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First drive review: Mazda3 Skyactiv-G 2.0 SE (2013)


ANOTHER NEW car from Mazda means another chance to immerse ourselves in the teachings of the Japanese ancients.
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First drive review: Volkswagen e-Up! (2013)


THE e-Up! is an entirely electric version of the Up!, Volkswagens roundly applauded city car
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First drive review: BMW 4-series coupé (2013)


The BMW 4-series coupé looks like a 3 series coupe, but better. And drives like a 3-series. But better.
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Aston Martin Virage and Virage Volante review (2011-12)


The Aston Martin Virage is a car with an identity crisis. Is it a DBS Lite, or a slightly more hardcore DB9?
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Aston Martin DB9 review (2004-on)


The DB9 is a car that deserves to wear its undies outside its tights, a card-carrying superhero that single-handedly saved its creator from oblivion...
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Aston Martin Vantage review (2005-on)


The baby Aston is getting on but one drive and you'll be hooked
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BMW 4-series coupé review (2013-on)


Don’t be fooled by the new name, this is simply the coupé version of the BMW 3-series saloon.
Seat Altea (2004-2015)

Seat Altea review (2004-2015)


Stylish-looking and talented where it matters, the Seat Altea compact MPV is a versatile family vehicle, despite its age and low public profile.
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Ford Fiesta ST review (2013-on)


Based on the already brilliant Fiesta supermini, the ST is the product of Ford Team RS...
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X (2008-2013) review


The hairy-chested, lairy lunatic that needs little introduction, the Lancer Evolution is the car that put Mitsubishi on the map with petrol heads...
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Volvo C70 review (2006-2013)


One of the better-looking four-seater coupé-cabriolets, the Volvo C70 is also well-equipped and comfortable - if not the most dynamic of drives.
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Giles Smith's First Drive: Porsche 911 Targa 4S


ODD TO think, but without the much-derided “health and safety” mentality, we may never have had the Porsche 911 Targa.