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...
2013 Kia Soul 2.0i+ (USA)
Probe insistently enough, and I would be pretty confident that you would get any car enthusiast to admit to at least one automotive "guilty pleasure"....
2013 Mercedes E350 Convertible with Premium 1 (USA)
There have been convertible versions of Mercedes saloons for almost as long as there have been Mercedes saloons. And that means a long time, so even a...
2013 Mercedes SLK250 with Premium (USA)
Some years ago, one of my friends sold his much loved MGF and went back onto our company car scheme, taking delivery of a Mercedes SLK. A second gener...
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...