It's official: bmw is the bomb, skoda is superb, renault is magnificent, vw is impeccable, audi is relatively good, mercedes is a good choice, alfa romeo is mediocre, mitsubishi is average, toyota is so so, volvo is acceptable, honda is fair to middling, ford is ho-hum, saab is not so good, citroen is bogus, opel is lame, peugeot is trash, nissan is atrocious.