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BMW 745e Plug-in Hybrid

TESTED 17.1.19, GERMANY ON SALE SPRING PRICE £85,000 (EST) New looks, more refinement and in plug-in hybrid form a – shock! – upsized engine BMW might not admit it, but the invoice for facelifting the current 7 Series […]

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Mercedes-AMG GT63 S

TESTED 24.1.19, ABERDEENSHIRE ON SALE NOW PRICE £135,550 We liked it on an F1 circuit. How about in wintry Aberdeenshire? There are good reasons, if you can pull enough strings, to launch your new two-tonne, five-metre performance car […]

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Jaguar XF Sportbrake 300

TESTED 12.12.18, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ON SALE NOW PRICE £44,700 Looks and practicality now come with an all-paw 296bhp hit You would think an F-Type and the XF Sportbrake share few major mechanicals but you’d be wrong. Along with a […]

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Road Test: BMW 8 Series Coupé

BMW flagship returns after a 20-year hiatus to inject some glamour into the brand MODEL TESTED 840d xDrive Price £76,270 • Power 315bhp • Torque 501lb ft• 0-60mph 5.0sec • 30-70mph in fourth 5.2sec • Fuel economy 39.8mpg • CO2 emissions 164g/km • 70-0mph 51.8m […]

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Audi E-Tron GT

TESTED 30.11.2018, LOS ANGELES, USA ON SALE MID-2020 PRICE £90,000 (EST) A prototype drive in downtown rush-hour traffic in rival Tesla’s own backyard… We find out if Audi’s apparent confidence in its electric four-door coupé is […]

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Porsche Macan S

TESTED 12.11.18, SPAIN ON SALE NOW PRICE £52,000 (EST) Mid-life facelift brings styling tweaks and a new V6 to Stuttgart’s biggest seller The Porsche Macan was launched in 2014 and recorded its best year of sales yet in […]

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Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR

TESTED 17.1.19, PORTUGAL ON SALE FEBRUARY PRICE £34,000 (EST) A last hurrah for the current Golf GTI turns up the wick on the engine and chassis by taking inspiration from the race track The extra-hardcore run-out special edition is a […]

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Lexus ES

TESTED 9.1.19, SPAIN ON SALE NOW PRICE £45,650 Front-wheel-drive hybrid successor to the GS puts its focus on comfort and value Lexus is changing tack in Europe to focus on delivering greater volumes, and the new ES is […]