The 205 was a huge success for Peugeot, selling more than five million examples. Stylish, compact and spacious inside thanks to space-saving rear suspension, its sales were boosted by competition succ

F ast versions of modern Minis are the sort of cars about which reviewers can’t seem to make up their minds. They’ve won group tests on about as many occasions as they’ve gone down in flames. Even thi

Lots of small changes bring out the inner Essex of Skoda’s supermini

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WHETHER IT BE a wild party, a holiday abroad or an existential crisis (perhaps all three), there are many ways to mark a birthday. The one Skoda has chosen, in honour of its 130th lap around the sun,