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In our Used Car of the Year 2015 special issue, we name all the important cars that you should spend your cash on in eight distinct categories, as well as naming our favourite used car of 2015. If you’re planning on buying a second hand motor this year, you really can’t miss this bumper issue. We’ve also been testing one of the biggest cars of 2015, the Land Rover Discovery Sport, driven the facelifted Audi A1 and tested the new Euro 6 Citroën DS4 BlueHDi 120.

BMW’s first front-wheel motor, the 2 Series Active Tourer faces the Volkswagen Golf SV, while Audi’s brand-new TT meets an old adversary, the Peugeot RCZ. Which one grabs class honours this time around? You may be surprised! We’ve also driven the facelifted Volkswagen Jetta, the upgraded Mitsubishi Shogun, Vauxhall Zafira Tourer 1.6 CDTi 16v and the Kia Optima, as well as getting behind the wheel of the striking new Lexus NX 300h, the Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTec Hybrid, and driven the facelifted Peugeot 508 RXH HYbrid4 in Eco Car.

In our used car section, we ask whether you really can believe the stamps in the service book of the car you’re buying and deliver a comprehensive used car buyer’s guide on the Peugeot RCZ 2.0 HDi. There’s all the favourites, too, including the News, Doctor Diesel, The Extra Mile, Marketplace, High Mile Club and a new feature called Tuning News, as well as the most up-to-date data section in the business, listing every diesel and alternatively fuelled car, and sub-100g/km petrol vehicle in the business.

Tested:

• Audi A1 Sportback S line 1.6 TDI
• Audi TT Coupe Sport 2.0 TDI ultra
• BMW 218d Luxury Active Tourer Automatic
• Citroen DS 4 DStyle BlueHDi 120
• Honda FCX Clarity
• Kia Optima 3 1.7 CRDi
• Land Rover Discovery Sport 2.2 SD4 HSE Luxury Automatic
• Lexus NX 300h F Sport
• Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTec Hybrid SE Automatic
• Mitsubishi Shogun LWB SG4 3.2 DI-D Automatic
• Peugeot 508 RXH HYbrid4
• Peugeot RCZ GT 2.0 HDi
• Vauxhall Zafira Tourer SE 1.6 CDTi 16v ecoFLEX
• Volkswagen Golf SV GT 2.0 TDI (148) DSG Automatic
• Volkswagen Jetta GT 2.0 TDI (148)

Long-term test reports

• Audi A7 SE Executive 3.0 TDI quattro Automatic
• Citroen Grand C4 Picasso Exclusive+ BlueHDi 150 Automatic
• Ford Tourneo Connect Titanium 1.6 TDCi (114)
• Honda Civic Tourer SR 1.6 i-DTEC
• Kia pro_cee’d SE 1.6 CRDi
• Mitsubishi ASX 4 2.2 DI-D 4WD Automatic
• Peugeot 308 SW Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 120
• Renault Clio Dynamique MediaNav dCi 90
• Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0 TDI CR
• Volkswagen Sharan SE 2.0 TDI (148) DSG Automatic
• Volvo V40 Cross Country D4 SE Nav Geartronic

Used car buyer’s guide

• Peugeot RCZ 2.0 HDi (2010-onwards)