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Thursday 24th July 2014

First drive: Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo. Image by Alpina.

	First drive: Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo Alpina takes an already great car and adds some real brilliance. >>
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SuperSport VXR Tourer. Image by Vauxhall.

Driven: SuperSport VXR Tourer
VXRs often mean mental pace and mad dynamics, but the Insignia has BMW and Audi in its sights.

2015MY Conti GT Speed
The Crewe car maker tweaks the bombastic GT Speed and ends up creating the fastest road-going Bentley ever.

MG 6 diesel update
MG revises the diesel engine on its 6 fastback and creates a talented car - if you can put up with a sub-standard cabin.

Extreme off-road Panda
It's not cheap, but the new Fiat Panda Cross is, curiously, one of the most desirable (and capable) Pandas around.

BMW's first compact MPV
Controversial the front-drive BMW 2 Series Active Tourer might be - to car nuts - but it's a very good regular car.

Incoming: 2015MY Aston Martins

Aston Martin has a few choice tweaks up its sleeves for the Vanquish and Rapide S that mark them out as 2015 models. We've already driven them, but all details are embargoed...

Incoming: BMW X4 xDrive30d

We didn't quite know what to make of the BMW X4 when we drove the xDrive35i version on the international launch, so this diesel model should give us more perspective.

Toyota GT86 to get sharper handling. Image by Toyota.

Toyota GT86 to get sharper handling
Toyota's rear-wheel drive coupé to benefit from revised suspension mounts and new dampers, due later this year.

XC90 safety tech
Latest in the long line of drop-fed info on the Volvo XC90 is its safety equipment.

F-Type cycling special
Tour de France will see Team Sky's comms vehicle take the form of a 550hp, one-off Jaguar.

Note Nismo?!
Just what the octogenarian petrolhead needs - a rapid version of the mini-MPV.

New Lego Mini!
1,077 bricks go into creating new Lego version of iconic British car.