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Volvo V60 review (2010-on)


This is the estate car that hopes to banish forever the image of Volvo as a safe but boring family choice.
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Jaguar F-Type Coupe review (2014-on)


This is the most desirable car Jaguar has built since the E-Type of the Swinging Sixties.
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Range Rover Sport review (2005-2013)


This is the first Land Rover product designed specifically to suit the dictates of fashion, and it accepts that people want the 4x4 look, not its...
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Mini hatchback Mk 3 review (2014-on)


Find out why the third-generation Mini is not so mini anymore, in more ways than one...
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Reliable, refined, economical


You have to feel sorry for the Toyota Avensis, competing as it does in one of the toughest sales segments in Britain.
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Skoda Rapid review (2012-on)


Skoda is the common sense, value-for-money brand the VW family and its new Rapid offers the customary blend of Germanic appeal and Czech value.
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Seat Toledo review (2012-on)


In this age of stylish SUVs and smart crossovers the Toledo bucks the fashion trend by be a very conventional-looking, medium-size hatchback that...
Ford Galaxy Mk 2 (2006-2015)

Ford Galaxy Mk 2 review (2006-2015)


It might look like a van, but the Galaxy's smart, utilitarian body contains a large family car that drivers find surprisingly satisfying to drive.
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Hyundai iX35 review (2010-on)


We all remember when Hyundais and any other car built in Korea. But nobodys laughing now, and certainly not the competition, because Hyundai is making...
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Seat Exeo review (2009-2013)


The Exeo is a rather more interesting proposition than might be immediately obvious, because it's essentially a previous generation of Audi A4 with...
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Mercedes-Benz Viano review (2004-on)


Looks like a van and drives a lot like a van but who's complaining when you've got this much space and versatility?
Suzuki Grand Vitara (2005-2015)

Suzuki Grand Vitara review (2005-2015)


A car that has been with us since the earliest days of the road-going-SUV craze, the Grand Vitara hasn’t evolved much over the years from its basic...