2008 Kia Sportage 2.0 CRDi (CH)
Another weekend, and so time for another visit to the Swiss mountains, and the opportunity to test another car from Mr Hertz' Swiss fleet. The first o...
2008 Fiat Croma 1.9 JTD 150 Automatic Dynamic (CH)
The Croma had a big hurdle to overcome. Probably an unfair hurdle. My day had started badly, with an unexpected arrival in my hotel room, without even...
2008 Subaru Legacy Estate 3.0R (CH)
The Hertz fleet in Switzerland is blessed with much variety, and there are many cars that l have yet to sample. So, in an attempt to get something tha...
2008 Nissan Note 1.6 Teckna Automatic (GB)
The Note is one of those cars that tries to fill a niche in the market that in reality barely exists. Based on the Clio platform, it comes across as s...
2008 Kia Cee’d 1.6 Trend (CH) and 1.6 LS (GB)
It's less than 20 years since the first Kia cars made their appearance in Europe. The first offerings were literally recycled previous generation Mazd...
2008 Toyota Avensis Estate 1.8 Luna (CH)
When I arrived at the Hertz counter in Zurich airport to collect the latest test car, I found that I was allocated something with which I was already ...
2006 Ford Maverick 2.3 XLT 4WD (CH)
It's now more than 6 years since I last drove a Ford Escape, and in the meantime, I have driven so many other vehicles that my memories of Ford's smal...
2007 Kia Rondo 2.7 V6 LX (USA)
My first impression on collecting the latest rental car was just how small it felt. Considering the previous bolide was a Ford Explorer, perhaps that'...
2008 Ford Explorer 4.0 V6 XLT 2WD (USA)
Having handed the Grand Prix back to Mr Hertz on Friday evening, I put myself at the tender mercies of Delta Airlines and an overnight flight to Orlan...
2007 Pontiac Grand Prix (USA)
In the GM family, Pontiac is supposed to be the one with the sporty image....... well, they might like to think so, and in the case of the Solstice, t...