SPACE and running costs – two of the biggest factors facing the family car buyer.
And the other dilemma is whether to plump for a hatchback or a mini MPV.
Nissan’s latest Note is a car for those who crave practicality. It might not be hugely stylish or brilliant fun to drive but there’s a range of economical engines, as well as a decent amount of space.

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Skoda’s latest model to hit UK shores could quite adequately sum up the Czech firm’s progress over the past few years – rapid.

Enjoying rising sales in a period of doom and gloom is not to be sniffed at, and their latest model revives a name that first appeared on one of their cars way back in 1935.

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LOOKS like Nicole is getting her bus pass – ZOE is set to be the Renault name on the lips of motorists in the future.

And while Nicole certainly added a touch of glamour to the ad campaigns of old, the looks in this instance unreservedly belong to the car itself.

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FANCY a bit of extreme motoring? Then Audi’s blisteringly quick ‘light the blue touch paper’ TT RS is the car for you.

It’s a car that has been successively honed and improved since its debut in 1999  as a real jaw dropper – so much so that there was a hefty trade in left hand drive models from abroad for those who couldn’t wait to get behind the wheel of a pukka RHD version.

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THE myth of the Yeti was shattered a long time ago. No longer are they one of the unseen wonders of the world – we’ve all spotted one at some time or another.

Thanks to Top Gear and one J Clarkson, everyone wanted the four wheeled variety as sold by Skoda, meaning in actuality they were kind of a rarity as the waiting list grew and grew.

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VOLKSWAGEN have invented the one pedal electric car, a vehicle so easy to drive even Mr Bean could work out how to get from A to B in it. 

Of course there are actually two pedals in the e-up! but you can effectively make do with one – and we did on our round town test route.

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BEING disappointed with a Golf GTI is about as likely as Alastair Darling’s eyebrows turning white overnight.

Some might be at odds with its sometimes seemingly harsh ride which can at times make your eyeballs vibrate in their sockets like a ball on a bagatelle table ­­- but that’s all dependent on the quality of the road surface of course.

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