2008 Ford Galaxy 2.0 TDCi Auto Zetec (GB)
Most of my UK car rentals are for one-way journeys either from my Bristol home to London Heathrow, or vice versa. I learned a while ago that one-way c...
2008 Ford Mondeo Estate 2.0i (CH)
A couple of trends have been evident in the market in recent years: the first is simply that cars are getting larger; the second is that the constant ...
2008 Toyota Auris 1.6i (CH)
The first Toyota Corolla was launched over 40 years ago. The initial model, an 1100cc saloon, launched in 1967 delivered a perfectly, acceptable, but ...
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...