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  • Porsche Cayenne GTS (2007) review

    Price:  £54,000

    12 November 2007 by Steve Bennett

    Cayenne GTS? What’s that then? It’s a more sports-biased version of Porsche’s SUV supercar that seems to wind up just about everyone with an opinion, yet sells jolly nicely. Porsche also justifies the...

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  • Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S (2007) review

    Price:  £86,400

    12 November 2007 by Richard Aucock

    Maserati model names confuse me. What’s this Sport GT S all about? According to chief engineer Paul Fickers, it’s the car the Quattroporte always should have been. There are six Quattroporte variants...

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  • Subaru Impreza WRX STi review

    Price:  £24,995

    09 November 2007 by Ben Oliver

    Please, please tell me the WRX STi is more impressive than the standard Impreza... It is, though the naturally aspirated 2.0-litre Scooby isn’t without merit. It provides a decent base for the WRX...

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  • Cadillac CTS 3.6 V6 (2007) review

    Price:  £28,000

    07 November 2007 by Richard Aucock

    What’s this? A Cadillac I like the look of? What’s going on? Strange things indeed. Oh-so-US Cadillac has long spoken of being a BMW alternative, offering look-at-me impact for less shy and retiring...

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  • BMW 330d M-Sport (2007) review

    Price:  £33,095

    06 November 2007 by Steve Prentice

    Admit it, it’s an oil-burner in a sports jacket … why fool yourself? Who said diesels can’t be nippy? You’ve not noticed a diesel’s won Le Mans? This 330d is an unashamedly rapid thing. With 231bhp...

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  • Mazda 2 1.3 TS2 (2007) review

    Price:  £9,999

    06 November 2007 by David Motton

    Hmm, a new Mazda 2. The old car was pretty dull, wasn’t it? Yes, but the new 2 is different. Out goes the frumpy, MPV-like styling of the previous model to be replaced by something altogether more...

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  • Suzuki Splash 1.2 (2007) review

    Price:  £7,000

    26 October 2007 by James Foxall

    It looks quite small. Where will the Splash sit in Suzuki’s range? It’s a replacement for the unloved and unlovable Wagon R+ and built on the underpinnings of the current Swift. It’s the same size as...

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  • Nissan GT-R (2007) – first ride review

    Price:  £60,000

    24 October 2007 by Ben Barry

    You’ve had a ride in the new Nissan GT-R, then? We have, as you might have seen on our video clip. When CAR was invited to photograph the GT-R in Hokkaido (on a strictly look but don’t touch basis),...

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  • Kia Kee concept (2007) review

    22 October 2007 by James Foxall

    This Kia’s called the Kee. Is it the key to a bright future? If you talk to the firm’s design chief Peter Schreyer it is. That grille is the future look of all Kias. He wants the company’s cars to be...

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  • Aston Martin DBS (2008) review

    Price:  £160,000

    19 October 2007 by Chris Chilton

    I know Bond drove it last year but what’s all the fuss about? It’s a DB9 with a bodykit isn’t it? Steady on. The DBS is certainly based on the DB9 but then so is the DBR9 racer that won the GT1 class...

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  • Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione (2007) review

    Price:  £111,000

    17 October 2007 by Gavin Green

    The 8C Competizione? Always thought it was just a concept vehicle. Is it now a proper production car? Well it’s certainly about to go on sale – for a mere £111,000. Alfa is only going to make 500.

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  • Vauxhall VXR8 Supercharged (2007) review

    Price:  £48,190

    16 October 2007 by Tim Pollard

    So Vauxhall reckons the VXR8 isn't fast enough? You got it in one. Vauxhall's UK performance arm VXR (sister division to the Continentals' OPC Opel brand) is becoming seemingly more power-crazed by...

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  • Ford Verve concept (2007) review

    15 October 2007 by James Foxall

    Ford Verve? Isn’t that the Fiesta replacement? It certainly is, although by the time it goes on sale in November 2008 it’ll probably be called Fiesta again. Whatever the name, the new car will have a...

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  • Microcar MC1 (2007) review

    Price:  £6,495

    11 October 2007 by Jonny Smith

    What's this, another weird electricmobile? Weird yes, electric no. It's a petrol-fed, twin-cylinder featherweight city car that claims 65mpg. On paper the vital stats of the Microcar seem to make...

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  • Mazda 6 2.0 (2007) review

    Price:  £16,630

    10 October 2007 by Steve Moody

    The old Mazda 6 was the acceptable face of repmobility. Will we get more of the same? When the first 6 came out in 2002, it was a genuinely surprising and enjoyable product in the stale upper-medium...

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  • Volvo XC60 concept (2007) review

    09 October 2007 by James Foxall

    Volvo already has a couple of off-roaders. What does it need another one for? The Swedes claim that people who want to do off-roady things like driving down dirt tracks and towing horseboxes will go...

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  • Audi A4 3.2 Quattro (2007) review

    Price:  £28,815

    08 October 2007 by Peter Burgess

    This new Audi A4, it looks classier than before... Audi has moved its game on, as indeed it had to. With squarer proportions than the ubiquitous 3-series, this forthcoming A4 looks decidedly more...

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  • Bowler Nemesis CAR (2007) review

    Price:  £80,000

    05 October 2007 by Dan Sherwood

    What’s this? It looks like a Range Rover Sport on steroids! Well, essentially it is. However, there’s much more to the Bowler Nemesis than its humble Range Rover DNA. Let me explain. British off-road...

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  • Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X (2007) review

    Price:  £35,000

    01 October 2007 by Ben Oliver

    So this is the tenth new version of the Evo – why should I still take any notice? Sure, some previous new Evos had differences that only its diehard fans could spot or cared about. Not this time. The...

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  • Porsche 911 GT2 (2008) review

    Price:  £131,070

    28 September 2007 by Georg Kacher

    Another yawnworthy 911? Or a yee-hah one? Definitely the latter. 911 Turbo not hard enough? Then how about removing the four-wheel drive, sir? Want to smash the magical 200mph barrier? Soak in the...

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