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Mazda CX-5 review (2012 on)


The Mazda CX-5 is a family car dressed as an off-roader with large tyres, a high stance and a choice of two- and four-wheel drive transmissions.
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Renault Zoe EV review (2013-on)


This is the most convincing - and one of the most affordable - electric cars to date
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Mazda 6 Mk 3 review (2013 on)


The Mazda 6 doesn’t just look good next to rivals such as the Vauxhall Insignia, Volkswagen Passat and Ford Mondeo ‒ it’s also good value
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Ford Kuga review (2008-2012)


Let’s be honest. You’re buying a compact SUV to ferry the family in and not to drive flocks of sheep and lambs up moorland hillsides in...
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My mum drove one of those


A new survey has found that mothers, and not just dads, figure in our collective memories of adolescent motoring.
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Fuel sippers


DESPITE DEPRECIATION (the loss of a car's value as it ages) being the biggest single motoring cost, we are all obsessed with how much fuel our cars...
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Mercedes-Benz SL-class R231 (2012-on)


This latest incarnation of the Mercedes SL is the sixth generation to bear the initials that stand for Sport Leicht, although they haven’t been...
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Porsche 911 review (2004 - 2012)


Need a used high performance sports car that you use every day? Look no further than the Porsche 911
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Hyundai i40 review (2011-on)


Hyundai has rolled up its sleeves, knocked back a shot of Dutch courage and taken the company-car fight straight to Ford, Vauxhall and Volkswagen’s...
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Fuel figures get real


DRIVERS WHO complain that their car does fewer miles per gallon than the brochure claims are to be vindicated at last.
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News: Mechanic rolls customer's Lamborghini on test...


Austrian spannerman Niklas Schwartz , 29, was test driving a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, worth £130,000, when he lost control of the car on a wet...
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First drive review: BMW M6 Gran Coupé (2013)


Giles Smith first drive review: BMW M6 Gran Coupé (2013)