Author: Alex Grant

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Alex Grant

Extraordinary in ordinary

Tuesday No range anxiety. For all the technology on board, that’s the detail which should grab businesses’ interest. There’s a large 85kWh battery pack sandwiched

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Road Tests
Alex Grant

Road Test: Ford Focus

Mid-life refreshes don’t come much more important than this. Now sold in 140 global markets, the Ford Focus is the world’s best-selling car, typically only

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Alex Grant

Road Test: Infiniti Q50 2.0t

SECTOR: Compact Executive   PRICE: €39,260–€43,790   FUEL: 6.3–6.5l/100km   CO2: 146–151g/km   The third engine option for European versions of Infiniti’s Q50 compact executive saloon is an

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Alex Grant

First Drive: Citroën C1

SECTOR: City car   PRICE: €8,890–€14,550   FUEL: 3.8–4.3l/100km   CO2: 88–99g/km Citroën has sold over 760,000 C1s since the original launched in 2005, and

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Alex Grant

Road Test: Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class

SECTOR: Crossover   PRICE: €30,553–€55,870   FUEL: 4.0–7.5l/100km   CO2: 105–175g/km  Mercedes-Benz is the last of the “big three” German premium brands to launch a C-segment crossover, but

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Alex Grant

First Drive: Volkswagen e-Golf

SECTOR: Lower-medium   PRICE: €34,900   RANGE: 190km   CO2: 0g/km  It seems manufacturers have two approaches to plug-in vehicles. Some choose to package the technology in a

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Alex Grant

First Drive: Citroën C4 Cactus

Sector: Lower medium Price: €13,950–€24,170 Fuel: 3.1–4.6l/100km CO2: 82–107g/km In 1948, Citroën unveiled its vision of a car for post-war France. Cheap to buy and

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