Yeah, but the British motoring press hates American cars. Period. Even if it's a foreign car with a Yankee badge on it (like our Crossfires, which "Car" noted was "nice from far, but far from nice".

Never mind the explosive acceleration and near supercar handling of the Corvette, the great comfort/style/speed combination of the 300C, or the glorious V8 burble under the hood of the Caddy CTS V-series, it's not to their liking if it's a "yank tank".

They seem to gush over Fiats, Citroens, and lots of other crap that we drove from these shores long ago. And, they love Euro Fords such as the Focus (which IMO, screams "cheap" in every detail and from experience with relatives' cars tend to break down in ways so terrible that it's almost amusing). But that's okay. It's just further proof that American tastes are very different than European tastes. About the only thing we can agree on is what makes a fine luxury car or exotic. Well, sometimes anyhow. The British motor press loves every Jag. But, we recognize the X-Type and the S-Type as being Fords in drag on these shores (and far off the pace of the best luxury sedans we can buy).