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Jay Leno drives the Chevrolet Equinox.

Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell

You could back this car into your garage, shut the door and sit in it with the engine running and you’d starve to death before anything would happen to you, says Jay Leno

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Volkswagen Passat
VW Passat CC GT

It looks fantastic, and I can’t remember when I last said that about a car with a VW badge on its grille

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Audi Q5
Audi Q5

Surprisingly, the Q5 is mildly engaging to drive on a decent road, words you rarely hear said about SUVs

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Best of British. The meanest and the greenest from the British Motor Show

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Skoda Superb 3.6 V6

Skoda Superb 3.6 V6

A car that does one's chauffeur's parking for him? Yes, milady

The Citroen C5 Tourer 2.7 HDi

Citroen C5 Tourer 2.7 HDi

Estate cars aren't normally associated with frivolity, but this one offers you a massage

Alfa Romeo MiTo

Even at £14,975 for the top model, the MiTo is great value for money. It is just the car that Alfa needs right now

Maserati Quattroporte S

The already gorgeous Quattroporte has been gently massaged to attain a slightly higher level of gorgeousness

Pocket rocket showdown. We put the Ariel Atom head to head with the savage Caterham R500
Fiat Abarth

Fiat 500 Abarth

The Fiat 500 Abarth is the most eagerly awaited tiny tearaway since the souped-up Mini Cooper

Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe

Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé

If you haven’t got your name on the waiting list for the £298,000 luxury coupé, then you haven't made the grade

Porsche 911 Carrera

Porsche’s designers wisely made no visible changes to the 911. They’d have been best off not changing it at all

Volkswagen Scirocco

Even with its beautiful handling and outstanding body control, though, the Scirocco felt strangely inert

Goodwood Festival of Speed. Wimbledon has strawberries. Ascot has hats. Goodwood has burning rubber!
Electric car

Smart Fortwo ED

At long last it’s okay to be seen driving a car that’s attached to a plug – it’s so of-the-moment

Bentley Flying Spur Speed

Bentley Flying Spur Speed

The new Flying Spur has more power but less handling and ride quality than its sister. Bond would not approve

Citroën C5 Tourer

A Mondeo is better by far, but at least the Citroën offers a pleasingly unorthodox style and exceptional comfort

Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi

From the side, the Kuga seems designed to resemble a funky training shoe, says Giles Smith

Green world speed record. We put three hybrids on a racetrack - and spank them
Peugeot 308 RCZ

Peugeot 308 RCZ

After 20 years of shoppers’ cars, Peugeot upsets the apple cart by building a two-seater with joie de vivre

Renault Clio

RenaultSport Clio 197 Cup

It is cars such as the RenaultSport Clio 197 that represent the future of affordable, fun motoring

Lotus Elise SC review

The basic Lotus Elise is already the perfect purist sports car. So does it really need supercharging?

Mercedes CLK Black Series

I couldn’t see how any car based on the CLK could ever be worth almost £100,000 until I drove this one

Driving Photo Galleries. Stunning pictures of the newest and most beautiful cars in the world