Toyota Aygo review

This was the bottom line as peddled at the Toyota Aygo's launch in 2005: if every UK motorist ditched their current cars and bought a Toyota Aygo, CO2 emissions would be cut by nearly 50 per cent.The relative cost of running the car would leave us all with more disposable income, the environment...

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Toyota Verso review

The Toyota Verso MPV is offered in both five and seven-seat form, and with a choice of two petrol engines and a single diesel option.It competes in an exceptionally hard-fought category, with the likes of the Ford S-Max, Vauxhall Zafira, Seat Alhambra, and Citroën C4 Grand Picasso ensuring buyers...

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MG 3 review

You might not have seen MG Motor’s previous effort, the 6, around your way much,see more here- Best UK Used Cars but rest assured, the Chinese/British hybrid badge is not going away.Sizeable investment in Longbridge has put some genuine meat back on the manufacturer’s borrowed bones...

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Mercedes-Benz A-class review

The original Mercedes A-class may have followed the Audi A3 into the 1990s premium hatchback niche see more here- Best UK Used Cars,but it bucked that car’s thoroughly orthodox Volkswagen Group trend.With its snub-nosed, upright profile, impact-friendly ‘sandwich’ platform and front-wheel...

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta review

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta’s lineage is strong: Alfa Romeo’s 100 years have produced some truly magnificent cars, many pre-war when it was a high-end, blue-blooded marque.Even the post-war period, when Alfa Romeo became a mid-market premium brand, saw some triumphs too See more here- Best...

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta review

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta’s lineage is strong: Alfa Romeo’s 100 years have produced some truly magnificent cars, many pre-war when it was a high-end, blue-blooded marque.Even the post-war period, when Alfa Romeo became a mid-market premium brand, saw some triumphs too. The company turned more...

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BMW 1-series review

You could set your watch by BMW’s model renewal cycle. The second-generation BMW 1-series turned up to its Autocar road test almost seven years to the day after the first. We liked the original car enough to award it a four-star rating and were impressed by its excellent performance, mechanical...

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Volvo V40 review

The Volvo V40’s lineage can be traced back through the 1995 Mitsubishi-related car of the same name, via the DAF-built 440/460 of the late 1980s and the 340/360 cars of the late 1970s, and even as far as the PV51 of 1936 — Volvo’s first attempt at a more affordable but practical car.Its maker’s...

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Audi A3 Sportback review

Given that the Audi A3 Sportback has five doors to the ‘standard’ A3’s three and its length has been extended by 33mm to improve room in both the rear seats and the boot, it is tempting to think of it as a long-wheelbase A3 and therefore the exception to the norm. It is nothing of the sort. For...

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2014 Nissan Qashqai 1.2 DIG-T first drive review

What is it? The sole petrol-powered version in the Nissan Qashqai range at launch. The Qashqai 1.2 DIG-T produces marginally more power and significantly more torque than the 1.6-litre petrol engine that was featured in the original model. Unsurprisingly then that at launch, it is expected...

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Mazda RX-7 to return in 2016

The Mazda RX-7 will be resurrected as a lightweight and agile two-seat coupé, powered by a new-generation 250bhp rotary engine, with a launch date of 2015 to 2016 already pencilled in.The sporty coupé has yet to be signed off, but its rotary engine is under development and the...

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History of the muscle car - picture special

Exactly what defines a muscle car becomes hazy when such icons as the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro - cars that are actually ‘Pony cars’ – are inevitably thrown into the equation.The true definition of a muscle car can be summarised as a two-door, intermediate-sized performance coupé,...

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Jaguar F-type R coupe prototype first drive review

The Jaguar F-type coupé, seen here in top-flight R specification and bulging at the seams with 542bhp of supercharged 5.0-litre V8, a set of 20in wheels and tyres and, for the first time in a production Jaguar, the option of carbon ceramic brakes.It’s a prototype rather than a full...

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Volkswagen Scirocco Car details navigation

Difficult to buy anything these days without some sort of phony justification, isn't it? That big leather sofa you just bought? Well it was half price, so you had to. Best UK Used Cars that flatscreen telly? You'd lost the remote for your old one.So how do you justify buying a...

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Mini Countryman driven

The Mini Countryman will split opinion. For some this is the quintessence of automotion, the answer to their every wish and whim.Best UK Used Cars it's a cynical culmination of ideas, where pointless fancy and overt consumption collide.The new Mini has always been small. Not on the...

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta is a far better car than the 147. That may be no great revelation - the 147 has been knocking around for a full decade now, and has long been usurped by younger, lither rivals - so here's a bigger one: the Giulietta might just be the best car that Alfa has built...

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Detroit show: Lexus HS250h

Lexus has unveiled what it calls ‘the world’s first dedicated luxury hybrid’ at the Detroit show, the HS250h. If you’re thinking the LS600h did a pretty decent job of being a dedicated luxury hybrid, here’s the difference: the HS250h is  - like the Prius Best UK Used Cars –...

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Audi Allroad Shooting Brake

This is the Audi Allroad Shooting Brake Concept; a Detroit-bound mash-up of just about every Audi there has ever been, and a couple there hasn't. Yet.Audi says the two-door-concept is "sporty, compact and versatile" and "ideal for recreational sports". Translated into human-speak, this is...

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First drive: Jaguar F-Type Coupe

Less than one year in, and it's time to get excited over the Jaguar F-Type all over again. What we have here is the new Coupe body. If that's not enough, we've also got the R badge. With that, the supercharged 5.0-litre engine is cranked up to 542bhp, as opposed to the 488bhp of the far-from-unexciting...

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These are the ten coolest car keys

This is the BMW i8 key. It has a high-res LCD screen. It’ll tell you the car’s available range, how much charge is in the batteries, how much petrol’s in the tank, and allows you to pre-set the car’s temperature remotely. Which makes it cleverer than roughly 82 per cent of the Top Gear office Best...

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