2009 Mazda CX-9 Touring (USA)
Although sales volumes in Europe have been disappointing, largely down to the absence of a diesel engine, the Mazda CX-7 is familiar to most car enthu...
2009 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDi 140 GT 5dr (GB)
Now on its sixth generation, the Golf has been a phenomenal success for Volkswagen for 35 years. For more years than most of us can remember...
2009 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Hatch (USA)
In the phenomenally competitive global car market of the twenty-first century, the risks of producing a product that deviates much from your competito...
2009 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 60 Match 5dr (GB)
For more years than most of us can remember now, VW's Golf has been the best-selling car in Europe, scoring notable sales success in just about every ...
2008 Fiat Bravo 1.4 Dynamic, T-jet150 and 1.9JTD (GB and CH)
With a recent experience, albeit briefer than I intended thanks to discovering that the Hertz Gatwick location would close before my return flight was...
2009 Ford C-Max 1.6i Style+ (D)
A new C-Max will be the star of Ford's stand at the forthcoming Frankfurt IAA Motor Show, but as it does not go on sale for nearly a further 12 months...
2009 Volvo C70 2.4i (CH)
Back in 2003, I owned a Volvo C70 for about 5 months. That car was the coupe based on the old 850/S70 design, and was a big comfortable crui...
2009 Mercedes-Benz C180K Estate Sport (CH)
One of the hottest battles in the car market these days is between the three German prestige brands with their m...
2009 Opel Astra 1.4 16v Enjoy 5dr (HR)
When Marketing use names like "Merit", "Fun", "Style" and "Enjoy" to describe their cars, I always fear the wor...
2008 Toyota Avensis 2.0 D4D (HR)
Last year, I concluded my test of what is now the previous generation Avensis, which I sampled in Esta...