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  Skoda Rapid 1.6 TDI SE road test
  In the mobile phone world there’s a market for basic, simple phones, the type that just make calls and send text messages. In a way, the Skoda Rapid is the...
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  Road Test: Mazda 6 Estate 2.0 Sport Nav
  Choosing a Mazda 6 always marked you out as a bit of free-thinker; the firm’s family-car was never considered a mainstream option, and to be fair things haven’t changed with...
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  Porsche 911 Carrera S PDK first drive
  The Porsche 911 is one of the best all-round sports cars money can buy. The fastest version currently available is the Carrera S coupe, and we’ve been testing it to...
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  Road test: Subaru Forester 2.0 XT 5d Lineartronic 2013MY
  To read up on the updated 2016MY Subaru Forester, our full road test can be found here The original Subaru Forester Turbo was something of a game-changer when it first arrived,...
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  Geneva 2013: Jaguar
  New Car on show XFR-S, XF AWD and XJ AWD XFR-S Jaguar has worn itself out with the hype surrounding the F-Type launch last year. The British company did manage to wheel out...
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  Geneva 2013: Skoda
  Car on show: Octavia Estate Octavia Estate Skoda showed off the estate version of its highly-rated new Octavia. It’s as you would expect – masses of boot space (20 litres bigger than...
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  Geneva 2013: Ferrari
  Car on show: LaFerrari No, we can’t quite believe it either, but Ferrari has called its fastest roadcar ever built… LaFerrari. Moving on from the silly name, everything else about this car...
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  Geneva 2013: Dacia
  Car on show: Logan MCV Logan MCV MCV stands for Maximum Capacity Vehicle and is the acronym we’ll see on the rump of budget brand Dacia’s latest model when it arrives in the...
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  Geneva 2013: Suzuki
  New car on show: SX4 An all-new version of the SX4, Suzuki’s tall hatchback with offroader-ish looks, is on the stand at Geneva. Based on the S-Cross concept from last year’s...
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  Geneva 2013: Land Rover
  New car on show: Electric Defender Electric Defender Land Rover unveiled seven new electric Defender models delivering zero CO2 emissions. The standard diesel engine and gearbox in the 110 Defenders have been replaced...
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  Geneva 2013: Aston Martin
  Cars on show: Rapide S, Centenary Special Editions Aston Martin is celebrating its centenary in style at the 83rd Geneva Motorshow, packing its stand with new metal and special editions. New Aston...
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  Geneva 2013: Ford
  New cars on show: EcoSport, Fiesta ST, Tourneo range EcoSport This new mini-SUV uses the new Ford Fiesta as its base. It’s equipped with Ford SYNC voice-activated in-car connectivity system as well as...
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  Geneva 2013: Alfa Romeo
  New cars on show: 4C 4C coupe Two years ago at Geneva Alfa Romeo unveiled its star of the show, the 4C Concept, and we all whooped and cheered. This year at Geneva Motor Show, it’ll be Groundhog Day....
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  Geneva 2013: Kia
  New cars on show: pro_ceed GT and cee’d GT pro_cee’d (main picture) and cee’d GT It was inevitable. Ford has the Focus ST, Vauxhall the Astra VXR, Renault the Megane Renaultsport so Kia...
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  Geneva 2013: Mercedes-Benz
  Cars on show: A45 AMG, facelifted E-Class and CLA A 45 AMG (Main picture) Mercedes’ souping-up department, AMG, has got to work on the A-Class hatchback to create the A 45 AMG, a...
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  Geneva 2013: Seat
  New car on show: SEAT Leon SC Leon SC (main image) SEAT unveiled its Leon SC – Sports Coupé – to you sir, and tells us it’s a ‘striking three-door hatchback that...
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  Geneva 2013: Renault
  New car on show: Captur, Scenic XMOD Captur (main picture) This is the production version of the Captur Concept that first appeared at Geneva in 2011 and it’s fair to say that it’s...
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  Geneva 2013: Vauxhall
  New cars on show: Cascada, ADAM ROCK and ADAM R2 concepts, Zafira 1.6-diesel  Right, so there’s four world premieres: the Cascada convertible, the ADAM ROCKS and R2 concepts and the 1.6-litre...
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  Geneva 2013: Ssangyong
  New car on show: SIV-1 concept, Rodius Turismo SIV-1 concept SsangYong has gone a bit bonkers. It can’t seem to make up its mind what category its SIV-1 (Smart Interface Vehicle) concept model is in. So, the car...
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  Geneva 2013: Peugeot
  New cars on show: 2008, 2008 Hybrid Air, 208 Hybrid FE 2008 (main picture) Taking centre stage is the all-new Peugeot 2008 – another funky looking thing aimed at middle-class people called Toby and...