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Giles Smith

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First drive review: Jaguar XF Sportbrake (2012)

The term we will do our level best to avoid using isestate car. Its not an estate car. Its a Jaguar XF Sportbrake.
Published 28 March 2014
Vauxhall Mokka review

First drive review: Vauxhall Mokka 1.4 Turbo 4x4 Tech...

Where do we stand on brown right now? Fashion diktats change so quickly and memos go astray. Is brown the new white, which was itself once the new...
Published 28 March 2014
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First drive review: Ford EcoSport Titanium 1.0T EcoBoost...

A SMASH hit in South America since 2003 but only now remixed for Europe, the Ford EcoSport is an example of a car type in which our age is coming...
Published 27 March 2014
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First drive review: 2014 Mercedes-Benz C-class

Mercedes reckons that being at the wheel of its new saloon is like flying business...
Published 25 March 2014
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First drive review: BMW M6 Gran Coupé (2013)

Giles Smith first drive review: BMW M6 Gran Coupé (2013)
Published 24 March 2014
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A threesome with added ecstasy

Giles Smith's first drive review: BMW 435i M Sport Convertible (2014)
Published 19 March 2014
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First drive review: Lotus Exige S roadster (2013)

It might be a few takeovers from its origins, its body panels might be formed in France and its engines shipped to Norfolk from the factories of Toyota.
Published 06 August 2013
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First drive review: Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid (2013)

When, in 2009, Porsche brought out a four-door grand tourer, some of the car’s harsher critics balked at its hard-to-love looks.
Published 23 July 2013
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First drive review: BMW i3 (2013)

WELCOME TO a vision of the future — according to BMW. A future where the skyline is dominated by megacities. And a men with beards and classic cars...
Published 15 July 2013