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Family Cars

Safe, practical and reliable are the watchwords of the family saloon, a car for all the family, plus luggage. Space for five, good running costs and a decent boot should be in place. A decent cruiser should be considered too, or that motorway drive to Cornwall is going to be a lot more stressful.

Citroen C5
Citroen C5
Ford Mondeo
Ford Mondeo
Honda Accord
Honda Accord
Hyundai Sonata
Hyundai Sonata
Kia Cerato Saloon
Kia Cerato Saloon
Mazda 6
Mazda 6
Mitsubishi Lancer
Mitsubishi Lancer
Nissan Primera Hatchback
Nissan Primera Hatchback
Peugeot 407
Peugeot 407
Proton Impian
Proton Impian
Renault Laguna
Renault Laguna
Skoda Superb
Skoda Superb
Subaru Impreza
Subaru Impreza
Subaru Legacy
Subaru Legacy
Toyota Avensis
Toyota Avensis
Vauxhall Vectra
Vauxhall Vectra
Volkswagen Jetta
Volkswagen Jetta
Volkswagen Passat
Volkswagen Passat
Nuclear reactors, nappies, dead cats: weirdest alternative fuels
Nuclear reactors, nappies, dead cats: weirdest alternative fuels

Cow pats, coffee beans, deceased cats and dirty nappies might not sound the sort of stuff you want to fill your car with, but all have been posited as potential alternative fuels to oil. | 05/09/2008

Guide to the best 4x4 estate cars
Guide to the best 4x4 estate cars

As more drivers turn to all-road estate cars to fill the gap left by a gargantuan 4X4, MT scouts Volvo, Audi and Subaru to see how the leading lights shape up against one another. | 05/09/2008

Plummeting gas-guzzler sales could be good news for buyers
Plummeting gas-guzzler sales could be good news for buyers

Gas guzzling manufacturers suffer as high taxes and petrol prices bite, but bad news for manufacturers could be good news for buyers. | 05/09/2008

New Toyota iQ city car pictures
New Toyota iQ city car pictures

Toyota has revealed new images of the new ultra-small iQ city car, which will go on sale in the UK in January from around £10,000. | 05/09/2008

Monty Panesar bags a Jaguar XKR
Monty Panesar bags a Jaguar XKR

England spinner Monty Panesar becomes brand ambassador for Jaguar and collects a brand new XKR sports car from the Big Cat. | 05/09/2008

New Toyota iQ city car pictures
New Toyota iQ city car pictures
|05/09/2008

Toyota has revealed new images of the new ultra-small iQ city car, which will go on sale in the UK in January from around £10,000.

Car sales plummet across the board in August
Car sales plummet across the board in August
|05/09/2008

New-car and van registrations in August drop 20 per cent over the month, used car values are worst since early-90s recession. The recession hits the UK car market.

New VW Scirocco launched with special finance deal
New VW Scirocco launched with special finance deal
|04/09/2008

Volkswagen’s new Scirocco coupe arrives in UK showrooms this week, priced from a shade under £21K, yet can be yours for £259 per month courtesy of VW’s personal contract plan.

Nuclear reactors, nappies, dead cats: weirdest alternative fuels
Nuclear reactors, nappies, dead cats: weirdest alternative fuels
|05/09/2008

Cow pats, coffee beans, deceased cats and dirty nappies might not sound the sort of stuff you want to fill your car with, but all have been posited as potential alternative fuels to oil.

Hyundai out in force at Paris Motor Show
Hyundai out in force at Paris Motor Show
|04/09/2008

Hyundai rolling up to Paris Motor Show brimming with new models and concepts. Like the world debut-making Hyundai i20 supermini, and all-new Santa Fe petrol-electric hybrid SUV crossover and ix55 SUV.

'Help, I´ve put petrol in a diesel engine' - Frequently Asked Questions
|20/11/2007

Around 400 people a day risk damaging their car by misfuelling, and filling up with gas is a mistake that could cost thousands. So what do you do if you´ve filled up your diesel car with unleaded petrol?

New fuel protests ´are being planned´
|06/12/2007

Fuel protests similar to those that brought the UK to a halt in 2000 are being planned by a breakaway group of disaffected hauliers, according to press reports.

Top Gear hits the road
|14/03/2008

Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond will take the multi award-winning BBC TV Top Gear show on the road, as the live event goes worldwide.

Volkswagen defends singing dog advert after cruelty accusations
|28/03/2008

Volkswagen has been forced to issue a statement on the Polo singing dog advert after complaints that the dog was mistreated. VW says the animal was not harmed.

As ´green´ as they get - the 4x4 Jeep Wrangler
|05/01/2007

Using new ´dust-to-dust´ scales that measure a vehicle´s environmental impact from construction to scarpping the Jeep Wrangler 4x4 surprisingly emerged as the greenest car on the market

What should the government do about fuel taxes?

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