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Head north and keep going towards the end of the A1 – a simple plan to find out what the Mazda’s range-extender tech can really deliver.

BMW M135 £43,740 OTR/£54,050 as tested/£602 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: It’s about time BMW had a hot hatch worthy of the M badge again DRIVER: jethro bovingdon THE M135 LEFT ME QUITE unexpectedly. It was plan

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MILEAGE 16,568 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT In facelifted form, is this SUV still the pinnacle of British luxury motoring? I was driving on a 40mph dual carriageway not far from my house recently, when I real

THE ELROQ IS DESPERATELY hard to fault. And believe us, we’ve tried. Basically a shrunken Enyaq, it looks tremendous, drives neatly, is efficient and roomy, balances tech and switchgear, and still dar

The Renault 5 has all the glamour and excitement, but it’s the frumpier, roomier and far more versatile 4 that actually delivers the goods