by car | Feb 11, 2025 | Feature
Mercedes EQS vs Tesla Model 3 vs VW ID.7 Tourer S LONG-RANGE EVS: BIG CLAIMS, BIG DISAPPOINTMENT Three new electric cars show that a modest drop in temperature can wreak havoc with a battery’s range Words Alex Taylor-JonesPhotography Alex Tapley The view from...
by kschwarz | Jan 27, 2025 | Feature
THE ULTIMATE SPORTS CAR Porsche 911 Carrera GTS | Aston Martin Vantage WHO MAKES THE ULTIMATE SPORTS CAR: BRITAIN OR GERMANY? Porsche’s hybrid 911 Carrera GTS goes head-to-head with the Aston Martin Vantage. This will be the closest contest yet in a long-running...
by car | Jan 20, 2025 | Feature
You still think EVs are a passing fad? Here’s why you’re wrong Cheaper prices, more choice, cleaner power, better batteries, longer range, more reliable charging: everything about electric cars is getting better. Cue blue skies, warm croissants, smiling faces… Words...
by car | Jan 13, 2025 | Feature
Welcome to your terrible 2025 Stop worrying about Musk, Trump and Putin. It’s the tedious small print and glitchy infotainment that will wreck your 2025 Words Nick Gibbs That combustion-engined car will cost you more We all imagine that car price rises are being...
by car | Dec 23, 2024 | Feature
2024 in review A terrible year that gave us some great cars A look back at 2024 by CAR columnist Mark Walton, who’s pleasantly surprised to still be sniffing petrol fumes and hearing the growl of new V12 engines Perhaps 2024 will be remembered as the year that...
by car | Dec 17, 2024 | Feature
GBU special: EVs Every EV ranked Today’s electric cars rated by CAR’s road testers, from worst to best 124 Citroën Ami THE GOOD: It’s unique THE BAD: It’s uniquely limited THE UGLY: 28mph flat out! NEED TO KNOW: The Ami isn’t, strictly speaking, a...
by car | Dec 12, 2024 | Feature
GBU special: EVs Every EV ranked Today’s electric cars rated by CAR’s road testers, from worst to best 124 Citroën Ami THE GOOD: It’s unique THE BAD: It’s uniquely limited THE UGLY: 28mph flat out! NEED TO KNOW: The Ami isn’t, strictly speaking, a...
by car | Dec 9, 2024 | The Giant Test
THE GIANT TEST Land Rover Defender | Toyota Land Cruiser And the best 4×4 for the end of the world is… Pessimistic about how long civilisation has left? Then you need a go-anywhere survival vehicle. But do you get the Toyota or the Defender? Words Ben...
by kschwarz | Dec 9, 2024 | Feature
GBU special: sports cars Every current sports car ranked Can anything match the Porsche 911… or even get close? 125 XXXX THE GOOD: XXXXXXX THE BAD: XXXXXX THE UGLY: XXXXXXX NEED TO KNOW: XXXXXXX KEY DATA: XXXXXXX THE ONE TO BUY: XXXXXX 124 XXXX THE GOOD: XXXXXXX THE...
by car | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Audi caught in a perfect storm Just what is Audi for? Poor financial figures look like a symptom of an identity crisis at the car maker once renowned for low-key excellence Words Georg Kacher Audi’s not in the best of health, on several fronts. Sales are down....
