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    Renault Zoe Hatchback Review

    The Renault Zoe is the fourth full electric plug-in production car from the French car manufacturer, following on from the Fluence Z.E four-door, the Z.E. Kangoo van and the zany Twizy city car. Although on the face of it the Zoe appears fairly good value, with the £5,000 Government plug-in vehicle grant combining with an […]

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    Renault Clio Renaultsport Review

    This is the re-launch of one of the most highly acclaimed contemporary hot hatchbacks. The Renault Clio Renaultsport has been totally revised for 2013 and for the first time features turbocharger technology along with a semi-automatic double-clutch gearbox. Down-sized engine Previously sporting a beautifully matched 2.0-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine, purists may worry that a […]

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    Peugeot 108 Review

    This is the all-new Peugeot 108 city car, replacing the long-lived 107 but promising much more. The new hatchback is once again a joint project with Citroen and Toyota, meaning there are also new versions of C1 and Aygo. As with the 107, the 108 will be available as a three- and five-door hatchback and […]

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    Citroen C1 review

    Like its partners Peugeot and Toyota, Citroen has been making hay for nine years with the C1 city car it manufactures in a co-operative factory in the Czech Republic, selling 760,000 cars since 2005.  There have been several facelifts but now it’s time for an all-new body style to go with a set of updated […]

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    Citroen C4 Cactus review

    With the increasing diversification of the new car market, finding a hitherto untapped niche is no easy thing. But the Citroën C4 Cactus – which is not a C4 (we’ll come to that in a moment) and bears little resemblance to a real cactus – is no easy thing to define. Matt Saunders Chief testerThe […]

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    Citroen C3 review

    Compact, practical and affordable cars have become the cornerstone of Citroën’s business in the UK. Its previous homage to a Parisian brand of style and glamour has been assimilated by DS, while saloons and SUVs are left to PSA Group sister firm Peugeot. Matt Saunders Chief testerFirst seen on the C4 Cactus, the idiosyncratic Airbumps […]

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    Bugatti Veyron Vitesse review

    The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse is the world’s fastest – and most expensive – open-topped car. At the heart of this machine, which is priced from a cool £1.4m plus taxes, lies the same 8.0-litre W16 engine, complete with four turbochargers, that can be found in the closed-top Super Sport version of the […]

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    Bugatti Veyron review

    The Bugatti Veyron’s birth was not an easy one, that it came to be because one day Volkswagen tsar Ferdinand Piech had a dream: to provide the world with a car that had 1000bhp, cost one million euros and could do over 400km/h (250mph). To begin with the brief seemed impossible but in Piech’s mind, […]

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    Alpina XD3 review

    There was a time, not long ago, when the idea of Alpina producing an SUV would have forced the firm’s owner, the distinguished Herr Burkhard Bovensiepen, to spit out a glass or two of his delicious wine in disgust. Alpina is about rapid touring – effortless speed mixed with comfort. An SUV? Not a chance. […]

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    Alpina B5 Edition 50 2015-2016 review

    The B5 Edition 50 is Alpina’s birthday present to itself – and to a select band of its customers. Buoyed by its best-ever sales figures – over 1700 units worldwide in 2014 – the family firm of engineers and hand-crafters from Buchloe in Bavaria has ramped up the performance of its take on the BMW […]