Compact Family Cars

WHEN the world's best selling car gets a significant makeover, you have to take a serious look at the Toyota Corolla.Launched in 1966, the...

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IT'S the small SUV that belies its label of compact crossover and which also happens to be one of the best value family models on the new...

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WHAT can be said about VW's iconic Golf? Quite a lot, actually.It has been around since 1974 and has achieved runaway success, enduring for...

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TWENTY-nine years ago the first Audi A3 established the premium compact class and today the fourth generation sets a high standard which...

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WHEN it comes to choosing a new car it's always nice to opt for a premium product but often the price can be off putting.In the case of DS,...

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FOR many, smart conjures up the image of the quirky, slightly boxy two-seater Fortwo, very much a Marmite type of car for many.However, the...

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THE fourth generation Suzuki Swift is already a landmark model, just months after its introduction.While it builds on the success of...

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FASHION in cars changes almost as quickly as the hem length of skirts.And, let's face it, small hatchbacks aren't currently the flavour of...

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MANY of the world's most celebrated car brands can claim a genuine affinity with Monaco, and its best-known district Monte Carlo.Ferrari,...

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OF the legacy car-makers, Volkswagen has developed a very wide and strong range of new generation electric models.It has been working on...

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IN these times of hybridisation and high tech, there's something reassuring about an unpretentious and straightforward family car with...

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IF you thought MG would never make a ‘fun' car again - let alone an electric one - you've not tried out the multi-award-winning MG4.The...

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I HAVE said this before when writing about the Mazda2, but it doesn't hurt to repeat it.I have had a soft spot for the little car since the...

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A LOT of coverage has been given to Wales' default 20mph urban speed limit, but I'll let you into a little secret, you can do 100 in a...

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WHEN it comes to seriously smart thinking in a small car package the Honda Jazz has set the bar pretty much since its UK arrival more than...

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PURE electric cars, hybrids and PHEVs are stealing most of the headlines. Understandably, this is the future and there's an appropriate...

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THE UK's electric car revolution is becoming a bloody affair.From initially resisting the new technology on cost grounds including writing...

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AFFORDABLE these days means around the £20,000 mark, so with Hyndai's recent newcomer, the Bayon, you are not looking in the bargain...

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WHAT can you say about a latter-day icon like the MINI Cooper S? Well, quite a lot actually.Now in its third incarnation, and still just as...

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INTRODUCED in 2007, the Nissan Qashqai was unique - the first ever hatchback/SUV ‘crossover'. It created a sector in its own right and...

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FOR some car buyers it's more about image than actual performance motoring.If it looks sporty, is well equipped and performs well it...

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SKODA has been making very good cars for more than two decades now so it's remarkable that some potential buyers still display ‘badge...

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IT'S been with us for more than half a century and the trusty Honda Civic is now in its eleventh incarnation.But we aren't seeing as many...

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A NEW crossover SUV designed specifically for Europe, the Hyundai Bayon is the smallest member of the brand's expanding SUV family but that...

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