2010 Mercedes-Benz SLK200 Kompressor (E)
Fifteen years ago, one of the perceived downsides of a convertible, at least in the minds of some people, was that it came with a canvas roof, and was...
2010 Abarth 500 1.4 T-jet 135 (GB)
Abarth. Surely one of the most evocative names in motoring legend.It may surprise you to learn that the eponymous founder, Karl Abarth, was actually a...
2010 Alfa Romeo Brera 2.2 JTS (GB)
Ten years ago I was driving around in an Alfa GTV. Resplendent in its Tropical Green paint, this was the first car I had owned that was not a ...
2010 Ford Mustang 4.0 V6 Convertible (USA)
When it became clear that my recently acquired suitcase (which is not unduly large, it has to be said) was not easily going to fit through the rather ...
2009 Subaru Legacy 2.5i PZEV Special Edition (USA)
When it became clear that I was not readily going to be able to squeeze my suitcase into the boot of the allotted convertible which was waiting for me...
2009 Kia Optima 2.4 LX (USA)
Given the generally acknowledged strength of the latest Kia product portfolio, it is hard to believe that the company, although founded in 1944, has o...
2010 Dodge Challenger SE (USA)
Encouraged, no doubt, by the success of the current generation Ford Mustang, and its wonderful brought up to date retro looks, the Chrysler Corporatio...
2009 Saturn Outlook XE (USA)
2009 Saturn Outlook XE (USA)
When it became clear that the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyag...
2009 Pontiac G5 Coupe (USA)
Back in 1981, General Motors launched the "J" car, their first effort at a front wheel drive car in the 1600 - 2000 litre class, a model ...
2009 Ford Taurus SEL (USA)
Taurus. For many years, an automotive name guaranteed to generate strong feelings of antipathy, or worse, in many of the road warriors who ended up be...