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1 Volvo C40 Recharge UK drive 2022 tracking front

First Drive

Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate 2022 UK first drive

Swedish coupe-SUV majors on style but a dual-motor powertrain may not suit its laid-back driving character

11 March 2022

Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate 2022 UK first drive

First Drive

Suzuki Vitara 1.5 Full Hybrid SZ5 2022 UK first drive

Suzuki goes a step further with compact crossover's electrification, putting it in competition with Toyota Yaris Cross

4 March 2022

Suzuki Vitara 1.5 Full Hybrid SZ5 2022 UK first drive

Car review

Skoda Kodiaq vRS

Has the decision to ditch diesel resulted in a palpably hotter seven-seat SUV?

4 March 2022

Skoda Kodiaq vRS

First Drive

DS 9 E-Tense 250 Performance Line+ 2022 first drive

Plug-in hybrid version of French luxury brand's new executive saloon gains more power and a lower BIK tax band

1 March 2022

DS 9 E-Tense 250 Performance Line+ 2022 first drive

First Drive

DS 9 E-Tense 4x4 360 Rivoli+ 2022 first drive

Formula E-inspired makeover gives the 9 slightly less of a luxury brief, but is it enough of a performance car?

24 February 2022

DS 9 E-Tense 4x4 360 Rivoli+ 2022 first drive

Car review

Skoda Fabia

Extra sophistication and size comes to the no-nonsense supermini, but at what cost?

18 February 2022

Skoda Fabia

First Drive

Volkswagen ID 4 52kWh Pure Life 2022 UK first drive

If a 180-mile range suits you, the ID 4 offers good space and quietly satisfying driving dynamics – but it isn't the savvy buy it initially seems

18 February 2022

Volkswagen ID 4 52kWh Pure Life 2022 UK first drive

1 Kia Sportage PHEV prototype drive 2022 tracking front

First Drive

Kia Sportage 1.6 T-GDi Plug-in Hybrid 2022 first drive

One of the most compelling SUVs of the moment offers one of the longest electric-only ranges in the class

17 February 2022

Kia Sportage 1.6 T-GDi Plug-in Hybrid 2022 first drive

First Drive

Audi A8 L 60 TFSI e quattro 2022 first drive

Drives remarkably well and is a luxurious place to be. Expanded EV range still isn't the best, while interior niggles and questions over the ride remain

14 February 2022

Audi A8 L 60 TFSI e quattro 2022 first drive

Car review

Fiat 500 electric

Rather than take its pension, Fiat’s 65-year-old star car heads into the electric age

4 February 2022

Fiat 500 electric

99 Cupra Formentor vs Hyundai Kona N 2022 lead

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High-rise hot hatches: Hyundai Kona N vs Cupra Formentor

Compact SUVs are becoming increasingly prevalent – and increasingly muscular. Can Hyundai’s new steroidal performance car put Cupra’s class leader to the sword?

29 January 2022

High-rise hot hatches: Hyundai Kona N vs Cupra Formentor