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First drive review: Vauxhall Insignia (2013)

Only the most determined Vauxhall-spotter will notice that what theyre looking at here is actually an updated version of the Insignia but under the...
Published 22 April 2014
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First drive review: BMW 518d SE saloon (2013)

In the vicious, back-alley knife-fight that is the executive saloon market, the 5-series is BMWs Mack the Knife. And when those other German spivs...
Published 22 April 2014
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First drive review: Skoda Rapid Spaceback 1.6 TDI S...

At first glance, it might be hard to see the point of this new Skoda Rapid. The Rapid Spaceback is basically a version of the current notchback model...
Published 22 April 2014
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First drive review: BMW i3 Range Extender (2014)

I'M IN an electric BMW i3 at some point in the future, to be more specific, last Wednesday. Im on the A2 wafting almost silently towards Kent, the...
Published 22 April 2014
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First drive review: Hyundai i10 (2014)

HYUNDAI, AS YOU may know, hails originally from South Korea, but I dont recall hearing that country mentioned once last week as various high-level...
Published 22 April 2014
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First drive review: Range Range Rover Evoque SD4 Pure...

THE OTHER day I drove a Range Rover Evoque down a ski jump in Germany. Why? Because I could, or rather, because the Evoque could.
Published 22 April 2014
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First drive review: Honda Civic Type-R (2015)

AT THE END of the noughties, and in the face of global economic meltdown, Honda gave up the fight. A company once regarded as possessing more car...
Published 22 April 2014
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First drive review: BMW Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo (2013)

After a cloak-and-dagger meeting, the worlds fastest production diesel car casts a powerful spell: monstrous speed, subtle style and great economy
Published 22 April 2014
First drive review: 2014 Jaguar F-type R coupé

First drive review: Jaguar F-type R coupé (2014)

This new two-seat hard-top companion to the game-changing F-type convertible already looks gorgeous, from its mildly allusive E-type nose to its 21st-century...
Published 22 April 2014
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Who are you calling Silk Pants?

First drive review: Jeep Grand Cherokee V6 Summit
Published 21 April 2014
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First drive review: Toyota Auris Touring Sports Hybrid...

IN ANY discussion of the great pioneering vehicles of hybrid motoring, the Toyota Prius tends to get all the glory.
Published 18 April 2014
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First drive review: Tesla Model S Performance (2013)

The Model S represents the last throw of the electric dice for if this vehicle cant persuade people to ditch petrol and switch to battery power, no...
Published 18 April 2014