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BMW Z4 Handschalter 2025 review – manual improves Munich's Boxster rival
BMW Z4 Handschalter
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BMW Z4 Handschalter 2025 review – manual improves Munich's Boxster rival

BMW has added involvement and driver appeal to the Z4 with the Handschalter, but it’s still a better GT than it is a sports car
20 Mar 2025
Used Aston Martin DB9 (2003 – 2015) review, specs and buying guide
Aston Martin DB9 front
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Used Aston Martin DB9 (2003 – 2015) review, specs and buying guide

A rewarding and thrilling GT for the price of a used hot hatch
19 Mar 2025
Abarth 600e 2025 review – Italy gives the Alpine A290 something to worry about
Abarth 600e
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Abarth 600e 2025 review – Italy gives the Alpine A290 something to worry about

The Abarth 600e packs 276bhp and a fiery character, making it both the marque’s most powerful road-legal model and a genuinely entertaining driver’s c…
19 Mar 2025
Porsche 718 Boxster S 2025 review – fewer cylinder, less fun
Porsche 718 Boxster S
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Porsche 718 Boxster S 2025 review – fewer cylinder, less fun

The 718 Boxster S is undoubtedly quick and brilliant to drive, but the turbocharged four-cylinder lacks the character we've come to expect
18 Mar 2025
Audi RS4 (B9, 2018 - 2024) review – target number one for the BMW M3 Touring
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Audi RS4 (B9, 2018 - 2024) review – target number one for the BMW M3 Touring

The B9 RS4 will be the last RS4 for now, as well as the last Audi of its type to utilise a combustion engine alone
18 Mar 2025
Land Rover Defender Octa 2025 review – so much more than a ‘Defender SV’
Land Rover Defender Octa
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Land Rover Defender Octa 2025 review – so much more than a ‘Defender SV’

Put aside your SUV cynicism. The Land Rover Defender Octa is credit to SVO, with 911 GT3 levels of engineering that's an unexpected thrill to drive
17 Mar 2025
Ferrari 296 Challenge 2025 review – Maranello's hybrid supercar goes V6-only
Ferrari 296 Challenge
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Ferrari 296 Challenge 2025 review – Maranello's hybrid supercar goes V6-only

Stripped of the road car’s heavy and complex hybrid technology, Ferrari’s entry-level competition car provides a glimpse of an alternative universe
15 Mar 2025
Used BMW M235i and M240i Coupe (F22, 2014 - 2021): review and specs for BMW’s junior M car
BMW M240i
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Used BMW M235i and M240i Coupe (F22, 2014 - 2021): review and specs for BMW’s junior M car

The M2 is a great car, but the slightly less manic BMW M235i and M240i are the better allrounders
13 Mar 2025
Used Ford Focus RS500 (Mk2, 2010 - 2011): review, specs and buying guide for the original hyperhatch
Ford Focus RS500
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Used Ford Focus RS500 (Mk2, 2010 - 2011): review, specs and buying guide for the original hyperhatch

The Ford Focus RS500 is the ultimate incarnation of a hyperhatch trailblazer, and now they're like gold dust
13 Mar 2025
Ferrari 488 GTB (2015 - 2019) review, specs and buying guide
Ferrari 488 GTB
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Ferrari 488 GTB (2015 - 2019) review, specs and buying guide

Ferrari’s first turbocharged supercar of the modern era was a monumental achievement and now, a bit of a bargain (relatively speaking)
13 Mar 2025
Pagani Utopia 2025 review – £2.2m Huayra successor nails the hypercar formula
Pagani Utopia
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Pagani Utopia 2025 review – £2.2m Huayra successor nails the hypercar formula

Only Pagani’s third model-line in more than 25 years, the Utopia builds on everything that made the Zonda and Huayra great, then adds its own unique c…
12 Mar 2025
Kalmar RS-6 2025 review – a Porsche 911 restomod that doesn’t cost the earth
Kalmar RS-6 – front
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Kalmar RS-6 2025 review – a Porsche 911 restomod that doesn’t cost the earth

Kalmar has created a 996-based safari car for £60k – it’s a 911 Dakar for a third of the price
11 Mar 2025
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Alpine A290 v Alpine A110 – how much DNA do they really share?
Alpine A290 v Alpine A110
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Alpine A290 v Alpine A110 – how much DNA do they really share?

