IT’S TIME TO LIFT THE LID ON HOMOGENISATION

As James Disdale notes in his Mercedes-AMG CLE

BMW TO RENEW EVERY MODEL FOR BOLD NEW ERA

Neue Klasse cars spark revamp of existing models, starting with 5 Series

NEW UPMARKET COMPASS AIMS TO COVER ALL BASES

Jeep’s plusher, new-look mid-sized SUV offers hybrid, PHEV and pure-EV power

NEW 2026 MERCEDES GLB WILL BE A ‘MASSIVE STEP UP’

BMW X1 rival uses new platform and fresh tech for EVs and mild hybrids

CHERY TO EXPAND ITS UK LINE-UP TO FOUR BRANDS

Off-road marque and family brand will join existing Omoda and Jaecoo

EVs PUT INDEPENDENT RENTAL FIRMS AT RISK OF CLOSURE

Insurance, chargers and resale costs make EVs pricey for indie firms

USED TYRE LOOPHOLE FUELS TOXIC WASTE NIGHTMARE

‘T8’ exemption exploited to offload old tyres to developing nations

AS ADAS GETS SMARTER, SO MUST THE WAYS TO TEST IT

Volvo is using AI, virtual worlds and real-life

Grapevine

Horse Powertrain CEO Matias Giannini still sees great

Steve Cropley

SUNDAY SATURDAY Back to school today

Matt Prior

W hat if we didn’t buy any new

Damien Smith

Ash Sutton found himself out in front for

Testing, testing

Tyres that are best at wet stopping might

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SKODA ENYAQ 85X COUPE

Facelifted electric family SUV arrives in sporty four-wheel-drive form

VOLVO V90

Proof that car makers do listen, as big, plush estate car returns to the UK

MERCEDES-BENZ EQS

Stuttgart’s top-rung electric limousine gets extra equipment and range

The toys of summer

Got some cash going spare? JOHN EVANS can see you, skin shining in the sun, top pulled down and the radio on. Here are his top used picks

We know what you’re doing this summer

Holiday plans in flux? JOHN EVANS maps out your summer of A169

This was the future once

Audi’s A2 was seen as being ahead of its time when it arrived in 1999. Was it? New A2 owner MATT PRIOR looks at this innovator through a 2025 lens

VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN

Where our long-term test cars have been and what they’ve done

FORD EXPLORER

Its SUV styling proves deceptive when you take it out into the real world

VOLVO EX40

Electric SUV is shown up by a pair of ICE hatchbacks

THE FIVE-STAR SPORTS CAR FOR THE PRICE OF A FIESTA

The GT86 got top marks in our road test and is now priced from £7500

One for the road? Don’t mind if I do

W hen he bought his BAC Mono in

Thou shall not covet thy neighbour’s Clio 182 Trophy

It’s not every day someone presents you with

Head to head

Brief: Find an ultra-rare and intriguing car for less than £6000

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