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  • Skoda Roomster Scout front three-quarter

    Skoda Roomster Scout 1.9 TDi (2007) review

    Price:  £13,070

    07 June 2007 by Kyle Fortune

    Dib dib dib, the Roomster’s gone scouting… Yep, Skoda’s quirky-looking mini-MPV dons a neckerchief and becomes the Roomster Scout. The ‘transformation’ includes a hike in ride height – the Scout...

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  • VW Polo Bluemotion 1.4 TDi (2007) review

    Price:  £11,995

    03 June 2007 by Chris Chilton

    If 4Motion means four-wheel drive, what’s this Bluemotion all about? Nothing to do with four-wheel drive - or going fast. It’s Volkswagen’s ecological brand applied to the most efficient and...

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  • Nissan X-Trail 2.0 dCi (2007) review

    Price:  £20,395

    24 May 2007 by Daniel Harrison

    Is Nissan pulling a fast one? This looks the same as the old X-Trail It’s a dead ringer for the one that's just been discontinued, isn’t it? Incredibly, it’s totally new, right down to the engines.

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  • VW Golf Estate 2.0 TDi (2007) review

    Price:  £17,862

    11 May 2007 by Georg Kacher

    Volkswagen took their time unleashing this handsome devil Yes, the previous VW management dithered, discussed and delayed the project until it was almost past its sell-by date. In July 2007, two full...

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  • Audi Q7 4.2 TDi (2007) review

    Price:  £50,090

    10 May 2007 by Danny Cobbs

    Is this 4.2-litre diesel Q7 just playing another part in the Audi master plan for world dominance? When you’ve spent a gazillion euros developing the world’s most powerful V8 diesel engine it would...

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  • Mazda 3 2.0D (2007) review

    Price:  £16,750

    08 May 2007 by Ben Whitworth

    This Mazda looks vaguely familiar – the 3 is hardly new is it? True, but the new turbo diesel engine under its bonnet is. Mazda has finally got around to boosting its 3 line-up with the big 2.0-litre...

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  • Jaguar XJ 2.7 TDVi (2007) review

    Price:  £45,542

    04 May 2007 by Chris Chilton

    New. In what sense exactly? Okay, so neither you, I nor Jaguar is under any illusion that the ‘real’ new XJ can’t come soon enough. Current Jag execs admit that the decision to stick with retro design...

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  • Renaultsport Megane 2.0 dCi 175 (2007) review

    Price:  £19,450

    26 April 2007 by Richard Aucock

    Golf GT TDI, SEAT Leon FR TDI, Toyota Auris D-4D T180... there are a few diesel hot hatches around nowadays... Indeed, which is why the RenaultSport engineers built a concept fitted with the...

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  • Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi (2007) review

    Price:  £17,595

    24 April 2007 by Tim Pollard

    A new Mondeo... isn't that supposed to be a snore-worthy non-event? Definitely not. The very mention of Mondeo might not raise the heartbeat, but this is an important car for Ford. Not only does it...

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  • Cadillac BLS 1.9D (2007) review

    Price:  £21,473

    24 April 2007 by Julian Kirk

    Another US saloon arriving in Britain with right-hand drive? What's so special about the BLS? It's the first Cadillac offered with a diesel engine. Well if you discount the disastrously unreliable...

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  • Toyota Hilux D-4D 170 (2007) review

    Price:  £18,195

    05 April 2007 by Chris Chilton

    I thought this was CAR? Looks more like a truck to me. A truck it is and it’s here on CARonline because the British tax loophole is closing up. For the past five years or so sales in commercial...

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  • Land Rover Defender 90 (2007) review

    Price:  £21,380

    26 March 2007 by Gavin Green

    A new Defender! Though the old girl still looks much the same as she did 60 years ago You’re right – the Defender traces its ancestry back to 1948 and remains the granddaddy of off-roaders, the Morgan...

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  • Dodge Avenger 2.0 CRD (2007) review

    21 March 2007 by Kyle Fortune

    Dodge’s European assault continues then? Sure does, after the introduction of the Caliber last year Dodge is now offering us its new Avenger. It’s the Caliber’s big brother, competing in the D-sector,...

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  • Jeep Compass 2.0 CRD Limited manual (2007) review

    Price:  £19,010

    02 March 2007 by Jed Maxwell

    Is this the much vaunted ‘Jeep for ladies’ then? Well sort of. This is Jeep’s first ‘compact sport utility’ and it’s hoping the softer more modern lines will appeal to drivers who want a Jeep but...

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  • Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDi (2007) review

    Price:  £11,855

    05 February 2007 by Chris Chilton

    Looks like the new Roomster, but without the cut-and-shut treatment That’s because the Fabia and Roomster are the only Skodas so far to wear the new corporate nose. The Czech firm wants to move away...

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  • Fiat Bravo 1.9 JTD (2007) review

    Price:  £13,795

    01 February 2007 by Gavin Green

    A new Fiat Bravo! It replaces the Stilo but, given how unpopular the Stilo was, should anyone care? Yes, the old Stilo was one of those yawningly average cars that rather summed up Fiat’s problems.

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  • Kia Carens 2.0 CRDi (2007) review

    Price:  £14,045

    31 January 2007 by Chris Chilton

    So it's a Kia. And an MPV Okay, so it's not exactly high on your lottery win wish list but Kia is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with in car circles thanks to cars like the Picanto and its...

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  • Mitsubishi Shogun (2007) review

    Price:  £22,999

    14 December 2006 by Ben Whitworth

    New Shogun? Are you sure? With its faux-rally flared wheelarches, stubby nose complete with diamond-studded ‘Mount Fuji’ nose and hatch-mounted spare wheel, this new fourth-generation Shogun may look...

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  • Mitsubishi Outlander (2006) review

    Price:  £19,664

    12 December 2006 by Ben Whitworth

    Ah yes, the Outlander, aka the C-Crosser and 4007… Yes indeed. Mitsubishi’s new Outlander, which arrives in the UK next March, is the perfect example of the interwoven intricacies of the current...

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  • VW Touran 1.9 TDi (2006) review

    Price:  £17,982

    24 November 2006 by Richard Yarrow

    I think 'new' might be stretching the truth a bit. The front lights are clearly new, but what else has changed? In truth, not a great deal. Those lamps have been reshaped to resemble those of the Eos...

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