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“The Volante’s side profile is free of complexity and, to these eyes, really quite beautiful. The styling gets a bit more technical at the car’s pointy ends, with a carbonfibre front splitter and rear diffuser aiding the aerodynamics. The latter looks downright naughty, particularly as it houses four exhaust pipes.”

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“Audi really has put a lot of effort into the noise this car makes. Full-bore acceleration comes with the wailing backing vocals only a naturally aspirated engine, free of hissing turbos, can provide. Gearchanges and lifts of the throttle, meanwhile, will bounce a wild cocktail of pops and crackles off the nearest solid surface. It’s utterly silly and a little childish. But that’s what supercars are about, right?”

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"You’ll be pressing the roof button to open it up for everyone to see the TT’s inside. Audi has always been absolutely first rate when it comes to interiors and the TT’s at the very top of the class. With Audi’s ‘virtual cockpit’ replacing conventional dials there’s a sci-fi feel to the info, entertainment and nav functions. That trick screen also allows Audi’s designers to indulge with the dashboard’s shape and form. Bold, circular vents, swooping surfaces and superb material quality all combine to create one of the nicest interiors this side of £100k.”

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"It’s not just about feedback. It’s sharp like a chef’s knife, so you can carve your perfect curve though corners. The springs are flexible enough that it doesn’t much get bounced around by bumps either."

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"It’s just fun. Not wide-eyed fun like a Porsche GT3, or sweaty-palm fun like a muscle car. Just light, easy, peppy fun. The MX-5 moves really, really well, asking nothing of you but darting merrily along like it’s having the time of its life. It seems to whistle cheerily to itself all the time.

"The chassis is a peach, and because there’s little weight involved, the skinny 195-section tyres grip better than you’d believe. Keep the power on and some squealing will eventually occur, but the front end doesn’t give up on you."

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"You just don’t need more than 449bhp, and with such potency available as it is the S500 will still hit 62mph in 4.6 seconds and would crack on towards 186mph if you decoded the limiter. This is a fast car, all day long. But crucially, the speed acquired is in sync with the car’s ride, handling and brakes. It all melds together beautifully, unlike the bludgeoning, slightly out-of-sorts AMG version."

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"How does it feel behind the wheel? Like it means business. Serious, making-you-an-offer-you-can’t-refuse sort of business. The muscle car hot rod equation is amplified by the driving position. There’s such an expanse of bonnet visible through the windscreen you could apply for planning permission – for a shopping mall. The GT C’s cabin ambience is enlivened by nappa leather trim, an AMG Performance steering wheel, and a thumping Burmester surround sound system with a fully integrated sub-woofer. The rear axle isn’t quite directly beneath your back side, but it’s close, and that sensation informs the driving experience."

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"Even over pretty poor roads, the steering wheel doesn’t do that horrid cabrio thing of shuddering in your hands. Over big bumps you sometimes feel like the body is doing a little twist-shimmy behind you, but it’s not a worry. Not when the cornering is this good. The handling of the hatchback is almost entirely intact. Which means quick wits, a pointy nose and surprisingly mobile tail."

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"The gearshift is a work of genius, not too try-hard sporty and irritatingly notchy, just smooth and fluent. The seating position is perfect, the seat itself worked for my stumpy frame and the chassis, blimey, it really is something special. Spring rates are up 10 per cent, the roll bars are thicker and much of the GT4’s rear frame has been copied, but this balance of compliance and roll-resistance is hard to criticise. The test car used the middle of the three suspension options – adaptive dampers with two settings. I only drove the car in the softer setting because it felt stiff enough for UK road use. When will carmakers realise we don’t need our teeth chipped every time we travel fast?"

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"Roof stowed (with no consequence to the 251 litre boot, aside from the letter box you have to post luggage through to access it), the Evoque proves to be a decent drop-top, so far as buffeting goes. The windows stand tall above the beltline, so with the glass raised the cabin remains cocooned from all but the merest breeze. 

"Drop the windows and sure, it’s draughtier, but even up to 60mph we’re talking a pleasant wind in the hair ruffle rather than a category five scalping. The hair boutiques of Soho will be devastated. 

"You’ll stay warm too. No heated steering wheel is a major faux pax, but the heater is, as usual for a Land Rover, so effective it’s a wonder the plastic vanes in the vents don’t melt. And the heated seats seem potent enough to liquefy your insides. Maybe don’t have a strong curry before a winter evening’s al fresco motoring."

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