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• Road Test: MINI Cooper S John Cooper Works R56 2008 Road Test
  On the launch in 2006 we found the original pre-production R56 Cooper S a bit antiseptic. We were promised go-kart handling and we got something with as much feel as a TV remote control. So we said so, and MINI Project Leader Horst Radibojevic seemed to take it to heart.
• Road Test: Skoda Octavia II 2004 Road Test
  Despite the huge fan club I never got on with the old Skoda Octavia. It always seemed to me to be a Passat body on a Golf floorpan overhanging both ends far too much.
• Road Test: BMW X1 2009 Road Test
  Niche marketing is all about finding needs people didn’t know they had, then fulfilling them. And VAG, Mercedes and BMW are becoming increasingly good at it.
• Review: Maserati Quattroporte 2013
  New Quattroporte available with V8 and V6 engines. Improved performance and economy over predecessor.