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WELCOME

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Electric cars

Thinking a bout buying a new car in the next 12 months? Here’s our guide to the models you might want to wait for

Convertibles & performance cars

SPRING Mercedes-Benz CLE Cabriolet Swanky coupé swaps its

Hatchbacks and estates

Estate-only Passat is longer and wider than before

SUVs

New Kodiaq is slightly longer than the outgoing

Volkswagen ID 7

All-new electric flagship is an executive car with an official range of up to 384 miles On sale Early 2024 Price from £55,570

Renault Scenic E-Tech

Familiar name applies some of its forebear’s clever thinking to a fast-growing market On sale April 2024 Price from £40,995

Peugeot e-308 SW

With electric family estates a rarity right now, this new contender gives you more of a choice On sale Now Price from £41,250

BMW X5 xDrive50e

Updated plug-in hybrid version of this luxury SUV can go farther before the petrol tap is opened On sale Now Price from £80,835

Smart #3

Sleeker sibling of the #1 electric SUV promises sharper handling and even more pace On sale March 2024 Price from £32,950

Lotus Eletre

High-performance electric SUV kicks off a new era for a brand better known for its sports cars On sale Now Price from £90,805 

Vauxhall Corsa

Facelifted version of Vauxhall’s popular small hatchback gets fresh looks and tweaked tech On sale Now Price from £19,275

Maserati GranTurismo

New four-seat coupé looks familiar on the outside, but things have definitely moved on under the sur face On sale Now Price from £133,000

Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV

The EQE electric saloon has a few flaws; can this higher-riding and more practical SUV version do anything to rectify them? On sale Now Price from £90,560

More EV chargers for UK motorways

Planning law change should lead to network upgrades

Security fix aims to curb Land Rover and Jaguar thefts

Range Rover is a frequent target for car

Mazda-backed AI firm speeds up car development

Secondmind uses AI to cut the number of

THE NEWS IN NUMBERS

£8.3bn Money allocated from the scaled-back HS2 rail

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DEALS of the month

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Screenwash

Now that winter is in full swing, a good screenwash will not only help you to see where you’re going but also keep your washer fluid from freezing. We test a selection to find a clear winner

RENAULT SCENIC E-TECH

A familiar name has returned on Renault’s new electric SUV. But will it capture the public imagination in the way its MPV namesake did? Our readers give their verdicts

EURO NCAP, ACTIVE SAFETY AND THE RELUCTANT FEW

New legislation, echoing the thinking of Euro NCAP, will soon make more active safety tech mandatory – but some brands don’t think that’s what buyers want. We’ve been investigating

C AN YOU JUDGE A CAR BY IT S COVER?

From length of coverage to willingness to pay for repairs, we look at the standard of warranties that are provided with all new cars

LAPPING IT UP

Buyers can’t get enough of the Tesla Model 3, but can this updated version stave off the latest competition?

BOSS BABIES

The Skoda Fabia is one of the best small cars you can buy, but it’s under threat from a revamped Renault Clio . Let’s see which one’s in charge

Volkswagen ID Buzz

77kWh Pro Style SWB

BMW X7

xDrive40i M Sport

Volvo XC40 Recharge

Twin AWD Ultimate

Audi Q2

35 TFSI S line S tronic

Cupra Leon Estate

2.0 TSI 4Drive 310 VZ2 DSG

Toyota bZ4X

AWD Vision

Range Rover Sport

D350 Autobiography

BYD Atto 3

150kW Design

Honda Jazz

This small car doesn’t like to blow its own trumpet, but it’s more versatile than any rival and its running costs are worth singing about

Cachet and carry

These family SUVs are as prestigious as they are practical, and if you buy either at a few years old, you won’t pay a premium

Small cars

1 Honda Jazz THE JAZZ IS the

Family cars

1 Honda Civic EFFICIENCY IS AT the heart

Hot hatches

1 Hyundai i20 N THERE’S SOMETHING SLIGHTLY

Small SUVs

1 Volkswagen T-Roc THE T-ROC WAS always a fine

Family SUVs

1 Kia Sportage OUR 2023 FAMILY SUV of

Seven-seaters

1 Hyundai Santa Fe THERE’S LOADS TO like

Executive cars

1 Tesla Model 3 AS WELL AS being

Luxury cars

1 Range Rover Sport THE SLIGHTLY SPORTIER and

Plug-in hybrids

1 Mercedes-Benz GLC GIVEN THAT THE majority of

Electric cars

1 Volkswagen ID Buzz OUR 2023 OVERALL

Electric SUVs

1 Genesis GV60 UPMARKET SOUTH KOREAN brand Genesis

Estates

1 Skoda Superb Estate SPACE IS THE name

Coupés

1 BMW 4 Series Coupé ITS LOOKS MAY

Convertibles

1 BMW 4 Series Convertible LIKE THE

Sports SUVs

1 Ford Puma ST UNTIL RECENTLY, BUYING a

Sports cars

1 Porsche 718 Cayman IT’D BE EASY to

Performance cars

1 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo THE ALL-ELECTRIC Taycan

WHAT CAR? Data

Our A-Z of new cars lists every model on sale, alongside all of the important data, our road test verdicts and our star ratings