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New baby Jaguar IS a BMW beater! WhatCar? says XE is now the best in class and trumps the 3 Series
The Jaguar XE is now the best compact executive saloon car on sale, eclipsing the BMW 3 Series to become class leader, according to an influential magazine. During testing, the XE is said to have stood out for its exceptional running costs, brilliant handling, comfortable ride and generous standard kit, WhatCar? says.
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Increasing numbers of drivers are choosing to snap up economical smaller cars which are ideal to zip around the city and squeeze into tight parking spaces. Some of these motors are far more reliable and less expensive to run than others, research from Warranty Direct has found. We reveal the best and worst money can buy.
For the super-rich who turn up their nose at a 'bog standard' Bugatti, Bentley or Rolls-Royce, meet the man who will personalise their super-luxury cars - for £1million or so
For anyone struggling to decide what trim level or extras to have their new company car or family runaround, spare a thought for luxury and super-car car make-over boss Dany Bahar. His prime target market is the 250 people on the planet who make up the world's ultra- and super- rich for whom a 'bog-standard' Bentley, a regular Rolls-Royce or a cooking £1.5million Bugatti Veyron just won't do.
Would you buy a brand new Lada 4x4 for £13k? British sales of rugged Russian tipped to leap as an alternative to soon defunct Land Rover Defender
Tough safety regulations mean farmer's favourite, the Land Rover Defender, will finish production in the UK this year. Could the Lada Niva prove its cheap replacement? One dealer believes so, with the 4x4 starting from jus £12,995 for a car Top Gear presenter James May once described as a 'randy goat'.
Have you still got a tax disc in your car? Just 20% of us have removed them from our windscreens
Drivers may no longer need to display car tax discs in the corner of their windscreens buy many have chosen not to remove them, a survey has revealed. However, a poll of nearly 20,000 AA members showed only one in five has removed the disc with nearly half saying they have left it there as a reminder to when the tax is due.
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