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First Drive review: 2016 Lexus RX 450H


When Lexus set about refashioning the RX SUV (the Japanese brand’s most successful car to date and therefore not lightly meddled with), one of the...
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First Drive review: 2016 Renault Megane GT-Line


A provocative ad put the Mégane on the map but it eventually fell behind its rivals. This new car has some zing in its tail at last.
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First Drive review: 2015 Ford Mondeo Vignale


Ford's new premium brand is aimed at buyers who might otherwise migrate towards Mercedes, BMW and Audi. We drive the first model, the Mondeo Vignale.
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First Drive review: 2016 Lotus Exige Sport 350


You join us at a session of The Lightweight Lab. This is not some sort of Weight Watchers gathering, where ritual humiliation is subjected upon
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First Drive review: 2016 Mini Cooper D Clubman


It may be the biggest Mini yet but it is comfortable, handles beautifully and has a design feature that could just catch on
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2016 BMW 7-series review


An arms race is raging between makers of big cars. Not over horsepower or even top speed; instead they are battling over spa equipment
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First Drive review: 2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport


The Golf GTI turns 40 years old next year. No mean feat for a car originally conceived after-hours by a small team of VW engineers who thought...
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First Drive review: 2016 Bentley Bentayga


Quiet in the back, Mr Traditionalist: Bentley’s first 4x4 tackles off-road challenges with all the refinement you would expect
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First Drive review: 2015 Porsche Macan GTS


Here's a poser for you: name another car costing north of £55,000 on which satellite navigation is an optional extra
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First Drive review: 2015 Mercedes-Benz C 250 d Sport...


The C-class coupé looks stylish and dependable, but beneath that cute exterior is a road-eating monster waiting to get out
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First Drive review: 2015 McLaren 570S


The 570S marks a sharp change in direction for the British car maker, and its price will make rivals weep
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First Drive: 2015 Ferrari 488 Spider


There are a few things wrong with Ferrari’s latest drop-top, but that’s unlikely to put off buyers ...