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First Drive review: 2016 Audi A4 Avant

Audi’s classy A4 estate costs £3,400 more than its VW Passat sibling, but it’s worth it for the silent cabin alone
Published 11 January 2016
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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...
Published 28 December 2015
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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.
Published 21 December 2015
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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.
Published 11 December 2015
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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
Published 11 December 2015
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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
Published 30 November 2015
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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
Published 27 November 2015
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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...
Published 27 November 2015
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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
Published 23 November 2015
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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
Published 10 November 2015
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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
Published 08 November 2015
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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
Published 26 October 2015