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After a long day of...

After a long day of driving, usually preceded by an early morning flight, it can be hard to keep concentration at car launch press briefings. Most journalists stay awake – but that wasn’t the case at a recent event for the Mazda 6.



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Bigger than before and with an increased ride height, it’s more compact SUV than crossover estate, and is targeting models such as Toyota’s RAV4 and Honda’s CR-V.


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Although the Finn won...

Although the Finn won the season opener, in rounds two and three, he struggled to get the best out of his car in qualifying and was eclipsed by team-mate Felipe Massa.

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Slimline sat-navs are...

Slimline sat-navs are all the rage these days, and Garminò€™s new Nüvi 205T is the latest little wonder. Yet while itò€™s small, the feature count is anything but ò€“ thereò€™s even a picture viewer function.

The 3.5-inch screen is more than adequate. We just wish the user interface made it more pleasing to operate. While the icons are clear, it isnò€™t as intuitive as some rivals.

Mapping graphics are well defined, but the colour scheme left us a little confused on more than one occasion. Routing is quick and accurate, and we liked the address-input screen, which allows easy postcode entry. A major frustration was that the Garmin displayed only our estimated time of arrival, rather than the distance to our destination ò€“ and we could find no simple way of altering this. Although the 205T doesnò€™t come with a mains charger, a good-quality in-car power cable is included in the package, as well as a sturdy windscreen mount.




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