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All-new second generation Kia Soul is greatly improved, but it still divides opinion. The Kia Soul is a Marmite of cars – you either love it or hate it. Just to be different, I was somewhere between the two before my week with the Kia Soul Connect Plus 1.6 CRDi. …

Range Rover is voted the best car for an intimate liaison. Extramarital dating site IllicitEncounters.com has surveyed its 900,000 members to produce a definitive list of the best cars to have sex in. Not  surprisingly, the Range Rover took pole position with an excellent amount of space in the back …

Viva brand revived by Vauxhall for its all-new entry-level city car. Vauxhall’s new small car, replacing the Agila, is to be called the Viva when it goes on sale next summer. It probably won’t mean much to those under 40, but the name pays homage to Vauxhall’s original Viva which …

HRH Prince Harry gets in the driving seat during a visit to Jaguar Land Rover’s Design and Engineering Centre. Prince Harry made the most of the Jaguar Land Rover goodies on offer when he was at one of the company’s bases in Gaydon. Ahead of tomorrow’s opening ceremony of the …

BMW celebrates as production of “new” MINIs hits three-million landmark. The three millionth MINI to be produced is a 5-door Hatch Cooper S and has a special exterior design to celebrate its heritage and British roots. BMW also announced that the two millionth MINI has been exported from the Oxford …

New baby Jaguar – the Jaguar XE – is launched in London. It’s a stunner, but can it live up to the hype? The XE is Jaguar’s answer to the all-conquering BMW 3-Series, plus other rivals from Audi, Merecedes-Benz, Lexus and Infiniti. Priced from £27,000. it will go on sale …

Formula one legend Nigel Mansell is opening a Mitsubishi franchise at his family-run dealership on Jersey. The new showroom and service centre, which will be managed by his son Leo, will open for business on 16 September. Mansell will take an active role and will be handing over the keys …

Iconic British car manufacturer teases Project Pinnacle 70th anniversary car. Bristol Cars has released the first image of Project Pinnacle, a hybrid car designed to celebrate the company’s 70th birthday in 2015. The first new Bristol car since 2003 and codednamed Project Pinnacle, it will be a “modern take on …

All-new Pulsar hatchback launched – Nissan’s answer to the bestselling Ford Focus, VW Golf and Vauxhall Astra. The Pulsar marks Nissan’s re-entry into the highly competitive family hatch segment for the first time since the Almera ceased production in 2006. Bearing a front-end family resemblance to the new Qashqai and …

The all-new Mazda MX-5 roadster has been unveiled simultaneously around the world. The fourth incarnation of the world’s best-selling sports car will go on sale next year. Slightly chunkier than its predecessor, but still just as cute, thankfully it’s a case of evolution over revolution. The all-new MX-5 comes with …