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Video: 2018 Aston Martin DB11 V8 - Better than its V12 brother?

Gaydon begins a new era of shared AMG powertrains with this downsized eight-cylinder

Video: 2018 Aston Martin DB11 V8 - Better than its V12 brother?
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Used Renault Koleos 2017-2020 review

Renault’s new crossover sees the Koleos name return, attached to an SUV of a quite different stripe

Used Renault Koleos 2017-2020 review
Ineos Grenadier
Jim Ratcliffe is behind the Ineos Grenadier project
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Defender-inspired Ineos Grenadier off-roader arrives online

Petrochemicals giant invites customers for early view of its ‘evolved Land Rover’

Defender-inspired Ineos Grenadier off-roader arrives online
Ineos Grenadier
The Ineos Grenadier project is designed to evoke the Land Rover Defender (pictured) - and is named after a pub
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Ineos Grenadier: why a chemical firm is creating a 'serious' off-roader

Insight: meet the billionaire enthusiast that's set out to create a new machine evoking the spirit of the original Land Rover

Ineos Grenadier: why a chemical firm is creating a 'serious' off-roader
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Jaguar F-Pace vs Alfa Romeo Stelvio - sports SUV twin test

The Alfa Romeo Stelvio has arrived at the SUV party even later than the Jaguar F-Pace, but both bring welcome driver appeal to an often bland class. We pick a winner

Jaguar F-Pace vs Alfa Romeo Stelvio - sports SUV twin test
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Insight: will ‘back to basics’ still work for TVR?

TVR to release new coupé - but will it be the comeback they need?

Insight: will ‘back to basics’ still work for TVR?
Fast laps over, we get set for the road
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Britain's best affordable driver's car: Final showdown

It's a four-way fight for glory between Honda, Mercedes-AMG, Peugeot and Volkswagen. Which will prove Britain's best affordable driver's car?

Britain's best affordable driver's car: Final showdown
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Britain's best affordable driver's car: how our hot hatch mega-test works

Eight hot hatches line up to contest the annual showdown previously been won by, among others, the Ford Fiesta ST200 and Mazda MX-5

Britain's best affordable driver's car: how our hot hatch mega-test works
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Opinion: why the new Bentley Continental GT is different

The new Bentley Continental GT is here and it's better than ever before...

Opinion: why the new Bentley Continental GT is different
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Insight: How the BMW M5 makes four-wheel drive count

Our early go in BMW’s rival to the Mercedes-AMG E63 showed how all-wheel drive can boost dynamic prowess

Insight: How the BMW M5 makes four-wheel drive count
Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG

Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG Produced 2001-2006 Price range £7000-£13,000 We’d pay £9950 See Mercedes CL55 for sale on Pistonheads  

It was with its 55-badged generation of tuned factory Mercedes models that the growth spurt that has taken AMG to the brink of launching its own hypercar started. Having been known for a handful of ultra-rare-groove saloons throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the company showed us the SL55 in 2002, and followed it with supercharged versions of the contemporary E-Class, S-Class and CL coupé. CL55s tend to be the most affordable of the lot today, and they pack a hulking 493bhp. 

Merc’s famous M113K supercharged V8s have been known to develop cooling problems, so check for a healthy radiator (and no coolant leaking into the transmission lubricant) in any car you’re considering.

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Top 10 best used 400bhp cars - top 100 used cars 2017

We prove that supercar dash is accessible for supermini cash

Top 10 best used 400bhp cars - top 100 used cars 2017

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