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-A LIVELY driving'experience,: good interior space and low costs


. make Renault’s Twingo a citycar; with plenty of appeal. There are;:


; more fashionable and flamboy- ■ ant small cars out there but few that make more sense.


r, v Since: diesel power .generally ? : makes sense only for larger super-‘ minis, the Twingo emphasis isj-not-; . surprisingly, on petrol power];;;.: -;


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V : The units in'question, like the; ] chassis,'are borrowed largely from ( the previous generation Clio and for ■' fkeen drivers, that is good news] as ahe Clio II boasted one of the most ■ ?capable and fun smallcar platforms around.


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ilectric variable power steering is' itted as standard, with the sport-? er GT'ahd Renaultsport models ? retting a beefier set up to comple^a nent the.use of stiffe'r bushes ini heir suspension set-ups.: :So what’s it like' in day-to-day];


ise? .Well, the.Twingo serves up ] 1 pleasantly urgent driving expe-]] ience in the kind of urban areas -, vhere it will be predominantly ;' iscd.'/The ride is not the crash;]' rang, wallop, affair served up by iome small cars and is actually'; rery composed on bad surfaces. ; ' As we’ve already suggested, i t ;; s good fun to chuck about too,'i'


;hanging direction promptly and i ible to corner with the best city-: ' :ar offerings in a way that makes : reu;keen to try the top of the ange Renaultsport model. That ;


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r something th a t is in ) sh o r t supply, a t 'A u d i ;


a these days, and if one ' model ch a ra c te r ise s this mushrooming self assurance.it is the Q7 luxury 4x4. Audi arrived rather late


I to the premium SUV par- ’ ty, and it seemed that no sooner did it get its coat off and elbow its way to the bar, than happy hour . abruptly ended. , Suddenly.this class o f


: car zips to 60 in under eight seconds on the way to around 125mph. In other words, it will destroy a MINI Cooper at the lights for a couple of ■ grand less. • / Still, you may not feel the need


. to live every day as if you are at the wheel of a PlayStation game, and if so the Twingo GT with its lightly turbocharged lOObhp TCE engine might be a better bet. Or you might


take the view that less is more and


go no further than the entry-level 1.2-Iitre 8-valve 60bhp engine.V ‘ There is also a more modern


75bhp 16-valve version of this unit with superior running costs.


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unit. Overall?: Well,


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car sector that is in- j creasingly fashion-.. led, but It has the \ basics'nicely taken: 4 care oT':];;v':


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VAUXHALL’S Astra once might have suffered a slight inferiority complex com­ pared to its Ford equivalents, the Focus. This is longer the case, asthe fifth genera­ tion Astra is a car that competes on its own terms.


•■ ; - Offering a level of fit and finish that


eludes Ford’s finest, the Astra feels prop- erly premium, witli even the lower speci­ fication models reviling its competitors. With a strong engine line up and sharper driving manners than ever before, the As­ tra is no poor r e l a t i o n . • . Being one of the best looking cars in


the family hatch sector, it also possesses that crucial spark of desirability. The five-door Astra hatch was closely


followed with an estate version. As new product launches went, this was a uiggie.


■ With the Meriva and Zafira taking care of the utilityroles, the Astra was given free rein to be a little sassier than many rivals. Vauxhall then launched the highly antici­ pated Sporthatch which proved an instant'


■ hit, followedby the VXR sports variant. •• Subsequently, I the Astra range was


slightly revised, with some minor cosmet­ ic changes.The main differences however- came underthe bonnet.'.The 1.6 TWIN-/: PORT petrol engine was up-rated from 105 to 115PS,' while'the:170PS 2.0-litrcc turbocharged petrol unit was replaced by a new.lSOPS 1.6-Iitre,turbocharsed oowr


• The fifth generation Astra, available at Periys Vauxhall in Accrington Road, Burnley, is a car that motorists are proud to have on their driveway.


erplant. With clever packaging and a long


wheelbase the Astra has substantial inte­ rior space and is one of the biggest cars in its class. Its sloping rooflinc looks as if it will pinch rear headroom, but look a little closer and you will notice that both leg and shoulder room are in another league. Terry Davies, general sales manager


at Perrys Vauxliall, said: ‘'The Astra has for many years been a very' important car for Perrys Vauxhall, with its predecessors often being cars that weren’t sufficiently special enough to appeal to private buy- ■ ers. The fifth generation model changed all of that, becoming car that people even now are proud to be seen driving.”. The fifth generation Vauxhall Astra


