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Toyota Avensis 2.2 D-4D 150 (2009) CAR review

Rated 2.5 out of 5

Colin Overland, 04 December 2008 09:39

For a new car, the British-built new Toyota Avensis looks and feels remarkably similar to the old one. The Avensis faithful will see this as a good thing. In much the same way that you’d worry if a BBC newsreader arrived on your screen one day with a pink mohican and LOVE and HATE tattooed on his knuckles, you don’t ...

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Proton Gen-2 1.6 Ecologic (2008) CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 5

Matthew Proud, 03 September 2008 12:20

Want to swap cheap thrills for cheap fuel? The Gen-2 Ecologic combines petrol power and low-cost LPG to force hard-up drivers to pay the Malaysian saloon a little more attention. Proton barely registers on most buyers’ radars and, before this new Ecologic model came along, it was hard to find any reason to justify the Gen-2 existence. But the LPG ...

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Chevrolet Aveo 1.2 CAR review

Rated 4 out of 5

Glen Waddington, 26 February 2008 11:41

The Chevrolet Aveo might sound like a new model, and even looks like it at first glance. But the Aveo is really a facelifted Kalos, and the name is taken from the booted saloon version that was sold elsewhere. Now it applies to the whole family of small Chevrolets, the five-door version of which arrives in Britain in April, with ...

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Kia Picanto 1.1 Ice CAR review

Rated 2.5 out of 5

Anonymous, 04 December 2007 14:03

Hmm. It looks a bit better than the old car It does, doesn’t it? Out goes the old cat’s arse grille, to be replaced with something altogether neater. There are new bumpers front and rear, a new bonnet, front wings and light units. The intention was to give the Picanto a family resemblance to its big brother, the Ceed hatchback. ...

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Microcar MC1 CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 5

Anonymous, 11 October 2007 10:20

What's this, another weird electricmobile? Weird yes, electric no. It's a petrol-fed, twin-cylinder featherweight city car that claims 65mpg. On paper the vital stats of the Microcar seem to make sense: low weight, low emissions, low insurance, low running costs and tepid performance. Hell, it's not even classed as a car – it's a quadricycle. Doesn't sound like a familiar ...

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Proton Satria Neo 1.6 GSX CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 5

Anonymous, 29 March 2007 07:28

Well there’s a blast from the past. A pretty unwelcome one at that Hold on there. Don’t you remember the old Satria GTi? Okay, so the engine was rough as a a belt-driven sander and the square exhausts and riveted-on arches looked terrible, but it drove well. Very well in fact, because it had been for a chassis work-out at ...

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Hyundai Coupe facelift 2.7 V6 CAR review

Rated 4 out of 5

Anonymous, 19 February 2007 09:42

Doesn't look too bad. Someone said Hyundai Coupe facelift and all I could think of was that mess they made of the original Coupe seven years ago... We're equally relieved. This Coupe still looks pretty handsome overall - some even noted the resemblance to Ferrari's 456 when it was launched. And there's a good reason why Hyundai kept its designers ...

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Hummer H3 3.7 CAR review

Rated 2.5 out of 5

Anonymous, 22 January 2007 04:46

Finally, a Hummer for the UK – was it worth the wait? Yes, the Hummer H3 is finally here, and depending on your sense of taste, you’ll either be rejoicing or rolling in the aisles. The H3 is the model that’s been on a diet – it’s more refined and luxurious than the hardcore H2 and ex-military spec H1. It ...

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Daihatsu Terios CAR review

Rated 1.5 out of 5

Anonymous, 27 November 2006 10:49

You're a bit slow off the mark aren't you? This thing's been on sale for months. Yes, well, we've put off driving it for as long as humanly possible. Memories of the old car you see; some of us are still receiving treatment. Horrid little box. So the old Terios was a bit of a duffer, but that doesn't mean ...

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