VW’S SECRET WEAPON IN THE ELECTRIC CAR WAR

Back in the late 2010s, there was much

VOLKSWAGEN TEES UP £17K ID 1 FOR 2027 DEBUT

Electric city car will arrive with 94bhp and a range of at least 155 miles – and introduce cutting-edge software

TOYOTA C-HR+ EV TO OFFER 338BHP AND 373-MILE RANGE

New BMW iX2 rival will arrive this year and is claimed to be “fun to drive”

LEXUS RZ GETS ADVANCED TECH AND POWER BOOST

OFFICIAL PICTURES THE LEXUS RZ flagship EV

TOYOTA SPREADS POWERTRAIN BET

Land Cruiser is set to gain EV sibling

TINY EV PRIZES INCLUSIVITY

The FT-Me Concept showcases the future of mobility,

MORGAN SUPERSPORT IS A £100K PLUS SIX SUCCESSOR

New flagship aims to mix classic appeal with 21st-century usability

VOLVO PRESENTS 434-MILE LUXURY ‘SALOON’

Tech-rich new ES90 EV is due in early 2026 from £70k

VOLVO ABANDONS ESTATES – FOR GOOD THIS TIME

Volvo estates are back in the UK after

UPROAR AT PLANS TO END CHEAP DEALS FOR CAR INDUSTRY STAFF

Government believes scheme used by car makers and dealers is unfair

GAME-CHANGING EFFICIENCY PROMISED FOR ELECTRIC GLC

Mercedes’ best-seller to benefit from a host of new tech as it turns EV

LATEST SECRETS BEHIND THE McLAREN W1’S POWERTRAIN

MHP-8is a 915bhp 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 that revs

Grapevine

Former Peugeot UK MD Druce now oversees nine

Steve Cropley

Sign of the times: MSV has replaced BMW

Matt Prior

M ighty Convoy, a British nonprofit organisation that

Damien Smith

Domination in Qatar will have Ferrari dreaming of

Testing, testing

Effects of upgrading from basic to Mare clear

Why I love... F1’S POP CULTURE APPEAL

I recently attended the leaving drinks for an

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AUDI SQ5 SPORTBACK

A new generation of the big SUV is led by a sporty version that has returned to petrol V6 power

AUDI Q5

SUV moves onto PPC platform for third era. So what else is new?

VOLKSWAGEN TAYRON

All-new seven-seat SUV slots in between the Tiguan and Touareg

MASERATI GRANCABRIO FOLGORE

Mega-powerful, tri-motor electric version of convertible GT comes to UK

NISSAN QASHQAI DIG-T

TESTED 19.2.25, WARWICKSHIRE DELIVERIES NOW

RENAULT 5

Hotly anticipated EV is already Car of the Year. Now for the real test

VERDICT

Accomplished and well priced, the 5 changes the affordable EV game

Move fast and make things

Rivian is a radical EV start-up with a different approach – and it works. JAMES ATTWOOD drives its pick-up and hears about its VW Group deal

STABILITY ON SHAKY GROUND

Just as the global car market overcame one long-term challenge in 2024, serious concerns about Europe and electrification grew more acute. JULIAN RENDELL crunches the numbers

Lewis sticks it all on red

But is it really such a gamble for Hamilton to join Ferrari this late in his career? As Formula 1 prepares for a fresh and possibly tight season, DAMIEN SMITH considers the odds

VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN

What are the secrets to this SUV’s success? It’s high time we found out

MERCEDES-AMG CLE 53

With some late-winter sun forecast, we had to find a way to go topless

SKODA SUPERB ESTATE

How the Czechs solved car interior designers’ big modern conundrum

AUDI A3 SPORTBACK

Does it matter if this old-tech car is showing its age?

THE FAMILY SUV BUILT WITH A SPORTING HATCH’S DNA

The dynamic fingerprints of the Focus are all over the practical £2k Kuga

How to get one in your garage

AN EXPERT’S VIEW JIM HARRIS, HARRIS ON

No windows, no seat padding, no problem

I t’s about as close “ to motorcycling

I do love an analogue interior – or do I?

Is Rimell’s Z4 really apicture of practicality?

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

MINI COOPER S3DR 2003, 117,000 miles, £4499

Head to head

Brief: Find atrack-prepared car for around £15k. No Caterhams

Formula 1’s forgotten North African heritage

Algerian-born Moll rose quickly from obscurity to the