If Hummer's outrageous new H2 was a pop star, it would be the kind who throws televisions out of hotel windows, smashes its guitar to pieces on stage and runs away with the drummer's girlfriend.
Stand by for action! Mercedes has launched a pre-emptive strike against forth- coming competition in the prestige coup� market with its all-new CLK � and Auto Express is first to drive it in the UK.
For city types with a yearning for off-road freedom, mach-ines such as the Volvo XC70 and Audi's Allroad are tempting alternatives to cumbersome and expensive 4x4s.
It's the car Mazda claims will knock the Vauxhall Vectra, Ford Mondeo and Nissan Primera for six! Say hello to the Mazda 6, the firm's most convincing assault on the UK family car market yet...
Pity those who hold positions of responsibility. On the one hand, they preach to their minions about the necessity of keeping costs down, but they also want to enjoy their own luxuries.
If the 807 is a little too common for you, there's always Mazda's MPV. The unimaginatively badged model is one of the slowest-selling cars in the UK, with only 72 finding homes in this country last year, compared to 12,177 Ford Galaxys.