JANUARY
MOMENT TO FORGET
Mark Tisshaw
Our first taste of the Mercedes-Benz EQA set the tone for what was to come: a pretty so-so electric hatchback effort that could and should be so much better. There’s a reason the Tesla Model 3 continues to make hay.
Modern met retro at the start of the month, with news that the iconic Renault 5 supermini was to be revived as an electric hatchback. A heavy dose of nostalgia ensured the French firm’s prototype became one of the year’s most talked-about models – helped, no doubt, by the confirmation that it would share a platform with a bespoke Alpine-badged hot hatch.