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the seats is, quite literally, a painful process. I t ’s all very well having removal van-style space in theory but if, to


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F you have ever owned a large MPV People Carrier, then you’ll know that removing


get at it, you have to break your back humping heavy seats around, then the extra potential room is not of much real benefit. And that’s assuming you’ve got somewhere to store the things when you’re not using them. At


last however, one manufacturer, Chrysler, has come up with a solu­ tion. I t ’s called ‘Stow ’N Go’ and it’s


a unique seating system that allows the seats in the company’s Grand Voyager MPV to be folded


flat into the floor in less than 30 seconds. Stow ‘n Go seating allows the second and third-row seats to be folded into, and uniquely not onto, the floor. Folding the seats involves a virtually effortless one- hand operation without the need


for the head restraints to be removed. With both the second- row and third-row seats folded, the Chrysler Grand Voyager has a completely flat load floor. The model’s rear three-seat


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bench also now offers a 60/40 split, and as the scats fold into covered storage bins, owners will not have to worry about damaging seat backs once they have been folded. Sounds sensi­ ble doesn’t it, but you have to


try it, preferably with the fami­ ly in tow'. Mind you, with Grand Voyager prices ranging from £25,720 (you can’t have Stow ‘N Go on ordinary Voyager models), i t will have to be a pretty well-heeled family. Stow ‘N Go is yet another in


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kat Car? award-winners: Mazda6 is Estate Car of the Year and RX-8 is Best Coupe iVlazdae Estate


pnees that read like a misprint, the opposition pean midsized vehicles. You see the Mazda6 is fun started getting very worried. The estate version to drive. You will feelincirned has created further une^iness among the opposi- acquaint throttle pedal with carpet, to wind on tion as Mazda continues its push for the extravagant licks of steering, to palm the gear


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- this is a proper estate car, not some form of lifestyle wagon that is only marginally more practical than a solar-powered torch. With a capacity of 505 litres with the rear seats in place, the Mazda6 Estate has a decent level of luggage space, cour­ tesy of the compact Mazda E-type rear suspension system that equals minimal


Wazda continues its push for the that sort of car. deserves, selector about the gate with smug deftness. It is market sharelhat it deserves intrusion into the load bay.


Driven in this man­ ner, the 2.0-litre petrol engine can get a touch raucous, but i t ’s a small price to pay. Although the steering could use a little more heft and a meatier wheel, itis certainly accurate enough and the chas­ sis is up to the task of handling all three engines. 'The change to an


MazdaO’s sharp looks. Equipment levels are strong


estate body has done l it t le to dull the


Unlike the ^loon and hatchback variants, the across, the entry-level S specification fitted with


estate does not Oder the 1.84itre engine, the range twin front, side, and front and rear roof airbags, starting with a 140 b.h.p. 2.0-litre petrol power should anti-lock brakes with electronic brakeforce plant and also including a couple of 2.0-litre turbo distribution prove insufficient. Manual air condi- d><f ®'s. Puttms out 121 and 136 b.h.p. respectively, tioning, electric heated door mirrors, a Thatcham Mazda identified three key requirements in the category 1 alarm and 16 in. alloys are also included


development of the Mazda6, one of which was to in the price which starts at £15,000 for 2.0-litre exceed the quietness and refinement of the best petrol power or £15,600 for the entry-level diesel.


ew outside of M^da expected the Mazda6 Japanese midsized vehicles. The 2.0-litre petrol TTir ^m n n rtP


liln marketed the car at ing dynamics and performance of the best Euro- 'll “ P ^Peet or beat the driv-


particular billing. Here is a car that provides even greater impetus to Mazda’s ongoing renaissance. Four-door coupes are pretty thin on the ground,


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the term practically reading like a contradiction, but this one has been carefully thought out. The


doors create a pillar­ less profile and despite their trun­ cated dimensions, allow easy entry and egress to and from the rear pair of seats. The doors may


a t t ra c t the causal observer but as any­ body who knows anything about Mazda’s R X series of cars knows, the real Unique Selling Proposition lies under the bonnet in


v e r y now and then, something arrives th a t genuinely breaks the mould. The Mazda RX-8 has certainly lived up to that


If anything, this RX-8 feels a good deal livelier rear-hinged back Ths fesult Is 3 m o w founHed car


than its rest-to-60m.p.h. showing of six seconds would suggest. The chassis offers the same sort of taut feel that made the last RX-7 such a favourite among those who appreciated a proper rear-wheel drive sports car. Although RX-7 diehards groaned with disappointment when they saw that their dar­ ling was being replaced by a car with four seats and a more upright pro­ file, the result is a more rounded car in every sense of the word. Expect to average


1 if tlie word of the whip.


25.6 m.p.g. in the 189 b.h.p. version and 24.3 m.p.g. for the 237 b.h.p. car. It will require a very disci­ plined right foot to return such figures over the course of an ownership spell as the R X -8 has an infectious nature that tempts you into


the form of a compact rotary engine. With the frequent right boot to the bulkhead progress. RX-8, it comes m two guises, one wiui 189 b.h.p. This desirable four-door coupe brings radical and another with 237 b.h.p. priced at £20,100 and design and innovative technology within the bud- £22,100 respectively. The less powerful car has gets of many who would have previously consid- marginally more torque - 1621b/ft as opposed to ered something a little more mainstream. Practi- 1571b/ft - but most will pay the relatively small cal yet potent, well equipped and also extremely premium for the additional 48 b.h.p. The payoff is easy on the eye, the RX-8 deserves a decent crack definitely worth it.


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ed models get a shapelier bonnet and a bolder seven-slat grille that Jeep is slowly weaving into an integral part of its corporate identity. Changes have been made to the front lights and wheels, but the bigger news is the addition at the top of the range of the self-consciously beefcake Renegade model. With its tacked-on wide wheel


arches, roof-mounted spotlights and chunky five-spoke alloys, the Renegade is pure, unrecon­ structed machismo. All Cherokee models have


undergone a minor tweaking of the cabin, with relocated electric window switches and a set of white instruments. Of more material benefit is


the introduction of a more pow­ erful version of the 2.8-lltre CRD diesel engine.


'There’s some history here.


This shape Jeep was originally supplied with a 143 b.h.p. 2.5- litre CRD common rail diesel engine, itself a vast improve- ment over the wheezing old


h e late shape Cherokee is still a relatively rare sight on British roads.


lump fitted to previous Chero- kees.


This engine was subsequently


joined by a 148 b.h.p. 2.8-litre engine of similar architecture. Although only modestly more powerful, this unit possessed a good deal torquier and was bet­ ter suited not only to off-roading but also to towing trailers or car­ avans. With 266/lb ft of twist action on demand, the Cherokee wasn’t shy of muscle. This time around. Jeep has really let the engine off the leash. Although the cubic capacity is still unchanged at 2766cc, the engine will now crank out 163 b.h.p. and 296 Ib/ft of torque with a negli­ gible penalty in terms of fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. I t possesses useful mid-range


urge, getting to 60 m.p.h. in a tad over 13 seconds and running on to a top speed of 108 m.p.h. Fuel consumption is pegged at 36.7 m.p.g. and emissions are rated at 246g/km - not too shab­ by at all for such a hefty vehicle. There’s a choice of an entry-


level 2.4 Sport, a 211 b.h.p. 3.7- litre petrol engine, or the 2.8- litre CRD diesel available in either Sport, Limited or Rene­ gade guise. 'The majority of UK customers will no doubt plump for the 2.8-litre turbo-diesel. In a market of rather ineffec­


tual and inoffensive 4x4s, here is one that can certainly look after itself.


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