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  • Vauxhall Insignia 2.0 CDTI (2008) CAR review and video

    01 October 2008 by Anthony ffrench-Constant

    The segment in which Vauxhall’s new Insignia must compete may be shrinking, but it still constitutes a handsome ten percent of the total market. Clearly, GM sees this as justification to throw the...

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  • Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.4 (2008) review

    Price:  £14,499

    29 September 2008 by James Foxall

    Twenty years ago you probably didn’t imagine the Suzuki Vitara to be a ground breaker. But it was. The little 4x4 was the first small Sports Utility Vehicle and as such created a sector in the market...

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  • Audi A6 2.0 TDIe (2008) review

    Price:  £24,800

    29 September 2008 by Glen Waddington

    There’s an all-important headline figure for the new Audi A6 2.0TDIe, and it’s not 53.3mpg – however impressive that may be. No, of greater importance is its carbon emission figure of 139g/km,...

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  • Porsche 911 Targa 4S (2008) review

    Price:  £80,270

    25 September 2008 by Adam Towler

    Porsche’s 'Targa' moniker has been applied to open-air 911s since the late 1960s, and now with the latest version complementing the recently launched coupe and convertible models, it completes...

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  • Volvo XC60 D5 (2008) CAR review and videos

    Price:  £29,550

    24 September 2008 by Anthony ffrench-Constant

    Now, what was that movie wherein Dudley Moore played the advertising man whose copy simply told the truth? Can’t remember… But having promoted an airline on the sole basis that it ‘crashed less often...

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  • BMW X6 XDrive 35i (2008) review

    Price:  £43,160

    24 September 2008 by Greg Fountain

    Announcing the launch of the world’s first sports activity coupe is rather like announcing the world’s first six-decker sponge cake – probably quite tasty, but hardly a Jaffa cake moment, and way too...

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  • Kia Ceed 1.4 ISG (2008) review

    Price:  £11,500

    24 September 2008 by Jesse Crosse

    Kia will go electric, in a small way at least, when it introduces the Ceed with a stop-start system early in 2009. The Ceed ISG (Idle Stop and Go) will be the first of a series of new, green,...

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  • Lotus 2-Eleven s/c (2008) review

    Price:  £41,180

    24 September 2008 by Nick Trott

    The 2-Eleven is the most track-focused road car Lotus has ever built. And we’ve emphasised the ‘road car’ bit because despite the wings and splitters and launch control and racing stripes the Lotus...

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  • Mercedes C63 AMG Performance Package (2008) CAR review

    Mercedes C63 AMG Performance Package (2008) review

    Price:  £54,645

    24 September 2008 by Ben Barry

    The Mercedes C63 AMG Performance Package costs £3210 and promises to turn the four-door saloon from Affalterbach into an M3 beater. For your money you get uprated brakes and suspension, a limited slip...

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  • Gumpert Apollo S (2008) CAR review

    Gumpert Apollo S (2008) review

    Price:  £275,000

    24 September 2008 by Mark Walton

    Everything you need to know about the Gumpert Apollo is there from the outset, worn on the sleeve and clearly visible the first time you look at it. Or should that be ‘stare’ at it. Compact, brutish,...

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  • Ariel Atom3 300 (2008) CAR review

    Ariel Atom3 300 (2008) review

    Price:  £35,888

    24 September 2008 by Mark Walton

    When it comes to journalists writing road tests, there are so many different uses for the word ‘scary’ I thought I’d better clarify. So, there’s the track car that accelerates so fast it makes you...

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  • Subaru Forester 2.0D (2008) review

    Price:  £20,295

    23 September 2008 by Glen Waddington

    We’re already familiar with the Forester, Subaru’s take on the junior SUV market. It grew in stature and capacity as it morphed from last-gen to current model, but it lacked one crucial element:...

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  • VW Golf 2.0 TDI 140 DSG (2009) review

    Price:  £20,550

    23 September 2008 by Anthony ffrench-Constant

    Despite the residue of hundreds of kilted Scottish football supporters who were far too sloshed to find the airport after the World Cup qualifying match – and, for that matter, probably still are...

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  • Kia Ceed 1.6 Hybrid (2008) review

    22 September 2008 by Jesse Crosse

    Kia has changed almost beyond recognition over the last few years, from a low-cost Korean brand to a maker of well-made European-designed cars that can hold their own with the best of them. Now it’s...

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  • Audi RS6 saloon (2008) review

    Price:  £76,160

    22 September 2008 by Glen Waddington

    It’s a car of broad abilities, the Audi A6. An eco-friendly 2.0TDIe tax-buster at one end, some slick and savvy V6s in the middle – then this utterly bonkers RS6 road-burner at the other end of the...

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  • Audi A6 3.0T facelift (2008) review

    Price:  £37,440

    19 September 2008 by Glen Waddington

    With an almost invisible change here and there, the Audi A6 joins the Golf and 3-series as the latest barely perceptible facelifts of best-selling German cars. Okay, I know, the Golf shares only roof...

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  • Audi Q7 V12 TDI (2008) review

    Price:  £96,295

    18 September 2008 by Glen Waddington

    There are big numbers at play with the Audi Q7 V12 TDI. Try these for size: 2635kg (big SUV), V12 (the first 12-cylinder diesel engine yet fitted to a passenger vehicle), 493bhp (it’s the most...

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  • Vauxhall VXR8 facelift (2008) review

    Price:  £35,695

    17 September 2008 by Ben Barry

    It might have only been launched a year ago, but the Australian-built Vauxhall VXR8 has already been upgraded. The big news is the new LS3 engine. Seems the 6.0-litre V8 LS2 was a bit weedy at 411bhp...

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  • BMW 335i facelift (2008) review

    Price:  £33,660

    16 September 2008 by Glen Waddington

    If you’ve already read what we’ve written about the revised 330d, you’ll know about the changes BMW has wrought on the 3-series. It looks a bit sharper, has a bit more presence, some new tech –...

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  • Fiat Fiorino Qubo 1.4 (2008) review

    Price:  £9,995

    15 September 2008 by Jesse Crosse

    Fiat reckons its Qubo (that's a bastardisation of the Italian for 'cube') might fulfil a new market segment, as the funky and stylish answer to young, cash-strapped urban and suburban buyers looking...

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