Alpine would like us to believe that the A290 shares much of the same DNA that makes the A110 a great driver’s car. Time to put that claim to the test
8 Mar 2025
Used Honda Civic Type R (EP3, 2001 – 2005) review, specs and buying guide
Honda Civic Type R icon – tracking
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Used Honda Civic Type R (EP3, 2001 – 2005) review, specs and buying guide

The early noughties Civic overcame opinion-dividing looks and flawed dynamics to become a legend in its own lifetime. To rev it is to love it
7 Mar 2025
Abarth 695C Turismo Fast Fleet test – 10,000 miles in the Italian hot hatch
evo Fast Fleet Abarth 695C Turismo
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Abarth 695C Turismo Fast Fleet test – 10,000 miles in the Italian hot hatch

It charmed with its mischief rather than its muscle. Now this little car has left a big hole
7 Mar 2025
Used BMW M2 CS (F87, 2020 - 2021) review and specs – Munich's Porsche Cayman GT4 fighter
BMW M2 CS
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Used BMW M2 CS (F87, 2020 - 2021) review and specs – Munich's Porsche Cayman GT4 fighter

A hugely enjoyable and rewarding M car to drive, the F87 BMW M2 CS is an eCoty champion and a sure-fire future classic
7 Mar 2025
Volkswagen Golf GTI 2025 review – the quintessential hot hatch improved but not perfected
Mk8.5 Volkswagen Golf GTI
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Volkswagen Golf GTI 2025 review – the quintessential hot hatch improved but not perfected

The eighth VW Golf GTI is fast, capable and easy to live with, now with improved if not perfected HMI and driving dynamics
7 Mar 2025
Audi SQ5 2025 review – a quietly competent but uninvolving performance SUV
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Audi SQ5 2025 review – a quietly competent but uninvolving performance SUV

Audi’s latest SQ5 rides on a new PPC platform and packs a 362bhp V6 – it’s a well-rounded fast SUV but lacks the sparkle of the best
6 Mar 2025
Used Porsche 911 GT3 (991, 2013 - 2019) review, specs and buying guide
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Used Porsche 911 GT3 (991, 2013 - 2019) review, specs and buying guide

The 991-generation GT3 brought massive changes for the GT3 bloodline as a whole, for better and worse
6 Mar 2025
Alpine A390 prototype 2025 review – the electric Porsche Macan has competition
Alpine A390 prototype
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Alpine A390 prototype 2025 review – the electric Porsche Macan has competition

The Alpine brand is going all-electric in 2026, with the A390 crossover set to take on Porsche’s Macan EV. We sample a prototype
5 Mar 2025
Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS 2025 review – the 911 that shouldn’t make sense
Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS – front
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Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS 2025 review – the 911 that shouldn’t make sense

A four-wheel drive, hybrid, open-top 911 sounds like a purists nightmare, but the 992.2 Targa 4 GTS is undeniably impressive
4 Mar 2025
Used Honda Civic Type R (FN2, 2007 - 2011) review and specs
Honda Civic Type R FN2
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Used Honda Civic Type R (FN2, 2007 - 2011) review and specs

Earlier Type Rs are more beloved and later ones faster, but the last naturally aspirated Type R is now the most affordable
4 Mar 2025
Audi S6 e-tron Avant review – BMW’s i5 Touring has a rival on its hands
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Audi S6 e-tron Avant review – BMW’s i5 Touring has a rival on its hands

Audi’s new electric S6 has lots going for it, but its lack of range and high price will be its undoing.
4 Mar 2025
Audi A4 (B9, 2016 - 2024) review – the last A4 for now
B9 Audi A4
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Audi A4 (B9, 2016 - 2024) review – the last A4 for now

Still not the driver’s car of the class, but the A4 was strong in all other areas
1 Mar 2025
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Ferrari 488 Spider (2016 - 2019) review and specs
Ferrari 488 Spider
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Ferrari 488 Spider (2016 - 2019) review and specs

Stunning drop-top version of the 488 GTB provided open-air thrills with negligible compromises
1 Mar 2025
Audi SQ5 Sportback (2021-2024) review – does diesel power work in a performance SUV?
Audi SQ5 Sportback 2021 – front cornering
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Audi SQ5 Sportback (2021-2024) review – does diesel power work in a performance SUV?

