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Fifteen small cars, one enormous test: Britain’s biggest superminis rated

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Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake spied

Mid-engined V6 Ginetta G60 driven

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THIS WEEK

Fifteen to one

NEWS NewBMW3-seriesSixth-gen saloon revealed 10 M3saloon, due in 2013M4 coupé to follow 14 The 3-series of 2020BMW’s frugal future tech 16 Mercedes CLS Shooting BrakeEstate spied 19 Tesla’s newmodelsFive-car line-up planned 20 Volvo V30Five-door Golf rival due in 2013 23 Mitsubishi Evo XI Diesel hybrid confirmed 24 Analysis Is there any hope for Saab? 26

TESTED Ginetta G60British-built £68k sports car 32 Chevrolet Volt Crucial electric range extender 35 Volkswagen Passat BlueMotionEco-saloon 37 Audi S8Rapid and refined but unengaging 39 Mercedes-Benz B200SportSlick but flawed 39 Audi A6Avant 3.0 TDI SE ROADTEST 68

FEATURES Supermini shootout Exhaustive 15-car test 40 Citroën DS5 Stylish diesel hybrid driven 58 BMW3-series revisited Past masters praised 64

EVERYWEEK Steve Cropley From boys to men, in a Landie 17 Hilton Holloway Buy oil! Sell batteries! 19 Steve Sutcliffe Anger management on the M25 21 Alan Henry Sebastian Vettel wins in Korea 29 Mail Putting a lid on the Brit-bashing 76

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68 Road test :Audi A6 Avant

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