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...
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 ...