Artificial Cheese

One perk involved with a consulting gig is being able to drive a different car every week.  I used to believe that all cars that looked alike drove alike, but that has not been the case.  Over the past three weeks I have driven four rental cars, here is a summary of each.

Kia Sportage - What a terrible car.  I’m not even sure if it had an engine.  Just awful…It was like driving Ms. Daisy, literally.

Chevrolet Malibu - Smooth ride, but a bit lethargic on the gas.  Definately a huge improvement over the Sportage but not you’re not going to beat anyone off of the block when a light turns green.

Chevrolet HHR - Ugly, ugly, ugly.  This must have been Chevrolet’s response to the 2006 Dodge Lyle Lovett.  Aside from the terrible shape of the car, the interior is surprisingly nice.  Very roomy and great seats.  The car is a pleasure to drive as well, probably the smoothest of the four cars that I mentioned here; it made LA traffic seem bearable.

Mazda R6 - The only car on the list with a spoiler.  This car has lots of zip, but unfortunately I didn’t need to do any highway driving in this car because my hotel is a mile from my job.  Its a very short mile with the R6.  My only gripe would be the turn radius.  This car turns like a figure skating rhino, and Mazda has weak power steering which doesn’t make things any better.