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This week, we take the latest, most souped-up and expensive official factory approved Mini - out for a spin.

Would owners benefit from fuel savings of a diesel car despite the higher road tax? This week, Linus Leow does the math and finds out if there are any savings to be had.

This week's featured car is the new Audi TTS coupe featuring a deliciously tuned 2.0 Turbocharged FSI engine, a "Sports" tuned suspension, quad exhausts, more chrome on the front grille, and more!

Linus Leow reviews Mercedes Benz's B-Class Sports Tourer featuring a new "sporty-muscular rear" and radiator grille.

Boasting an unmatched fuel consumption rate of 3.8 litres per 100km (26.3KM/L), the Polo BlueMotion offers a sneak preview of the many Volkswagen's BlueMotion vehicles that promises to be the most environmentally considerate.

Linus Leow test drives the new SLK 200 Kompressor which features a motorsport-inspired "homoerotic" arrow-shaped vehicle body.

As Ford finds its consumers abandoning its profitable pickups and SUVs, it's now hoping to win consumers with new small and fuel-efficient models starting with the facelifted Focus hatchback.

Linus Leow reviews the new CLC coupe, a stand-alone model in the Mercedes-Benz family and which is targeted at first time Merc buyers.

In the second and final installment of Fridae Auto Club's take on French hot hatches, we look at the newly launched mouthful of a name Renault Clio RenaultSport F1 Team R27.

French carmakers have given the world many favourite hatchbacks like the Peugeot 205 GTi, the Renault 5 GT Turbo, Renault Clio Williams and the Renault Clio II Renault Sports 172. This week, we focus on the Peugeot 207 GTi in the first of two installments of Fridae's Auto Club's special on French hot hatches.