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Ineos Grenadier 2025 long-term test

Autocar

Endearingly utilitarian, luxury-eschewing off-roader signs off Following a solid showing in our hardcore off-road test back in January, the very same Ineos Grenadier has now joined our long-term fleet. Ineos makes a thing of how rugged and dependable it would like the Grenadier to be, so it arrived with 10,000 miles on it. Far from it.

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2025 Nissan Qashqai Ti e-Power review: Long-term conclusion

CarExpert

Just as we said it would in November, when we published our long-term review introduction a month after taking delivery, the small hybrid SUV made dozens of trips to the Lang Lang proving ground during the time we were custodians of it, a circa-200km round trip each time. But sometimes the ghost gantries still cause drop-outs.

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Citroen C4X 2024 long-term test

Autocar

Ride comfort was excellent in both Citroëns, allowing the car to traverse the mountainous speed bumps near my apartment block without an accompanying orthopaedic emergency. That aside, there was not much between the two cars in terms of overall boot volume, with the ë-C4 X's battery The gripes I did have appeared across both models.

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Ford Ranger Raptor 2024 long-term test

Autocar

In other markets (such as Australia, where it was largely developed, this engine is allowed to make 392bhp, but for the UK, where we have petrol particulate filters and EU regulations to skirt around, it's limited to 288bhp. There's no body shake, the interior mirror doesn't shimmy over lumps and bumps and as a result it's refined.

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Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 2025 long-term test

Autocar

In old-school Mercedes-versus BMW money, the M4 appears to be a good comparison in performance terms, but we get only the hotter M4 Competition in the UK, which would go up against a mythical CLE 63. In size terms, the CLE is actually more like the 8 Series, but the four-wheel-drive M850i is then a level above the CLE 53.

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2025 JAC T9 vs Toyota HiLux comparison: Durability test

CarExpert

While they also test ride quality, these roads were also designed to simulate long-distance driving by accelerating wear on suspension and body components during vehicle development. It’s important to remember this was a short-term test focused on specific performance aspects. So where did we land with all of this?

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Lexus LBX 2024 long-term test

Autocar

As the LFA showed a different side to the brand in terms of attitude and performance, the LBX will challenge the status quo and redefine what a small car can offer", apparently. The dark interior and compact dimensions probably didnt help, even though it doesnt feel cramped in terms of physical space.

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