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Seat Exeo SE 2.0 TDI

You are left in no doubt when viewing the Exeo from the front that this is a car from SEAT, but the simple lines are indicative of a mature, imposing and elegant D segment saloon

1:29pm Friday 3rd July 2009

WHEN you’re venturing into unchartered territory, you need to know that your vessel is up to the job.

BMW X1

The new BMW X1 takes its key styling cues and practicality from the X5

1:13pm Friday 3rd July 2009

BMW created a new vehicle segment a decade ago when it launched the X5.

Ford Ka

Ford’s designers created a Ka that looks from the outside like a junior version of the new Fiesta

10:44am Friday 26th June 2009

ALONG with more than a million other customers – half of them in the UK – my family owned a Ford Ka.

Alfa Romeo MiTo

There is no way that the MiTo could have had any birthplace other than Italy

12:01pm Friday 19th June 2009

WITH great aplomb, Alfa Romeo unleashed its first entry-level model for a long, long time this year.

Mazda3

The new model has a new-found sharpness brought about by the triple-creased bonnet, bulging front wheelarches and character lines down the sides, together with a large five-point grille

10:15am Friday 12th June 2009

PLAYING piggy-in-the-middle has been the lot of the Mazda3 in recent years.

Suzuki Alto

The Suzuki Alto has a front rounded “face” featuring a single-frame grille and chunky lamps

11:19am Friday 5th June 2009

CARS don’t come much cheaper than the Suzuki Alto. They do, but invariably you are then left looking at a bland metal box.

BMW Z4

Z4 with the top down

11:16am Friday 5th June 2009

Motoring Editor STEVE NELSON lifts the lid on BMW’s new Z4.

Toyota Avensis Tourer

The new Toyota Avensis Tourer is a  definite improvement in terms of equipment, styling and performance

11:39am Friday 29th May 2009

THE Toyota Avensis has always been a sensible choice. You don’t get to be the biggest car manufacturer in the world without understanding a little about what your customers want, and the Avensis provides a lot of answers for the company car driver or business users.

Volvo’s DRIVe range

The S40 DRIVe retains luxury touches and decent performance, but will reduce your carbon footprint

11:36am Friday 29th May 2009

A whole new breed of car has been spawned by the quest for lower CO2 emissions and better fuel consumption figures.

Audi A5 Cabriolet

The stylish Audi A5 Cabriolet.

9:59am Friday 22nd May 2009

IT’S going to be a long, hot summer, if the weather forecasters are to be believed.

Skoda Superb

Skoda's top-of-the-range Superb.

9:18am Friday 22nd May 2009

My, how things have changed for Skoda. There was a time when it was a modest manufacturer making, erm, modest cars.

Toyota iQ

Toyota iQ is both wide and short, which for the driver means it handles like a city car when manouevring, yet feels like a hatchback behind the wheel

9:26am Friday 15th May 2009

IT’S a small world, getting smaller, and our small island is having to face up to the problems caused by a growing population and increasing number of cars.

Renault Laguna Coupé

The Laguna Coupé’s impressive styling and performance should be enough to have the more premium contenders looking over their shoulders

9:20am Friday 15th May 2009

NOW here’s a big ask... compete in the coupé market dominated by desirable and well-established German offerings.

Vauxhall Insignia

The Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer is a stylish addition

11:19am Friday 8th May 2009

If you want to see a success story in the motor industry, look no further than the Vauxhall Insignia.

Audi R8 V10

Audi R8 V10

11:15am Friday 8th May 2009

Motoring Editor STEVE NELSON travels to Spain for the launch of the awesome Audi R8 V10


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