2011 Hyundai Elantra 1.8 GLS (USA)
By the time I got to sample the fourth generation Hyundai Elantra, the model had already been superceded. I concluded that although not exactly exciti...
2011 Nissan Cube 1.8S (USA)
For many years, the roads of Japan have been populated by an array of cars that have not been exported to western markets, so they are only known outs...
2010 Hyundai Accent GLS Sedan (USA)
After a fun week driving around in the latest Camaro and Challenger models, a watchful eye on the holiday budget suggested a need to return to somethi...
2012 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible (USA)
When Ford launched the current Mustang in 2004, producing an eye catching design that successfully combined a visual homage to the very first Pony car...
2011 Dodge Challenger R/T (USA)
A couple of years ago, I managed to get behind the wheel of Dodge's Challenger, and was disappointed. The car I sampled was a "rental spec" SE model, ...
2011 Toyota Camry 2.5 LE (USA)
Like many Japanese cars, just because a nameplate is used around the world, it does not necessarily follow that all the cars sold in different markets...
2011 Audi A7 3.0 TDi 245 quattro S-Line (GB)
With the launch in 2010 of both a premium supermini (the A1) and a large and style-oriented 5 door hatchback, Audi filled in the two as yet unused nu...
2011 Hyundai i30 1.4 GL FDU Classic (E)
Last weekend I was behind the wheel of an Alfa Giulietta and this weekend it was a Hyundai i30, both of which are medium sized hatchbacks, or C-segmen...
2011 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1750 TBi Cloverleaf (GB)
There can be few marques which generate more debate than Alfa Romeo. We saw that not just during the Centenary celebrations in 2010 but whenever any s...
2012 BMW X5 xDrive35i Premium (USA)
No-one was more surprised than me to see a white BMW X5 parked up in the Hertz LAX facility, as with the exception of a small number of 328i saloons, ...