First Drive

Kia Pro Cee'd 2.0 CRDi first drive

All the qualities of the regular Cee'd but with fewer doors and more rakish looks

24 October 2007
Kia Pro Cee'd 2.0 CRDi first drive
First Drive

BMW 123d M Sport Coupe first drive

Storming turbodiesel makes the 123d a good car with a great engine

23 October 2007
BMW 123d M Sport Coupe first drive
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Renault Laguna 2.0 dCi 150 Dynamique S first drive

New Laguna goes upmarket inside but is compromised on the road as a result

22 October 2007
Renault Laguna 2.0 dCi 150 Dynamique S first drive
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Kia Picanto 1.1 Ice

The facelifted Kia Picanto looks funkier and is still cheap, but on the road feels a little outmoded

22 October 2007
Kia Picanto 1.1 Ice
First Drive

Toyota Blade Master-G first drive

More a luxury GT in miniature than a hot hatch. An intriguing Japanese curiosity.

20 October 2007
Toyota Blade Master-G first drive
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Volvo XC70 D5 SE Sport

Fine for the odd off-piste exusrion, but we'd rather have a standard V70

20 October 2007
Volvo XC70 D5 SE Sport
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BMW 135i M Sport Coupe first drive

Fast, capable and enjoyable, but not as raw as we were expecting

16 October 2007
BMW 135i M Sport Coupe first drive
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Aston Martin DBS

A lovely old-school GT, but not the super-Aston its bodywork would have us believe

16 October 2007
Aston Martin DBS
First Drive

Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

More hot-rod than GT, and with one of the best engine notes ever

15 October 2007
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
First Drive

BMW 635d Sport

Twin-turbo diesel gives facelifted 6-series renewed appeal over the petrol models

12 October 2007
BMW 635d Sport
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Mini Cooper D Clubman first drive

New diesel is a big step on from the old one, and Clubman body makes Mini more usable

10 October 2007
Mini Cooper D Clubman first drive
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Mazda 6

New family saloon improves on high standards of its predecessor, looks good enough to threaten Passat, Mondeo and their ilk in the principal battleground of the user-chooser.

9 October 2007
Mazda 6

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