Living in a shadow

VOLKSWAGEN’S success in Europe over the past decade has been down to two main models, Golf and Tiguan, right? Yet between these two juggernauts there’s been one more car that has been quietly lending

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WITH ICONIC BRANDS such as Chanel, Dior and Louis Vuitton all calling France their home, it’s little wonder that the country is synonymous with designer fashion. In fact, even outside of fashion, it’s

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£254,200 OTR/£282,000 as tested/£5,077 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: What has a hybrid makeover – and Mulliner buffing – added to the world’s best grand tourer? DRIVER: Ollie Kew IT’S 5AM, AND YOU JOIN ME AT hom