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SUV buying guide: hybrid Lexus NX300h vs petrol Volvo XC40 T5 vs diesel BMW X1 25d

SUV Triple Test: Hybrid Lexus NX300h vs petrol Volvo XC40 T5 vs diesel BMW X1 25d

Published 18 May 2018
By James Mills
Drivers have fallen under the spell of the SUV. They are the Amazon and Netflix of our times, offering motorists everything they want...
Super investments? Audi R8 V10 vs Jaguar F-Type SVR vs Porsche 911 GTS group test review

Audi R8 V10 vs Jaguar F-Type SVR & Porsche 911 GTS

HAS THERE ever been a better time to have a mid-life crisis? Traditionally, the car to help you reclaim your youth after years of hard-slog was..
Published 02 March 2018
Battle of the all-rounders: Audi Q5 vs Volvo XC60 twin test review

Battle of the all-rounders: Audi Q5 vs Volvo XC60

Germany or Sweden – which country makes the best mid-sized SUV? Nick Rufford and James Mills find out.
Published 25 December 2017
Hot hatch battle: Focus RS vs Civic Type R vs M140i vs RS 3 vs Golf R vs AMG A45

Hot hatch showdown: six new models do battle

How hot do you like your hot hatchback? Fast and furious or brisk and civilised? And what should it look like? Would you prefer it to be as discr
Published 12 November 2017
Volkswagen Amarok 2017 review

Five top tough-as-nails pick-up trucks tested

Once they were the preserve of hard-working builders and farmers with flocks of sheep to tend to. Now the humble pick-up truck has undergone a...
Published 01 June 2017

Group Test: Land Rover Defender vs Toyota Land Cruiser...

This December, the shutters to the production line of the Land Rover Defender, in Solihull, will close for the final time.
Published 20 March 2015