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Motoring review: Nissan Juke Nismo really puts the 'S' in this SUV

Price: From £19,995
Engine: 1,618cc, four cylinders, 16 valves, turbo, 200bhp at 6,000rpm
Transmission: Six-speed gearbox, front-wheel drive (4x4 with continuously variable transmission auto optional
Performance: 134mph, 0-62 in 7.8sec, 40.9mpg, CO2 159g/km

Mini Countryman JCW - i Drive

A proper car with a set of 'notice me' racing stripes

Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

A sensible Porsche 911? Something doesn't sound quite right here…

Bentley Continental GT Speed

Do Bentley buyers really want a souped-up Continental GT?

The first teaser photo of the new Jaguar XFR-S

Jaguar to launch hot XFR-S at Los Angeles show

Jaguar has issued the first teaser photo of the new XFR-S, which is set to be the hottest model in the XF range. The new car will be shown in full at the Los Angeles International Auto Show next week.

The 10 Best British adventure breaks

Luckily, you don’t need a sunny beach to have a good time in the United Kingdom

While popular with tourists, the Cook Islands rarely host senior international figures like Hillary Clinton

Welcome to the Cook Islands, Hillary – now, can anyone lend us a motorcade?

Life usually dawdles in the Cook Islands, a cluster of coral atolls sprinkled across the South Pacific. But with Hillary Clinton due to visit later this month, the place is in a spin.

Honda shows off the new Euro-spec CR-V

Honda reveals today the European version of its new fourth-generation CR-V SUV which will be built at the company's UK plant in Swindon.

Islamists destroy Timbuktu mosque tombs

Islamist militants have destroyed two tombs at the famous 14th-century Djingareyber mosque in Timbuktu, classified by Unesco as a world heritage site, residents said.

Renault launches “shockingly affordable” Dacia budget brand in the UK

Renault is finally introducing its budget Dacia brand in the UK with the launch of the Duster, a handsome small-to-medium-sized SUV.

Audi RS 4 Avant - First Drive

Engine: 4.2-litre normally aspirated V8 petrol
Transmission: seven-speed S-Tronic automated manual
Power: 450PS at 8,250rpm
Torque: 430Nm between 4,000 and 6,000rpm
Fuel consumption (combined cycle): 26.4mpg
CO2 emissions: 249g/km
Top speed: artificially limited to 155mph, option to increase governed top speed to 174mph
Acceleration (0-62 mph): 4.7 seconds
Price: from £54,925

Subaru XV 2.0D

With its new 4x4, Subaru might just have rediscovered its appeal

Less weight and less friction means that a two-wheel-drive three-door Evoque Coupé achieves CO2 emissions of 129g/km and fuel consumption of 57.6mpg (combined cycle) in official tests

Range Rover Evoque eD4 Coupé - First Drive for the 2wd

Engine: 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel, turbocharged
Transmission: six-speed manual, front-wheel drive, stop-start
Power: 150 PS at 4,000 rpm
Torque: 380 Nm at 1,750 rpm
Fuel consumption (combined cycle): 57.6 mpg
CO2 emissions: 129 g/km
Top speed: 112 mph
Acceleration (0-60 mph): 10.6 seconds

Eight-year-old boy killed by reversing car in farm accident

An eight-year-old boy has died in a "tragic accident" after he was apparently hit by a reversing car thought to be driven by his father.

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