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First Drive review: Mini Challenge 210 (2015)


For the past few years there’s been a one-make race series called the Mini Challenge, which, as you might guess, is for Minis
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Smart Forfour Mk2 review (2015-on)


It's stating the obvious but the genius of the original two-seater Smart car (now known as the Fortwo) was its impossibly...
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The Clarkson review: Chevrolet Corvette Z06 automatic...


In the past few weeks, as you might imagine, I’ve spent quite a lot of time on the telephone to various people in California
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First Drive review: Suzuki Vitara (2015)


‘Is that a Range Rover?” “No, it’s a Suzuki Vitara,” I replied, doing my absolute best not to sound withering
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First Drive review: Seat Leon ST Cupra 280 (2015)


There was a time when an estate car marked out its driver as either an antiques dealer hauling a Victorian burr walnut credenza about the place, a...
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The Clarkson review: 2015 Lamborghini Huracan


In the olden days, when Raymond Baxter was on the television and you had to have two O-levels to be a policeman
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Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid review (2015-on)


On the Porsche website, car buyers will find a helpful car comparison tool. If you’re buying a luxury SUV, you should try it…
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First Drive review: BMW 1-series (2015 F20 update)


British drivers like family hatchbacks. The Ford Focus, VW Golf, Vauxhall Astra and even Audi A3 all held a place in the 10 bestselling cars last...
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Richard Hammond: Indian Chief Dark Horse isn't popular...


I didn't start riding motorcycles because they were popular. They weren’t, in the 1980s. Well, they weren’t popular with the mainstream...
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First Drive review: Ford S-Max (2015)


The new Ford S-Max is possibly the world's only full-size MPV that doesn’t look, and drive, like the No 29 bus
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The Clarkson review: Mercedes-AMG GT S (2015)


Have you ever tried to send a text from the back of a London cab? The suspension is so catastrophically hard that it’s just about impossible
Fiat 500X review

First Drive review: Fiat 500X (2015)


Not so long ago, Porsche was a sports car company and Nissan turned out a nice line in sensible small cars for pensioners. Now, the...