1 Sportback 1.4 TFSi 122 S-Line Auto (GB)
I have written many times before about the unpredictability of car allocation by the rental companies, and this test is just another example. For a on...
2013 Seat Leon 1.6 TDi S (GB) and 1.6 TDi Style (E)
There has been lots of discussion in recent years about the financial challenges facing every manufacturer in the motor industry, even those whose pos...
2013 Mercedes E350 Luxury with Premium 1 (USA)
After more than a couple of weeks sampling a vast array of different rental cars - some far more agreeable and memorable than others - I wanted someth...
2013 Chevrolet Malibu 2.5 2LT (USA)
You might think that the goal of every manufacturer when designing a new car is to make it as perfect as they can. But all we know that this not possi...
2013 Toyota Corolla LE (USA)
There are so many different models and variants out there that even the full time professionals have trouble keeping up, and sampling everything that ...
2013 Nissan Rogue 2.5S AWD (USA)
Nissan is one of those manufacturers whose product range has diversified over time such that the range of cars that they sell in Western Europe is alm...
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...