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The Pike cars, from left to right: S-Cargo, Pao, Be-1 and Figaro
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How Nissan introduced the car industry to retro design

Think the BMW Mini or Volkswagen New Beetle were the retro trailblazers? Think again...

11 February 2026
How Nissan introduced the car industry to retro design
Used cars

Missed last orders? Grab a used Porsche 718 for less than £25k

Now is the time to bag an example of the brilliant midship while it still feels fresh – but how to choose?

11 February 2026
Missed last orders? Grab a used Porsche 718 for less than £25k
Features

The 100mpg challenge: Pushing my 22-year-old Audi A2 to the limit

Can an old diesel Audi achieve a three figure mileage score? There's only one way to find out

7 February 2026
The 100mpg challenge: Pushing my 22-year-old Audi A2 to the limit
Used cars

Used Dacia Sandero: £1000 gem is Britain's best-value car

A ten-year-old car for such a low price is hard to disagree with - especially when it's as competent as the Sandero

5 February 2026
Used Dacia Sandero: £1000 gem is Britain's best-value car
New cars

Exotic Italian convertible for £5k? It's time to buy a Fiat Barchetta

Roofless Italian fun for the same price as a Hermes handbag - and not as unreliable as you might think

4 February 2026
Exotic Italian convertible for £5k? It's time to buy a Fiat Barchetta
New cars

The best car in the world – yours for £15,000

An absolute steal assuming you can stomach random four-figure bills

30 January 2026
The best car in the world – yours for £15,000
Used cars

The V12 Aston Martin you can buy for the price of a Golf

Bag a 200mph, four-seat, James Bond-approved GT for two-thirds off the new price

26 January 2026
The V12 Aston Martin you can buy for the price of a Golf
New cars

Faster and cheaper: How the Cupra Leon R beat VW at its own game

Sharp dynamics, a 221bhp punch and all from £5000 – the Leon Cupra R is a certifiable bargain

23 January 2026
Faster and cheaper: How the Cupra Leon R beat VW at its own game
Used cars

My Renault Clio 182 Trophy proves old hot hatches do it best

Rarer than a Ferrari F40, cheaper than a Dacia Spring, and more fun than any modern offering

17 January 2026
My Renault Clio 182 Trophy proves old hot hatches do it best
Features

Don't make M like they used to... M2 CS vs M3 CSL and M5 CS

Can the brilliant new M2 CS hold its head up against two icons of BMW's M car lineage?

17 January 2026
Don't make M like they used to... M2 CS vs M3 CSL and M5 CS

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