2009 Ford Ka 1.25i Ambiente (CH)
When Ford first launched the Ka, as a cheaper entry level model than the Fiesta, back in 1996, sales initially were slow. It did not take long, howeve...
2009 Opel Meriva 1.6i 16v Enjoy (CH)
Experience has taught me that despite your best efforts to "guarantee" the model of rental car that you will receive, it is more or less mission impos...
2009 Ford Fusion 1.4i Style Climate (GB)
With the 1990 launch of the Ford Escort, it is generally acknowledged that Ford of Europe hit the nadir of product offering, with a car that was unive...
2009 Buick LaCrosse CX (USA)
For many years, the stereotypical image of a Buick buyer has been that of the senior citizen. Whilst Cadillac was definitely at the top of the ...
2009 Saturn Vue 3.6 XR 2WD (USA)
With the memory of the Pontiac Torrent still fresh in my mind, I arrived at Chicago O'Hare airport, to find that one of its GM stablemates, and also a...
2009 Pontiac Torrent 3.4 AWD (USA)
The troubles of General Motors were barely out of the headlines, month after month, in the first part of 2009. It was clear tha...
2008 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 16v SXi 3dr (GB)
It is a slightly surprising fifteen years since I last drove a Vauxhall Corsa. I remember the occasion well. At the time, I still had my Rover 414 Si ...
2009 Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi Carving (CH)
The past twenty years have seen a deluge of new motoring market niches being discovered or even created, and then promptly filled by the car manufactu...
2009 Renault Grand Modus 1.6 VVT Dynamique Auto (CH)
Having introduced the first MPV vehicle to Europe, with the Espace in 1984, just months behind the Chrysler Corporation's first generation Voyager and...
2008 Peugeot 407 SW 2.0 HDi 136 (F)
Much has been written about how Peugeot managed a special transformation from a range of cars that were both good to look at and good to drive, to a r...