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...
2013 Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDi S (GB)
I will make no secret of the fact that I am big fan of the Skoda Octavia. If you look at the sales fi...
2013 Ford Focus 1.0T 100 Ecoboost and 1.6i Zetec 5door (GB)
In the interests of trying to sample a few more test cars on British roads, and encouraged by the arriva...
2013 Toyota Verso 1.8i Luna (CH)
Credit must surely go to Renault with their 1996 Scenic for introducing a car which made life that much easier for families who needed s...
2013 Audi A1 1.4 TFSi 122 S-Line (GB)
The idea of the premium small car is not new. You only have to look at the surprisingly popular Vanden Plas version of the popular Austi...
2013 Kia Cee’d 2 1.6 CRDi SportWagon (GB)
During the 1960s and 1970s, the typical European family car underwent a transformation from conventional three-box saloon type desi...
2013 Kia Rio 2 1.25 5 door (GB)
Utter the model name "Kia Rio" to any car enthusiast, and I predict you would get one of two reactions: either their eyes would glaze over, a...