Broadly competent, the second-generation SQ5 is a polished but ultimately perplexing proposition
1 Mar 2025
Porsche 911 Dakar 2025 review – more capable than a Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato?
Porsche 911 Dakar
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Porsche 911 Dakar 2025 review – more capable than a Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato?

The desert launch of the 911 Dakar suggested a car for adventures. Cue a 1200-mile road trip on (and off) some of Europe’s best roads...
1 Mar 2025
Used BMW M2 Competition (F87, 2018 - 2020) review – modern M car great for hot hatch money
Used BMW M2 Competition review
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Used BMW M2 Competition (F87, 2018 - 2020) review – modern M car great for hot hatch money

Not as ballistic as the M2 CS but the M2 Competition is still brilliant and now remarkably affordable
28 Feb 2025
Volkswagen Golf R 2025 review – Mk8.5 not the return to form we'd hoped for
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Volkswagen Golf R 2025 review – Mk8.5 not the return to form we'd hoped for

VW were quick to rush the Mk8 Golf into its second phase, but even the Mk8.5 Golf R is underwhelming compared to its distant predecessors
27 Feb 2025
BMW M3 (2007 - 2013, E92) review and specs for V8 coupe
E92 BMW M3
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BMW M3 (2007 - 2013, E92) review and specs for V8 coupe

The E92 BMW M3 is a bargain with an all-time-great V8 – and much more besides
27 Feb 2025
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI (1999 – 2001) review – the Subaru Impreza's finest foil
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI Makinen Edition
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI (1999 – 2001) review – the Subaru Impreza's finest foil

From the humdrum Lancer base Mitsubishi created one of the best road-going rally replicas of its day
27 Feb 2025
Peugeot 308 2025 review – finally a match for the Volkswagen Golf?
Peugeot 308
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Peugeot 308 2025 review – finally a match for the Volkswagen Golf?

Stylish, content heavy and good enough to drive, the 308 delivers on its remit, but it’s a thrill-free zone
27 Feb 2025
Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2025 review – a worthy alternative to the BMW X3?
Alfa Romeo Stelvio – front
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2025 review – a worthy alternative to the BMW X3?

The Stelvio offers a unique dynamic flavour and plenty of style, but updates haven’t addressed its second-rate cabin
26 Feb 2025
Audi RS5 Sportback (2019 - 2024) review – the sensible BMW M3 alternative
Audi RS5 Sportback Performance Edition – front
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Audi RS5 Sportback (2019 - 2024) review – the sensible BMW M3 alternative

The first Audi RS5 Sportback might lack the edge of Alfa’s Giulia QV, but its less frantic approach has strong appeal
26 Feb 2025
Used Aston Martin V12 Vantage (2009 - 2018) review – manual V12 for less than a Cayman
Aston Martin V12 Vantage front
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Used Aston Martin V12 Vantage (2009 - 2018) review – manual V12 for less than a Cayman

Aston’s biggest engine in its smallest offering was a hot rod recipe for an intoxicating blend of sports car, supercar and GT, that neither Porsche no…
25 Feb 2025
Ferrari 12 Cilindri Spider 2025 review – 819bhp V12 GT goes open-air
Ferrari 12 Cilindri Spider
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Ferrari 12 Cilindri Spider 2025 review – 819bhp V12 GT goes open-air

The Ferrari 12 Cilindri is a stunning super GT offering in standard coupe form, and it's just as good without a roof
24 Feb 2025
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