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  Hyundai Santa Fe vs Chevrolet Captiva comparison test
  With escalating fuel costs persuading many motorists to downsize, you’d be forgiven for assuming that the market for large, seven-seater 4x4s had dried up. If it has, nobody’s told Chevrolet...
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  Road Test: Dacia Sandero Stepway (13 on) 1.5 dCi Laureate 5d
  As a budget proposition, the Dacia Sandero Stepway makes a lot of sense for a company car driver. Not only is it cheap to tax, but you get a whole...
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  2013 Mazda 3: First drive
  The new Mazda3 hatchback, which will do battle against such heavyweight competitors as the Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus, has some large shoes to fill. To date, the 3 is Mazda’s...
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  Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell driven
  Not always a company renowned for world firsts, Hyundai has been commercially producing the first hydrogen powered vehicle since February of this year. There is one caveat though; its ix35...
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  Nissan Leaf Tekna road test
  When the Nissan Leaf touched down on planet earth in 2011, it was a bit of a milestone. Here was a pure electric car, powered by batteries and electric motor...
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  Citroen comparison: C4 and DS4
  Citroen’s DS line is an interesting proposition. It’s a range of models closely related to the more ordinary C-series of Citroens, but with more avant-garde styling and a premium outlook...
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  Happy 20th Birthday Ford Mondeo
  Hard to believe but the Ford Mondeo is 20 years old this year. In the notoriously fast-changing world of cars, the Ford Mondeo has remained a favourite with drivers across Europe...
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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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  Peugeot 2008 prices announced
  Peugeot’s new 2008 crossover model will cost from £12,995 when deliveries begin in July. Available to order now, the new model combines the size of a 208 supermini with a jacked...
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  New Mercedes-Benz S-Class revealed
  The latest iteration of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the German firm’s flagship luxury car, has been unveiled at an event in Hamburg. A new S-Class is an event that doesn’t come around...
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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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  Budget 2013: How it affects you
  The 2013 Budget brought some welcome relief for UK motorists. First up is the news that the planned fuel duty hike of 3p a litre due on September 1 has been...
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  The top five new cars for 2013
  There has been a whole host of new cars unveiled at the start of this year but which are the ones worth keeping an eye out for? For the vast majority...
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  Budget 2013: what's likely?
  Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget speech will take place on March 20 and, as ever, the UK’s many millions of licence holders will be holding their breath to see how the...
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  Geneva 2013: Hyundai
  Cars on show 2013 ix35, fuel cell ix35 Following a couple of busy years for the Korean brand, Hyundai has had to delve deeper into its press release bag to rustle...
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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: Nissan
  New cars on show Note, 370Z Nismo and GTR Nismo Note Nissan has been shouting from the rooftops not so much about the new Note – and very nice it is too...
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  Geneva 2013: Subaru
  New Car on Show: Forester, Outback and VIZIV concept Forester Subaru has re-launched the Forester for 2013 – the 4x4 estate car loved by farmers and families living in isolated rural communities. The company claims it has...