First Drive review: Smart Fortwo (2015)

First Drive review: Smart Fortwo (2015)


Springtime for Lego: a study recently declared the Danish company the world’s most powerful brand. It had dethroned Ferrari...
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The Clarkson review: Land Rover Discovery Sport (2015)


Upon returning from my holidays earlier this year, I decided that I should become less fat. So I made some inquiries and discovered there were two...
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The Clarkson review: Bentley Continental GT V8 S (2015)


Many of you think I have the best job in the world, and it’s hard to argue with that. But I’ll be honest...
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First Drive review: Porsche Cayenne Turbo S (2015)


You have to feel for Volvo. Like the conscientious pupil who has diligently learnt all the lines for the end-of-term play only to be upstaged by the...
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First Drive review: Volvo XC90 (2015)


The update of the XC90 after 12 years is a momentous occasion. Will it finally take Volvo into the top tier of SUV makers?
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First Drive review: Audi TTS roadster


A biblical deluge in Mallorca cramped this new roadster’s style but when the clouds parted, a proper sports car emerged...
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The Clarkson review: Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS


A colleague of mine noted recently that there are 154 options you can have on a Porsche 911, and as a result there are a staggering 9.6 trillion possible...
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First Drive review: Audi R8 LMX (2014)


The Audi R8 was the future once. A prototype appeared in 2003 and was so modern-looking that it became the basis for Will Smith’s car in the film...
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First Drive review: Ford Mondeo (2015)


He helped Tony Blair to a landslide win in 1997 but while the archetypal Mondeo buyer may no longer have the same political clout the car itself is...
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The Clarkson review: Ferrari California T (2014)


A recent report suggested that people who use Apple iPhones are more intelligent, more successful and, of course, better-looking than those who use...
2016 Peugeot 308 GT review

First Drive review: Peugeot 308 GT (2015)


For all its hot-hatch pretensions, including its sleek looks and a faux engine growl, Peugeot’s 308 GT feels decidedly lukewarm
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The Clarkson review: Audi TT 2.0 TFSI quattro S line...


I was extremely drunk at the launch of the original Audi TT and can’t recall much about anything that happened. It was staged in Italy, or maybe...