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Keyless car technology is letting thieves break into cars and drive them off in as little as 10 seconds, according to new research by What Car? magazine.With 106,000 vehicles stolen...
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BMW has recently announced their release of the 2 Series Gran Coupé, due for launch in March 2020.From the looks of things, the first small four-door coupé from BMW promises to focus...
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Forty-six years ago, BMW debuted the very first 5 Series, code-named the E12. Since then, almost six million have been sold and only last year, around 17 per cent of all BMW's sold...
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Guided by the 'Suzuki Next 100' plan announced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2015 – Suzuki has been on an international product offensive, developing an entirely new range of what...
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The attainment of a seventh generation model in today's global automotive market is a significant milestone. There aren't many surviving members in the current '7-G Club'; VW Golf,...
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I recently spent a few days enjoying the company of a Mercedes-Benz Citan Long panel van, fitted with the 1.5-litre 109CDi diesel engine and paired to a five-speed manual gearbox....
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There are fewer one-tonne pick-ups tougher, more rugged and thoroughly proven than the Ford Ranger. It is available here in basic, cab-only commercial trim or as classier, more...
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The Mercedes-Benz Vito panel van faces stiff competition in the medium-sized commercial van sector, but it brings a sprinkling of quality touches to argue its case against more...
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The BMW X6 is essentially an X5 with coupé-like styling. It was conceived to fill a niche that didn't exist prior to its arrival on our shores back in 2008 – before my time as a...
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A new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is big news in the van world. The highly popular large van is a common sight on the UK's roads and the German marque has sold nearly a quarter of a...
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Now, here's a car that doesn't receive much attention these days…the BMW 1 Series. Its first iteration was introduced in 2004 and was available in hatchback, coupé and convertible...
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It's no secret that we Brits love a convertible, be it the brutal Audi R8 V10 Spyder, an indulgent Rolls Royce Dawn or the world's best-selling convertible for the past 25 years, the...
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Jaguar has recently updated its compact XE executive saloon, the most significant improvement being the availability of the company's full range of frugal Ingenium petrol and diesel...
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Since succeeding the Vectra, Vauxhall's Insignia has been a popular car for British buyers from its introduction in 2009. During the intervening years, over 730,000 Insignia sedans...
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With nearly 1,8m models sold since the first BMW X5 arrived in 1999, the current iteration combines already impressive attributes normally associated with a BMW saloon and adds true...
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As the cold war began to thaw across Eastern Europe back in the late 80s, Czechoslovakian automaker Škoda bore the automotive weight of the 'Eastern Bloc' on its shoulders and was...
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The 2018 Land Rover Discovery Sport builds on the automaker's reputation in all the right ways. It's comfortable, relatively affordable and is as capable off road as it is practical...
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In my line of work, life isn't always about red Italian sports cars or six-metre long formerly-British luxobarges. Sure, there's a small place for them – that's why they exist. But,...
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BMW enjoys a decent history of X cars, which began with the X5 in 1999. Back then, BMW also owned Land Rover which lent its off-road expertise to the new model. The success of the X5...
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Tested: 2.0-litre TDi 184bhp diesel, 6-speed manual, FWDSince its introduction in 1996, Škoda's Octavia vRS has offered affordable, engaging performance and generous practicality in...
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It's the car original Mini enthusiasts love to hate...the car that divides like the last Victoria Sponge at a WI convention. Opinions usually differ when convention is bucked, but if...
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Okay, I'll get the bad news out of the way early doors…bespoke orders of the Volkswagen Scirocco – one of the German automakers most storied nameplates – are no longer being taken by...
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To meet the demands of the post-war market which called for economy cars, the original Nuova Fiat 500 was launched to the Italian public on the 4th of July, 1957.It was developed by...
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One of the best things about this second-generation BMW X1 is that it's not the first-generation BMW X1. The original X1 from 2009 was one of the first compact SUVs to wear a premium...
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When the second-generation Peugeot 308 was introduced back in 2013, it became an instant hit – so much so that it won the European Car of the Year award the following year. It...
