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BMW 3-series E90 review (2005-2012)

The BMW 3-series outsells the Ford Mondeo in the UK, yet it’s perceived as being far more exclusive. That’s the power of marketing for...
Published 13 March 2014
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Mercedes-Benz E-class W211 review (2002-2009)

The Mercedes E-class has been a constant for two decades and when it first appeared in the early 1990s (with the now-legendary W124 codename) it was...
Published 13 March 2014
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Top 10 executive and prestige cars

Things ain't what they used to be. Twenty years ago a car in this category would have essentially been made of three boxes: one for the engine, one...
Published 07 March 2014
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Top 10 family and estate cars

An estate car is never going to attract a crowd of onlookers. A brown saloon will never turn another driver’s head.
Published 03 March 2014
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The stars of the 2013 Shanghai motor show

The last time a new Ford Escort rolled off the production line, Kylie Minogue was Spinning Around at number one and the London Eye had just opened.
Published 24 April 2013
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The Clarkson review: Mercedes CLS 63 AMG (2011)

‘I’d go so far as to call the Mercedes CLS driving experience imperious. You feel a bit like Idi Amin. Or was that just me?’
Published 12 June 2011
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The Clarkson review: Jaguar XJ 5.0 V8 LWB (2011)

‘The XJ is a futuristic and magnificent car. But purely because of Minder, I’ve never quite trusted anyone with a Jag’
Published 06 March 2011
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The Clarkson review: Porsche Panamera (2011)

‘Underneath, the Panamera is not that bad to drive, but it seems to have been styled by some lunatics. It is the ugliest car on the road today’
Published 27 February 2011