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VW Polo SEL 1.4 (Price £15,570)

12:47pm Saturday 6th February 2010

THERE'S an advert doing the rounds at the moment where a salesman tries to convince would-be buyers that the car he is trying to sell them “sounds just like a Golf”.

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Chevrolet Aveo S (Price, as tested, £8,870)

12:19am Saturday 30th January 2010

AT first glance sticking a spoiler and body kit on a car that takes almost 13 seconds to reach 60mph might seem a pointless exercise.

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Subaru Impreza 2.0D (Price £20,000 to £22,255)

12:15am Saturday 30th January 2010

I MUST start this appraisal with an apology.

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A real Jack-of-all-trades

12:33pm Monday 25th January 2010

If you have a growing family and fancy a car that’s capable of taking on almost anything, then the 3008 should certainly be on your shortlist, says Nigel Burton.

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Green machine

12:28pm Monday 25th January 2010

You can be greener without being boring in the BMW 118d, says Matt Westcott.

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Peugeot 3008 (£15,995 to £21,895)

3:25pm Thursday 21st January 2010

IS the Peugeot 3008 meant to be an MPV, an SUV or a hatchback? In truth, it's a little bit of all of them.

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Nissan Qashqai Acenta 2.0 dCi 2wd (Price £19,145)

3:17pm Thursday 21st January 2010

MY boys often indulge in a game of car spotting while we are out and about.

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Mazda CX7 (Price: £25,515)

3:03pm Thursday 14th January 2010

THE CX7 has, until now, been one of Mazda's less successful cars on the UK market.

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BMW 330d M Sport Saloon (Price, as tested, £38,305)

12:50pm Tuesday 12th January 2010

READ any review of BMW's 3-Series and you'll find journalists gushing in their praise of the all-conquering executive saloon.

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Kia C'eed 1.6 CRDI Ecodynamics (Price £14,195)

12:41pm Tuesday 12th January 2010

THE problem with testing a stop-start car in the winter, and this winter in particular, is that when the temperature drops below a certain level it stops working.

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