Mercedes-Benz S 300 BlueTEC Hybrid
With the S300 BlueTEC Hybrid, a four-cylinder diesel engine is being offered to S-class buyers in the UK for the first time
First Drive

Mercedes Benz S 300 BlueTEC Hybrid first drive

S-class hybrid just doesn't cut the same mustard as its more powerful siblings

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5 July 2013
Mercedes Benz S 300 BlueTEC Hybrid first drive
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
This is the most powerful road-going Volkswagen Polo ever – the limited edition R WRC
First Drive

Volkswagen Polo R WRC first drive

It's the most powerful road-going Polo ever, but WRC VW has issues with getting all that power down onto the road

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5 July 2013
Volkswagen Polo R WRC first drive
Mercedes-Benz S 350 BlueTEC L SE
This car, the S 350 BlueTEC will be the biggest selling S-class in the UK
First Drive

Mercedes-Benz S-class S 350 BlueTEC L SE Line

Likely to be the best-selling model in new Mercedes S-class range, the S 350 BlueTEC offers more of the same, nailing it on comfort and refinement

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5 July 2013
Mercedes-Benz S-class S 350 BlueTEC L SE Line
Mercedes-Benz S 500 L
The car gathers miles effortlessly, pampering its occupants with low levels of noise and miraculous ride comfort
First Drive

2013 Mercedes-Benz S-Class S 500 L first drive

The all-new Mercedes-Benz S-class is a technological knockout — and could be the best big Benz Mercedes has ever built

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2 July 2013
2013 Mercedes-Benz S-Class S 500 L first drive
Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion
This is the Mk7 Golf BlueMotion
First Drive

Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion first drive

New Golf BlueMotion continues the tradition of super-frugal, fun driving — even in its seventh generation

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2 July 2013
Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion first drive
Citroën DS4 Dsport HDi 160
This latest Dsport version mates a 2.0-litre turbocharged diesel unit with a six-speed automatic gearbox
First Drive

Citroën DS4 Dsport HDi 160 first drive

A more powerful diesel engine gives the DS4 sporting appeal, but can the rest of the car match up?

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27 June 2013
Citroën DS4 Dsport HDi 160 first drive
Toyota Auris Touring Sports 1.8 Hybrid Excel
The Auris Touring Sports rides well and has best-in-class bootspace
First Drive

Toyota Auris Touring Sports 1.8 Hybrid Excel first drive

The Toyota Auris Touring Sports Hybrid has low headline running costs and impressive luggage space, but it fails to inspire dynamically with uncertain steering and a lack of torque

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27 June 2013
Toyota Auris Touring Sports 1.8 Hybrid Excel first drive
BMW 530d Luxury
It’s impressively fast, quiet, slightly more economical than the outgoing model
First Drive

BMW 530d Luxury facelift first drive

Facelifted 5-series gets better economy, lower emissions and is now sharper to drive

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27 June 2013
BMW 530d Luxury facelift first drive
Nissan Micra
The facelifted Micra has received a nose similar in style to that of the Qashqai
First Drive

2013 Nissan Micra first drive

A facelift for the fourth-generation Nissan Micra still can't gloss over the fact that it looks and feels like a car built for developing markets

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26 June 2013
2013 Nissan Micra first drive
Range Rover Sport SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic
The new Sport, from a keen driver’s point of view, might just be the best SUV in the world at the moment
First Drive

Range Rover Sport SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic first drive

Is this new V6 diesel Range Rover Sport the pick of the range? We think so

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26 June 2013
Range Rover Sport SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic first drive
Lotus Exige S Roadster
The Lotus Exige S Roadster is longer and wider than an Elise
First Drive

Lotus Exige S Roadster first drive

The Lotus Exige S Roadster is everything the Exige coupé is. Arguably more so, in fact

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25 June 2013
Lotus Exige S Roadster first drive
Peugeot 2008 1.6 e-HDi 92 Allure
The 2008 is Peugeot's latest crossover
First Drive

Peugeot 2008 1.6 e-HDi 92 first drive

Mid-range diesel gives the Peugeot 2008, the firm's newest crossover, appeal but poor design in some areas spoils the ride

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25 June 2013
Peugeot 2008 1.6 e-HDi 92 first drive

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