by car | Jun 17, 2025 | Feature
Hyundai Inster Like sister company Kia, Hyundai has been making dull but effective electric cars for years – and like Kia it’s now going big on much more stylish, modern, youthful and ambitious EVs. The latest, the Inster, is an eye-catching alternative to the...
by car | Jun 10, 2025 | Feature
Return of the Lotus Esprit? It could well happen Lotus has done some very odd things over the years – but letting this opportunity slip would top the lot Words Mark WaltonPhotography Lotus and john Wycherley Fifty years after it was first launched at the 1975 Paris...
by car | May 30, 2025 | Feature
This car turned more heads than anything else I’ve driven – and it’s a decade-old diesel The VW XL1 is motoring’s Concorde moment – a technically advanced and stunningly designed vehicle that was just too expensive to make sense Words Tim PollardPhotography Rich...
by car | May 30, 2025 | Feature
This car turned more heads than anything else I’ve driven – and it’s a decade-old diesel The VW XL1 is motoring’s Concorde moment – a technically advanced and stunningly designed vehicle that was just too expensive to make sense Words Tim PollardPhotography Rich...
by car | May 28, 2025 | Feature
Renault 5 Everyone loves the looks of the retro electric 5, but how does it measure up to the reality of daily driving? Words Alan Taylor-Jones While the Volkswagen Group and Mercedes, to drop just two big names, have struggled with the shift to electric power,...
by car | May 22, 2025 | Feature
KIA EV9 vs VW ID. BUZZ vs VOLVO EX90 vs PEUGEOT E-5008 WHICH IS THE BEST: ELECTRIC SEVEN-SEATER? Forget the Tesla Model X. Now there’s a great choice of electric seven-seaters you don’t need to feel embarrassed about Words Colin OverlandPhotography Lee...
by car | May 20, 2025 | Feature
Forget Tesla: the smartest electric truck I’ve driven this year is a Rivian Cute, clever and fun, the smartest electric car of 2025 is… a van from California Words Ben MillerPhotography Olgun Kordal Elon’s Cybertruck is an awkward, angry ‘f*ck you’ of an EV. All hard...
by car | May 15, 2025 | Feature
Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Rally Ford’s forgotten electric car gets a wild-looking new special edition. Time to face the ultimate test Words Ted WelfordPhotography Stuart Collins There’s no point in crying over spilt milk, but it’s hard to come to terms with...
by car | Apr 30, 2025 | Feature
How Mark Carney will save the car industry from Donald Trump Canada’s PM has the determination, diplomatic skills and experience needed to bring some confidence back to jittery car makers Words Ben OliverPhotography Getty Images and Ford If you really want to...
by car | Apr 15, 2025 | Feature
Kia EV3 Kia’s ambitious idea is to squeeze the excellence of the EV6 and EV9 into a compact package with the potential to be a huge seller. Has it worked? We drain every last drop of juice from the most mainstream electric Kia ever Words Seth Walton Kia...
