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It’s taking a while, like closing an ill-fitting lid on a plastic kitchen container. But another corner on the ‘affordable hot hatch’ tub is clicking shut, and, unlike sometimes previously, I don’t th

Is there a supermini whose character, over the years, has changed as much as that of the Nissan Micra? At least in the eyes of its maker, if not in the minds of its buyers. The first-generation Micra

THE best small cars on sale aren’t just easy to drive, they’re also brimming with more safety kit and in-car tech than ever before. Not only do they provide a feeling of refinement previously reserved

Editor-at-large Mark Walton hasn’t been the same since ...

FIAT GRANDE PANDA PRICE: £20,975–£23,975 The Panda was distinctly endangered for a while there (though you can still buy the old petrol one in Italy), but it’s been given a new lease of life with an e

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