2008 Audi A6 2.0 TDi S-Line (GB)
Securing variety from a Hertz rental car in the UK seems to be far harder than just about anywhere else in the world where I have tried to do this. Al...
2007 Toyota Yaris 1.3 VVTi 5dr (CH)
For some reason, rental cars were really expensive in Switzerland this weekend, so I ended up booking the very cheapest type of car, and paying more f...
2008 Audi S6 (GB)
I am well aware that the press are not particularly enamoured of the car that comprised my latest test vehicle.
Nevertheless, in my q...
2007 Audi RS4 (GB)
It's no exaggeration to say that the Audi RS4 was one of the biggest automotive triumphs of 2005/2006. The press' adulation for the S4 model waned sur...
2006 Toyota Corolla Hatch 1.6 VVTi Prado (CH)
Were I to describe the latest test car as an automotive utility, you would probably guess, without reading any further, what th...
2007 Audi S5 Coupe (GB)
As correctly guessed by many, my test car for this weekend is indeed an Audi S5. Very smart it looks, too, even though a metallic black car on a day l...
2007 Alfa Romeo 159 3.2V6 Q4 Lusso (GB)
A few months ago I had my first 159 experience, with a 1.9 JTDm. While generally finding much to praise in this car, I was not "wowed" in the same way...
2007 Alfa Romeo Brera 3.2 V6 SV (GB)
In the mid-1990s, Alfa Romeo showed their first new sports cars for 20 years, the GTV and Spider. When they were first shown, I was not entirely convi...
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...