The Hyundai i30 is a crucial model for the Korean manufacturer; it’s the company’s biggest seller in Europe.
This latest-generation car is designed to build on the success of the original i30 by offering more style, improved quality and greater efficiency – a package, Hyundai hopes, that will lift the car beyond its ‘good value’ image and allow it to compete squarely with the Ford Focus,…
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The Alpina D5 Bi-Turbo could be the most relevant performance saloon in the world right now.
Think about it; how many other cars can hit 62mph from rest in 5.1 seconds and top 170mph – yet also achieve average economy of 47.9mpg and produce just 155g/km of CO2? Answer: none.
Based on the BMW 535d M Sport , the D5 has a bespoke interior, retuned electronic suspension and, of course, produces…
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The Renault Fluence ZE is an elegant, conventional-looking, family saloon, but one with an electric motor and battery pack instead of an engine and fuel tank.
Renault has decided not to follow the Nissan Leaf, which celebrates its high-tech insides. Instead, it believes customers are simply making an engine choice in the same way they choose between petrol and diesel.
The ZE part of the name…
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The Fiat Punto Twinair is the latest model to get the company’s two-cylinder petrol engine.
With an average 67.3mpg and CO2 emissions of just 98g/km, this new model is officially the cleanest petrol supermini on the market.
Such low emissions qualify it for exemption from both road tax and the London Congestion Charge – benefits usually reserved for expensive diesel superminis or small city…
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The BMW Active Hybrid 5 is based on the 5 Series executive saloon, and is the first BMW hybrid to be offered in right-hand-drive form.
It combines a 54bhp electric motor with the turbocharged 3.0-litre petrol engine from the 535i, giving it a total of 335bhp and 332lb ft of torque.
At £46,860, the Active Hybrid 5 does carry a hefty £7920 premium over an SE-spec 535i. However, it comes slightly…
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Mercedes calls the new B-Class a ‘Compact Sports Tourer’. As far as we’re concerned, it’s basically a five-door hatchback – a prestige-badged, premium-priced rival for the likes of the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf.
It comes with a choice of four engines – two petrol, two diesel – and prices starting at just over £21,000. However, for our first experience of the B-Class here in the UK, we’re…
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