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Toyota RAV4 Mk 3 review (2006-2013)

Since 1994 Toyota has refined the compact SUV formula and a huge number of rivals have appeared - but it has never lost sight of what makes the RAV4...
Published 27 April 2014
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Audi A5 review (2007-on)

If the job of a coupé is to flatter its owner with its sleek style, the Audi A5 wins maximum points. It's also available as a convertible and, for...
Published 27 April 2014
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BMW 1-Series Mk1 review (2004-2011)

It's the only rear-wheel-drive car in this class - if such mechanical esoterica matter to you - and the cheapest way into BMW ownership apart from...
Published 27 April 2014
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Ferrari 612 Scaglietti review (2004-2010)

When the 612 was launched in 2004, the notion of a comfortable and practical Ferrari was anathema to supercar enthusiasts. Time and changing fashion...
Published 27 April 2014
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Volkswagen Golf Mk 6 review (2009-2012)

On sale since 1974 the Golf is both one of the most obvious and the most desirable choices in its class, and the essential formula of this small family...
Published 27 April 2014
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Aston Martin DBS review (2008-2012)

Think DBS and James Bond spectacularly crashing his beautiful Aston Martin in Casino Royale should spring to mind. Off-screen, it's an alternative...
Published 27 April 2014
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Range Rover review (2002-2012)

Packed with equipment and capable of delivering the sort of comfort usually associated with luxury saloons like the Mercedes S-Class or Jaguar XJ...
Published 27 April 2014
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Honda CR-V Mk 3 review (2006-2012)

The Honda CR-V is one of the most reliable SUVs around, while it's spacious, efficient and versatile, too. But the cabin feels cheap in places, compared...
Published 27 April 2014
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Nissan Note Mk1 review (2006-2013)

The Nissan Note is a practical supermini with a high roofline that has been overshadowed by the Vauxhall Meriva, Honda Jazz and Citroën C3 Picasso...
Published 27 April 2014
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News: The electric charge of the fire brigade

Now there's a spark that can help put out a fire: Britain’s first all-electric fire car, designed to respond to major incidents with blue lights...
Published 25 April 2014
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News: Sat nav sends London landlubbers into the briny...

The curse of the sat nav has struck again after the driver of a car drove into the sea on the instructions of her car’s guidance system.
Published 25 April 2014
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Buying guide: the best new and used alternatives to...

SPRING IS in the air and that can mean only one thing: looking on enviously as drivers of soft-top cars lower the roof, slip on their sunglasses and...
Published 25 April 2014