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The Clarkson review: Fiat 500X Cross (2015)


I think I wouldn’t enjoy working in marketing very much because when you go home after a hard day’s thinking, you have absolutely...
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First Drive review: Mercedes-Benz GLE (2015)


Mercedes’ revamped and renamed school-run monster is packed with driver ‘assists’, including one that apparently predicts crosswinds
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First Drive review: Porsche Boxster Spyder (2016)...


The original 1950s Porsche 550 Spyder was the car you could buy on a Saturday, race on a Sunday and drive home on a Monday
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Bentley Continental GT V8 S Convertible review (2015)


Drivers hoping to make an impression and soak up some summer rays at the wheel of one of the grandest convertibles on the road need to pay more attention...
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The Clarkson review: Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS (2015)


Anyone who buys anything for practical reasons is almost certainly a bore with a cardigan...
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First Drive review: BMW X5 xDrive40e (2015)


BMW's large but refined new plug-in hybrid SUV is certain to be seen but not heard when it flies past you.
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Range Rover LWB Hybrid review (2015)


The Range Rover is not a car noted for its environmental credentials. You may remember that ten years ago, Greenpeace branded the forecourts
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First Drive review: SsangYong Tivoli (2015)


It’s true cars have improved a lot, but a cheap Korean crossover? Well, Giles Smith is pushed to find a thing wrong with this one
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The Clarkson review: Range Rover Sport SVR (2015)


As my parents dropped me off at boarding school my dad reached into his pocket and presented me with a small box
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First Drive review: Volkswagen Sharan (2015)


For drivers of a certain age, owning a vehicle that can comfortably transport six hyperactive children high on sweets and cakes back home from a birthday...
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The Clarkson review: Seat Leon X-Perience (2015)


THIS is one of the most important reviews I have yet written. Because since I started testing cars 31 years ago I have never once driven a Seat...
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First Drive review: DS 5 (2015)


Paris in the springtime and in the Jardin des Tuileries, in the biggest marquee this side of Kim Kardashian’s wedding