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Steve Cropley hitches a ride in Aston Martin's 220mph One-77

THIS WEEK

NEWS Peugeot 208 GTI Concept Hot hatch revealed 8 Peugeot 208 XY Concept Plush 208 planned 11 Mercedes SLC 911rival leads range expansion 12 Aston Martin Vantage Upgrades announced 14 Mini Clubvan Concept set for production 17 Ford 1.0 Ecoboost 177bhp version "possible" 21 Mercedes SL63 AMG Lighter, faster roadster 22 New Audi TT Test mule spied, car due in 2014 25 Spotlight Dual-clutch transmissions 28

ASTON MARTIN SPECIAL

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In the studio with the V12 Vantage Zagato

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Aston's product development chief speaks

‘The 3-series is a testament to BMW's driver ethos and engineering prowess’ Matt Saunders p68

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30 First drive: Audi A1quattro

TESTED Audi A1quattro Rapid four-wheel-drive ’mini 30 Bentley Continental GTC V8 Up-to-date V8 34 Hyundai i30 1.6 CRDi Much-improved hatch 37 BMW 320d Sport ROAD TEST 68

FEATURES Aston Martin One-77 We ride in £1.4m beast 38 Aston's future plans What's in store at Gaydon48 Aston Martin Vantage Zagato Under the skin 52 BMW M5 vs Alpina D5 Rapid diesels rated 56 Hero: Peugeot 205 GTI Hot hatch revisited 64

OUR CARS Mercedes E63 AMG Hot saloon joins the fleet 78 BMW 728i Ruppert's Shed sails through MOT 81 Audi Q3 Compact SUV's stop-start foibles 83

EVERY WEEK Steve Cropley 1000 columns and counting 18 Steve Sutcliffe Don't mess up the 208 GTI 23 Alan Henry In praise of John Surtees 27 Mail As recommended by Steve Cropley 76 Colin Goodwin "Dear Wolfgang Porsche…" 77

DEALS

Used buying guide Honda NSX

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Used car bargains Cheap Japanese coupés 88 New car deals Peugeot's all-in offer 91 New cars A-Z Newmodels rated 92 Road test results Autocar's data archive 111 Concept to completion Ford Probe III 122

64 Revisited: Peugeot 205 GTI

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Alpina's hot diesel-engined D5 Biturbo takes on the BMW M5

122 The concept that previewed the Sierra

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