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SEAT'S new Altea - If it ain't broke

5:54pm Friday 3rd September 2010

WELL what do you think of the new SEAT Altea? Handsome beast, eh? Actually, it doesn't look very different from the “old” Altea – but that's a sign of just how right SEAT got its people carrier/family hatchback at the first time of asking.

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Volkswagen's new Touareg

5:43pm Friday 3rd September 2010

THE FIRST VW Touareg was a thinly disguised version of the Porsche Cayenne. Launched in 2003, at the height of the public’s love affair with big 4x4s, it sold very well.

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Nissan 370Z Coupe Black Edition (Price, as tested, £33,645)

5:31pm Tuesday 10th August 2010

THE 370Z rolled up looking like something that had been designed by specialists in stealth warfare.

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Volkswagen Urban Fox 1.4 (Price, £9,100)

12:25am Tuesday 3rd August 2010

URBAN Foxes have had some bad press of late.

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Vauxhall Meriva 1.4 T SE (Price, as tested, £19,995)

5:33pm Monday 26th July 2010

VAUXHALL is opening a door to the future with the launch of the all-new Meriva.

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Mini Clubman Cooper D

8:06pm Tuesday 20th July 2010

THE Clubman is BMW's first attempt at broadening the MINI's appeal beyond the original two-door hatchback by stretching its wheelbase to create more passenger room and a bigger boot.

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Skoda Superb Estate - king of the load

7:57pm Tuesday 20th July 2010

AS BIG as a Mercedes E-Class but less than a Ford Focus - there’s no wonder Skoda reckons the Superb Estate has what it takes to become the king of the load.

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Honda FR-V - an old 'un but a good 'un

7:59pm Tuesday 20th July 2010

REMEMBER the saying two heads are better than one? If you apply it to people carriers then three seats are surely better than two.

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HONDA CR-V 2.2 i-DTEC EX (Price, as tested, £29,830)

12:59pm Saturday 17th July 2010

LOOK up CR-V on the internet and you will find any number of definitions for the name.

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KIA CEE'D SW CRDI 2 ECODYNAMICS (Price, as tested, £15,805)

12:55pm Saturday 17th July 2010

IT doesn't matter what colour your car is these days, chances are the salesman that sold it to you will have told you it was green.

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