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  Audi TT S 2018 Road Test 20 Jul 2018 (roadtest)
  1.8-litre 180PS petrol engine has been replaced by a 2.0-litre in the entry-level TT, while the 230PS version has had power boosted to 245PS. For now, the TT S is topping the range (an updated TT RS will follow) and, while power has dropped to 306PS (from 310PS) thanks to a new petrol
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  MINI Cooper S 2018 Road Test 4 Jun 2018 (roadtest)
  reckoned that by the time I could drive I’d probably be able to afford a used one. Over the years I eventually owned a Mini van with trick suspension, a Mini based Wolseley Hornet and a Mini 1000. My brother had a Mini van with a 1,293cc Mini Cooper S engine. Our neighbour had a succession of Mini
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  MINI Cooper S 2014 Road Test 17 Apr 2014 (roadtest)
  MINI can't be accused of not knowing what it's doing. Nor can you say that the company doesn't know its customer base - so when you see that the latest incarnation of the Cooper S has a rather evolutionary look, you can be sure it's for a very good reason
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  Jaguar XFR-S 2013 Road Test 15 Sep 2013 (roadtest)
  car but, whether to keep up with the Germans or otherwise, there’s now an XFR-S, with more power, handling tweaks and tougher styling. It’s still a luxuriously appointed four-door saloon though. It has the same theatrical air vent operation as any other XF and a similarly
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  Jaguar XKR-S 2011 Road Test 3 Jun 2011 (roadtest)
  It's easy to think the XKR-S is just a marketing ploy by Jaguar . After all, the standard XKR isn't exactly short on pace with 510PS on tap from its 5.0-litre V8 engine
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  Toyota Verso S 2011 Road Test 17 Feb 2011 (roadtest)
  The Toyota Verso S fills a yawning gap in the Toyota range. The old Postman Pat Toyota Yaris Verso is sorely missed. Between 1999 and 2006 it sold 150,000 in Europe alone. Since then, the hole it left in the market has been filled
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  Ford S-MAX 2010 Road Test 3 Feb 2010 (roadtest)
  At the original launch, back in May 2006, the first roundabout convinced me of one thing. The Ford S-Max is a seven-seater sports car. Perhaps not with the 1.8 litre TDCI engine. But certainly with the 2.0TDCI. And no question with the 220PS turbocharged 5-cylinder
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  MINI Cooper S 2007 Road Test 31 Oct 2006 (roadtest)
  In developing the 2nd generation R56 Mini Cooper S, has BMW taken the fun out of the MINI? First reports from “first drives” a month ago tended to end with that conclusion. And seemed to be worrying MINI Project Leader Horst Radibojevic as he cross-examined us after our own
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  Ford S-MAX 2006 Road Test 21 May 2006 (roadtest)
  Ford seems to have done the impossible. Come up with a seven-seater sportscar. The S-Max looks sporty. It goes, drives and handles as well as many so called sportscars. Yet instead of being a 2-seater or a 2+2 it’s actually a 5+2, with a lot more room for the two in the back than
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  MINI Cooper S Convertible 2018 Road Test 27 Mar 2018 (roadtest)
  if you think this cheeky dose of patriotism works or if they're just pure tacky. Under the bonnet the little punchy 136PS 1.5-litre turbo petrol carries over unchanged and powers the entry-level Cooper model. The big news is the old 2.0-litre turbo that powers the Cooper S and John Cooper S
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  Ford Ecosport Titanium S 2015 Road Test 14 Dec 2015 (roadtest)
  acceptable if not remarkable and the gearchange is light, if not quite as slick as in the smaller Fiesta. We drove the new Titanium S model with a 125PS 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine
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  Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake 2014 Road Test 7 Aug 2014 (roadtest)
  When it comes to high-performance estates, the choices have always been rather limited and rather German. However, all of that could be about to change because Jaguar has decided to square up to Audi and Mercedes-Benz with its new 186mph Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake
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  Suzuki SX4 S-Cross 2013 Road Test 28 Jun 2013 (roadtest)
  Suzuki is a car maker that has been crying out for a family car for years and now finally it has one – the SX4 S-Cross. Its last venture into this market was the Liana – more famous as being Top Gear's often abused reasonably priced car. But things
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  Nissan Micra DIG-S 2011 Road Test 7 Jul 2011 (roadtest)
  I had to go to the other side of the World last year to drive one of the first new Micras. That test is here: Nissan Micra 2010 test and video . Not so far for the Nissan Micra K13 DIG-S. Merely Potsdam, near Berlin, which
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  Jaguar S-Type Diesel 2004 Road Test 17 Jul 2004 (roadtest)
  together and start offering BIK friendly alternatives. The front drive X-Type diesel is already the most popular X-Type. The lightweight aluminium XJ is awaiting some new big diesels being developed by PSA and Ford. And the S-Type has been the first recipient of PSA/Ford’s new 206PS 2.7 litre twin
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  Jaguar S Type Sport 2001 Road Test 9 Apr 2001 (roadtest)
  To anyone who ever drove a Jaguar Mk II 3.4 or 3.8, the new S Type V6 manual is its spiritual reincarnation.   For a start we get flowing retro Jaguar lines, which somehow manage to combine elements of the MkII, the first S Type and even the Mk X. You could argue
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  Kia Stinger 3.3 GT S 2018 Road Test 13 Feb 2018 (roadtest)
  the 3.3 T-GDI GT S. You can even get one with a 197HP 2.2 R-Type diesel engine (as in the Sorento), or with a 244HP 2.0 litre ‘Gasoline Direct Injected’ petrol engine. On the Road prices start at £31,995. But this week we’re driving the 3.3 GT S. Peter Schreyer (the man who
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  MINI Cooper S ALL4 Countryman 2017 Road Test 18 Jan 2017 (roadtest)
  , with entry-level models starting from £22,465 - a hike of £5000. The Cooper S All4 Countryman tested here, will set you back a hefty £26,350, which pitches the MINI crossover straight into the path of the Audi Q2 and Q3.  To be fair to the Countryman , it does
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  Suzuki Vitara S 1.4 BoosterJet 2015 Road Test 4 Dec 2015 (roadtest)
  . The infotainment system has a few counter-intuitive screens to get to grips with, but on the whole it’s hard to complain about the Suzuki Vitara’s cabin. From launch the new engine is only available in the new S trim level, which sits at the very top of the Vitara range and adds a variety
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  Ford S-MAX 2.0 TDCi 2015 Road Test 11 May 2015 (roadtest)
  If one car has proved that MPVs can be good to drive - it's the Ford S-MAX. What Ford describes as the 'best of both worlds' - those worlds presumably being ones occupied by practicality and keen handling - the S-MAX is more than just a Ford Galaxy with a snazzy wig and make-up on. It's