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vehicle was being frowned upon by the public for its perceived environmental profligacy and a certain overbearing attitude that seemed out o f step with ' the times. ......... . It did not help that the


Q7 was designed to be one of the biggest and most ostentatious 4x4s of the lot. ■ On face value, the latest


model is not exactly apol­ ogetic, but beneath the surface it is an altogether friendlier proposition. : Four engines are avail­


able with big petrol units now notable by their ab­ sence. ; The entry-level petrol


is the supercharged six- cylinder 3.0 TFSI, devel­ oping 268bhp. This sits


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below a 328bhp version of the same engine with ftilly 440Nm of torque between 2,900 and 5,300rpm. Of greater relevance


to the UK market is the 3.0-litre V6 TDI die-


' sel. This engine is avail­ able in standard or Clean Dicsclguiscs, with the later using advanced com­ bustion and exliaust after- treatment technologies to boost efficiency further clean up its act. Finally, there is the


muscular 335bhp 4.2-li­ tre V8 TDI powcrplant,


' which comes bristling with 800Nm of torque between 1,750 and 2,750rpm. It is the liveliest Q7 getting to 60mph with a time of 6.4s and a I50mph top speed.


. The more powerful of the 3.0-litre petrol en­ gines has a 6.9s sprint that is faster than the old V8 petrol unit and a 152mph top speed. There arc small aircraft


carriers that would cut a less commanding dash than the Q7 if parked on a suburban driveway and the latest facelifted mod-


. els do little to tone down the shock and awe atti-


• tude of the original. : The suck-you-up-and-


spit-you-out front end is enhanced by more shape­ ly bumpers incorporating under-body protectors, while the rear gets a natty set of LED light clusters.


. Inside, the instrument; : cluster and the controls have been redesigned and nudged up market. ' The Q7 is 5,086mm long and very nearly two


. metres wide, so despite the inefficiencies of the high riding SUV shape it still has bundles of room inside.


Audi’s usual high stand­ ards and the control inter­ face remains arguably the most user-friendly in the sector. Tliere are three rows of


Build quality is up to


seats that slide and fold in the usual MPV-like fash­ ion. Audi claims 28 seat­ ing and loading configura­ tions are available in the Q7 and the seats in the second row are adjustable for forc/aft movement. This allows Audi to not


only lay claim to the most generous second row leg- room in the class, but also - with the second row


slid forward and the rear- folded - to also pinch first prize for luggage capacity, a huge 775 litres. There was a time when


manufacturers of large ' SUVs could successfully gloss over environmental and running cost issues, but in today’s climate' even buyers at this end of the market arc keeping a closer eye on the bottom line. The latest Q7 takes


steps to up its perform­ ance in this regard with its TDI Clean Diesel system


that is present on the 3.0 TDI Clean Diesel. . Fittingly, given the Q7’s


bulk, Audi has employed technology that has been widely used in heavy com­ mercial vehicles for some time. This injects a urea solution called AdBlue into the exhaust gasses before they emerge from. the tailpipe. . ' The chemical splits


harmful nitrogen oxides into harmless water and nitrogen. Together with the ad­ vanced combustion tech-


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nology, kinetic energy recovery and exhaust gas, recirculation, it helps the Q7 clean up its act. Combined economy of 33.6mpg and emissions compliant with the Euro VI standard are achieved by the 3.0 TDI Clean Die- sel car. There are downsides


to Q7 ownership that you will have to live with on'a day-to-day basis. The thing is huge. At


over five metres long, you will get used to driving past many parking spaces


■looking for one you can ease its bulk into. You will also attract the ire of the eco-warriors should you drive it in town, which can be tiresome. Is the Q7 worth it?


The desperate protests in the office when we were “invited” to give our car


'back to the press office _spoke volumes. Here is a vehicle that


is big and clever without ever coming across as an obnoxious smart aleck. I t’s a trick few big 4x4s pull off.


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