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R eports of the manual gearbox’s death are greatly exaggerated. Or at least they appear to be. While Mini no longer sells a manual and the retirement of attainable heroes such as the Ford Fiesta and F

GTI, ST, Type R, GR: just some of the hallowed names that crop up in any discussion about hot hatch greats of the modern era, and deservedly so. But there’s one oft-overlooked contender that could hav

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IT’S best not to mistake the ‘130’ moniker of this new Skoda Fabia for its rating in horsepower, because that would be underselling this charming little package. In fact, by celebrating 130 years of S

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