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First drive review: Range Range Rover Evoque SD4 Pure...

THE OTHER day I drove a Range Rover Evoque down a ski jump in Germany. Why? Because I could, or rather, because the Evoque could.
Published 22 April 2014
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First drive review: Honda Civic Type-R (2015)

AT THE END of the noughties, and in the face of global economic meltdown, Honda gave up the fight. A company once regarded as possessing more car...
Published 22 April 2014
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First drive review: BMW Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo (2013)

After a cloak-and-dagger meeting, the worlds fastest production diesel car casts a powerful spell: monstrous speed, subtle style and great economy
Published 22 April 2014
First drive review: 2014 Jaguar F-type R coupé

First drive review: Jaguar F-type R coupé (2014)

This new two-seat hard-top companion to the game-changing F-type convertible already looks gorgeous, from its mildly allusive E-type nose to its 21st-century...
Published 22 April 2014
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Who are you calling Silk Pants?

First drive review: Jeep Grand Cherokee V6 Summit
Published 21 April 2014
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First drive review: Toyota Auris Touring Sports Hybrid...

IN ANY discussion of the great pioneering vehicles of hybrid motoring, the Toyota Prius tends to get all the glory.
Published 18 April 2014
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First drive review: Tesla Model S Performance (2013)

The Model S represents the last throw of the electric dice for if this vehicle cant persuade people to ditch petrol and switch to battery power, no...
Published 18 April 2014
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First drive review: Seat Leon ST FR 2.0 TDI (2014)

EXCITEMENT HASN'T always had an easy time catching fire around the Seat Leon.
Published 18 April 2014
BMW M235i

Mmm… 2 much fun in this pint-sized coupé

DON'T BE fooled by the M badge on this new 2-series; the model is not a proper performance car, it is a member of the newly created M Performance...
Published 18 April 2014
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First drive review: Volkswagen Golf R (2014)

Still, what could be more fun than tearing round one of the coldest places on Earth in the hottest Golf to date?
Published 18 April 2014
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First drive review: Volvo XC60 D4 FWD (2014)

THE big news from Volvo is that the five-cylinder engine is over. So over. You might as well be morris dancing or forming corn into stooks. The future?...
Published 18 April 2014
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First drive review: Peugeot RCZ R (2013)

Peugeot's motor-racing division has been let loose on its softie sports car and created a rip-snorting beast, but its engine sounds too tame by half
Published 18 April 2014