TYPICAL. Weeks of scorching summer weather, and as soon as we produce a rundown of our favourite second-hand convertibles, the heavens open. But all is not lost – thanks to modern drop-top technology,

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THE THIRD-GENERATION Audi TT Roadster embodies the phrase ‘the third time’s a charm’. You see, the 1999-2006 original wasn’t as engaging or fun to drive as its arresting looks suggested. Then the 2006

TIMES ARE TOUGH FOR THE AVERAGE enthusiast in 2025. Cheap hot hatches have pretty much died out, affordable sports coupes are no more and everything that’s left seems to be getting ludicrously expensi

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SEAT was founded in 1950 and introduced its first car three years later. By 1983, Volkswagen had bought a stake in SEAT, which it then acquired completely in 1990. The idea was that SEAT would be Volk