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Seat's wolf in sheep's clothing


First drive review: Seat Leon Cupra 280 DSG (2014) - online exclusive
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The Clarkson review: Dacia Logan MCV Ambiance TCe 90


Look, Lovejoy, it's a huge wardrobe on wheels
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The Clarkson review: Porsche 911 Turbo (2013)


It's the new Porsche Turbo today, so naturally I shall start by saying just how much I enjoyed The Wolf of Wall Street, Scorsese's Wall-Street-in-the...
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The Clarkson review: Peugeot RCZ R (2014)


Britain’s oldest car magazine was so smitten by the Peugeot RCZ R that the editor wrote a gushing leader explaining that it heralded a return...
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Tiff Needell review: Rolls-Royce Wraith (2013)


Waft on, Mr Rolls, and leave "sporty" to the masses.
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Citroën C3 Mk 2 review (2010-on)


Cheap to buy and run but outclassed dynamically by newer rivals
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The Clarkson review: Range Rover LWB 5.0 V8 supercharged...


IN AMERICA, people live in cities and drive to their ordinary jobs in ordinary clothes and ordinary saloon cars
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The Clarkson review: Aston Martin Vanquish Volante...


IT WAS the week before Christmas. Rush hour. Central London. And the weather was every American’s idea of what it’s always like in Britain...
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The Clarkson review: Volvo V40 T5 R-Design Lux (2013)


MANY YEARS ago, when Top Gear was made in the Midlands, I was sent some promotional bumf that said: “You are invited to the opening of Birmingham’s...
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The Clarkson review: Subaru Forester 2.0 Lineartronic...


When I was growing up, in the days before either health or safety had been invented, commercial breaks on the television were often filled with important...
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The Clarkson review: Dacia Sandero Access (2013)


IT'S STRANGE. Today there are far fewer car makers than there were 30 years ago. And yet choosing what sort of car you would like next has never been...
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The Clarkson review: Audi SQ5 3.0 BiTDI quattro (2013)


EVERY lunchtime on Radio 2 Jeremy Vine hosts a topical news and discussion show in which the “motorist” is always portrayed as a swivel-eyed...