2007 Mercedes B170 Automatic (CH)
After receiving a series of somewhat battle-scarred Swiss rental cars, it seemed my luck was in, and my latest test car was to be brand new, with less...
2007 Subaru Forester 2.5X (USA)
Many of my US trips for work entail spending time in both Los Angeles and the Chicago suburbs, specifically the area around Schaumburg, a few miles to...
2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS (USA)
The Chevrolet Monte Carlo represents one of the last surviving members of the personal luxury coupe market. Often placing flashy looks ahead of more p...
2007 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 SXi 5dr (GB)
Received wisdom will tell you that the Ford Focus is still the car to beat in the highly competitive medium-sized hatchback market, offering a range o...
2007 Mercedes-Benz Vito 111 CDi (CH)
In all the excitement of ever more powerful AMG versions, and ever more clever electronics in the luxury saloons, it is all too easy to forget that Me...
2007 Renault Laguna 2.0 dCI 130 Dynamique (GB)
Whilst much of Europe has long favoured small cars, with market best sellers being the likes of the Renault Clio or R5 before it in France and Spain a...
2005 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster Limited (USA)
For those of us used to a November in Britain, when the hours of daylight are short and falling external temperatures have us reaching for jumpers, co...
2008 Buick Lucerne CXS (USA)
In the collection of GM’s American-based brands, Buick has long been positioned as prioritising luxury over sportiness, but without being quite as plu...
2007 Alfa Romeo 159 1.9 JTDm Lusso (GB)
Ten years ago, Alfa Romeo launched the 156, and it caused little short of a sensation. Here was a car that was widely held to be the most elegant in i...
2007 Volkswagen Golf GTi (GB)
My diary was such that I had back to back weeks out of the country, landing from America on a Saturday morning and needing to be bac...