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Mercedes-Benz C-class W204 review (2007–2014)

The Mercedes C-class is a valid alternative to the more popular BMW 3-series and Audi A4, that carries some cachet. It is the least expensive way...
Published 17 March 2014
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Sunny side up

March sunshine helping to fuel new 14-plate car buying boom
Published 17 March 2014
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2014 Geneva motor show: launch day highlights
Published 14 March 2014
Vauxhall Insignia review

Vauxhall Insignia review (2008-on)

The Vauxhall insignia is a handsome machine, better-looking than its main rival, the Ford Mondeo. But in this fiercely competitive sector, there are...
Published 14 March 2014
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The Clarkson review: Lexus IS 300h F Sport (2013)

OVER the millennia, man has been consumed by a need for speed. In the Stone Age the fastest runners would catch the best food, and that made them...
Published 14 March 2014
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Audi A5 review (2007-on)

With the A5, Audi took its winning A4 saloon – car of choice for the more discerning company car driver – and flattened out the rear roof...
Published 14 March 2014
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Audi A3 Mk 1 review (1996-2003)

The Audi A3 was a riposte to the BMW 3-series Compact, a three-door hatch launched in 1994 which had introduced buyers to the idea of a premium small...
Published 14 March 2014
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta review (2010-on)

The Giulietta is a car for those who are bored by the usual suspects from Audi, Ford and Volkswagen.
Published 12 March 2014
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Lexus IS Mk 3 review (2013-onwards)

Since the original model’s launch in 1998, the Lexus IS has grown into a well-regarded rival-with-a-difference to the BMW 3-series et al
Published 12 March 2014
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Hyundai i30 Mk 2 review (2012-on)

Where once a Hyundai would have to be sold on price and equipment, this one competes with the best on pure ability
Published 11 March 2014
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Ford Mondeo Mk 4 review (2007-2015)

The Mondeo was once the UK's most popular company car, but the BMW 3-series has taken that accolade, as we live in an age when the badge on a car’s...
Published 11 March 2014
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Skoda Octavia Mk 2 review (2005-2013)

Even now, 20 years after the Volkswagen Group’s acquisition of Skoda, the Octavia looked down upon because of its badge. Yet this is also a...
Published 11 March 2014