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It’s big, it’s black, and it’s got a 5-litre V8 engine. This should be fun.

Auto Trader has just taken delivery of an all-singing, all-dancing, brand-new Lexus IS-F – the car Lexus hopes will tempt buyers away from the German trinity of the BMW M3, Audi RS4 and Mercedes C63 AMG.

First impressions? Awesome.

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Video slideshows are a new addition to selected classified ads – allowing you to see cars in more detail than ever before.

If you see a ‘Play Video’ icon on an Auto Trader classified ad, you are one click away from a presentation of the advertised car in all its glory.

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Last week we took a trip to the Alton Towers theme park and were catapulted to high speed by the roller coaster Rita – Queen of Speed.

We wanted to know what Bugatti Veyron-bettering acceleration felt like – fun, shocking and awe-inspiring were our lasting memories.

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We’ve had a Vauxhall VXR8 delivered just in time for the week’s torrential rain.

That wouldn’t be a worry in a normal car, but the VXR8 is a 6-litre V8-engined thundersaloon pumping more than 400bhp through the rear wheels.

And that means driving it can be a little hairy in the wet.

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We’ve just received out Jaguar XF to review. The premium saloon has some of the most talked-about interior design with all manner of sophistcated touches.

Here’s a gallery showing some of the highlights of the Jaguar XF’s stunning cockpit. Keep reading →

And it looks like it’s already sold out across the UK.

We took a look at the cars of Grand Theft Auto 4 today, to celebrate the game’s release – but I can’t play it.

If anyone is at home driving across Liberty City, please let us know what it’s like!

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I’ve got a Mazda MX-5 on loan at the moment and it came just in time for the first properly warm weekend of the year.

So I set off with my girlfriend for a countryside blast with the roof folded down and judging by the number of other convertibles we saw - Porsche Boxsters, BMW 3 Series, Minis and everything in between - plenty of other people had the same idea.

Do you own a convertible? How often do you drive it with the roof down? Keep reading →

The Lexus LF-A supercar looks fantastic, packs a sledgehammer-like 5-litre V10 engine behind the front wheels and can spit road out of the back at the rate of more than 200mph.

But please Lexus, let us drive it.

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We’ve just published our video car review of the new Honda Accord which goes on sale in June (October for the Tourer version).

It’s a great car which should give Audi A4 and BMW 3-series drivers pause for thought.

There are some fantastic saloons about at the moment – the Ford Mondeo has continued Ford’s resurgence while the Mazda 6, the car which kicked off zoom-zoom has been well-received too. Keep reading →

Auto Trader has delved into the inspiration behind some well-known cars and found out some surprising things.

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