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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: Mini John Cooper Works GP (2013)

This little number isnt just quick, it is the fastest road-going Mini the company has yet produced. No question, the John Cooper Works GP is the hottest...
Published 27 March 2014
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First drive review: Mini Cooper S Paceman (2012)

If copying really is the sincerest form of flattery, then the folks at Land Rover must be glowing with self-satisfaction.
Published 27 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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For school-run mums with a naughty streak

Andrew Frankel first drive review: Mini Clubman John Cooper Works (2012)
Published 27 March 2014
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First drive review: Ford Kuga (2013-on)

First drive review: Ford Kuga (2013-on)
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: Audi S3 cabriolet (2014)

GIVEN THAT we were on the launch of Audi's latest S3 cabriolet, being asked by my co-driver, rather timidly, if I thought we should put the roof down...
Published 18 March 2014
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First drive review: Aston Martin Vanquish Volante (2013-on)

There are few ways more likely to set alarm bells ringing in the head of a motoring journalist than for someone who’s driven a car to warn that...
Published 17 March 2014
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First drive review: Audi S3 (2013)

The new Audi S3: the car that should have it all, a one-stop shop for anyone who wanted universal talent from a car but didn’t want to pay the...
Published 14 March 2014