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  • Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi (2008) review

    Price:  £22,500

    09 April 2008 by Adam Towler

    The Kuga's rivals are nearly collecting their goody bags at the small crossover party, but Ford is only just arriving in its new designer suit. Has the Blue Oval missed the boat? The market might...

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  • Honda Accord 2.2 i-DTEC (2008) review

    Price:  £24,900

    07 April 2008 by Steve Moody

    Honda’s European-spec Accord has never really succeeded. It’s always been a humdrum family saloon with a mainstream badge, but with premium pretensions. So what to do with the new Accord? Give it a...

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  • Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDi S-line (2008) review

    Price:  £29,250

    03 April 2008 by Dan Trent

    The Audi A4 Avant exists because not everyone wants an SUV and, while BMW’s 3-series has the ‘medium premium’ saloon market sewn up, when it comes to wagons Audi rules the roost. And with this Avant...

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  • Mitsubishi Lancer 2.0 DI-D GS4 (2008) review

    Price:  £18,499

    31 March 2008 by Nick Trott

    While the new Lancer Evo X hoovers up all the headlines, Mitsubishi’s ‘standard’ new Lancers are getting ignored. And it’s a pity because the diesel in particular is worth a closer look – and no we’re...

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  • Ford C-Max 2.0 TDCi Titanium (2008) review

    Price:  £19,320

    28 March 2008 by Alex Grant

    Ford’s C-Max has always looked a little dowdy and functional when compared to its sister S-Max. The latter has shrugged off its size with sharp angles and a car-like drive, and shot off forecourts as...

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  • BMW 730Ld SE (2008) review

    Price:  £54,550

    13 March 2008 by Glen Waddington

    Big sports saloon or limo? Actually, the long-wheelbase BMW 7-series aims towards the genuine limo class. And it's huge. Huge enough to make you wonder if a 3.0-litre turbodiesel could ever be enough...

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  • Land Rover Discovery TDV6 HSE (2008) review

    Price:  £44,535

    18 February 2008 by Ben Pulman

    What's the best multi-purpose vehicle on sale today? You'll struggle to find a better one than the Land Rover Discovery - an amazing jack of all trades, if ever we've seen one. It can go almost...

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  • Citroen C5 2.0 HDi (2008) review

    Price:  £17,500

    11 February 2008 by Georg Kacher

    Citroen caused a stir when it unveiled the new C5. This is a class where Renault admits to making the Laguna purposively conservative. Where Citroen’s sister company Peugeot makes the...

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  • Ford Mondeo Edge 1.8TDCi (2008) review

    Price:  £17,195

    05 February 2008 by Glen Waddington

    You can tell it’s a base model because of the black door handles. Check out the wheels too: 16in steelies with silver-painted plastic hubcaps. Not cool. But base-level Mondeos aren’t about cool.

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  • Kia Proceed 2.0 CRDi (2008) review

    Price:  £12,295

    28 January 2008 by Gavin Green

    Stupid names for cars aren’t new. We’re had the Nissan Gloria, the Ford Probe and the Mazda Bongo Brawny van after all. But in the long roll call of daft designations, the Kia pro_cee’d (note the...

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  • Fiat 500 1.3 MultiJet Sport (2008) review

    Price:  £10,700

    23 January 2008 by CJ Hubbard

    Well, it’s finally here. The new Fiat 500 officially went on sale at 8pm on Monday 21 January – precisely 500 hours into the new year. And whether you like it or not, it seems destined to be the car...

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  • Subaru Legacy Sports Tourer 2.0TD RE (2008) review

    Price:  £21,995

    21 January 2008 by Dan Trent

    A quiet storm has been brewing in the countryside. With customers torn between life long brand loyalty and the ever increasing cost of fuel Subaru’s dealerships have been fielding increasingly...

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  • Jaguar XF 2.7 D Prem Lux (2008) review

    Price:  £37,500

    18 January 2008 by Ben Pulman

    Jaguar's XF 4.0-litre supercharged SV8 is a great car, but along with the naturally aspirated V8 it’ll only account for 5 percent of sales. But the 2.7-litre diesel will mop up a whopping 70 percent...

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  • Toyota Land Cruiser V8 TD (2008) review

    Price:  £55,995

    17 January 2008 by Richard Aucock

    Toyota's Land Cruiser. Since 1954 and with five million made, it’s gone on to be the world’s best-selling SUV. The Range Rover’s an upstart compared to this, and Toyota’s world domination started with...

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  • Renault Laguna Sport Tourer 2.0 dCi 175 Dynamique S (2008) review

    Price:  £21,400

    15 January 2008 by James Foxall

    Renault’s new Laguna hasn’t impressed us yet. Purposively conservative looks, a slightly cramped interior, and a drive that can’t touch that of the Mondeo all count against it. But maybe the Sport...

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  • Volvo C70 2.0D SE (2008) review

    Price:  £27,995

    04 January 2008 by Glen Waddington

    Volvo launched the C70 with a USP: it was the world’s first four-seat premium convertible with a retractable steel roof. It’s a questionable claim. Is a Volvo that shares much of its underpinnings...

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  • VW Transporter 2.5 TDI Sportline (2008) review

    Price:  £27,169

    02 January 2008 by the CAR road test team

    Always had a sneaking admiration for the A team? Need to carry loads of clutter? Then you need Volkswagen’s latest Transporter, dolled up with the mean ‘n’ broody Sportline specification and one of...

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  • Alfa Romeo 159 2.4 JTD Ti (2007) review

    Price:  £25,400

    26 December 2007 by the CAR road test team

    The Ti badge is back. Short for Turismo Internazionale, it’s name that’s been used on some of Alfas famous sporting models in the past and now it’s landed on a new version of Alfa’s 159 sports saloon...

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    Skoda Fabia Estate 1.9 TDi (2007) review

    Price:  £12,615

    11 December 2007 by Christopher Hubbard

    We know you can barely contain your excitement at the prospect of a new Fabia Estate, so we'll get right down to business. The latest Fabia supermini is a fine and fun little thing, and the old Fabia...

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  • Jeep Cherokee Limited 2.8D (2007) review

    Price:  £25,595

    04 December 2007 by the CAR road test team

    What, another new Jeep? Yup. Sitting alongside Wrangler, Patriot, Compass, Grand Cherokee and Commander there’s now the all-new Cherokee. It fits into the range between Patriot/Compass and Grand...

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