This humble chip will change cars forever

Nvidia, the £2.7 trillion US tech giant behind it, has the power to shape motoring's intelligent future. JAMES ATTWOOD learns how

MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS

Interior upgrades make the MPV worthy of shuttling Merc's CEO himself

Sharing is caring

One successful motor trader has opened up his car collection for the benefit of his home town.JOHN EVANS meets him

When trains would take your car across the UK

The Channel Tunnel's Le Shuttle service is a marvel, saving drivers hassle and several hours on a ferry, and even after 30 years it's still something of a novelty to drive your car onto a train carriage.

MG ZS

Dacia Duster-chasing crossover joins MG's hybrid powertrain push

LAND ROVER DEFENDER OCTA

It's a 4x4 that thinks it's a supercar. But does this 627bhp V8 flagship offer the best of both worlds or just compromise each for the other?

Matt Prior

To nobody's great surprise, the other day the Renault 5 and Alpine A290 jointly won the 2025 Car of the Year award (the original and still the best of the big international car awards thingies).

DS WANTS TO BECOME 'LOUIS VUITTON OF CAR INDUSTRY'

It's aiming to follow Bentley into the luxury space, says design director

ALPINE GUNS FOR 911 WITH FLAGSHIP EV

A310 will arrive in 2028 as a 2+2 sports car to take on Porsche and Lotus

NO ELECTRIC DEFENDER ON THE HORIZON

Limitations of the current model's platform mean that an EV remains some years off

CITROEN TO BRING 2CV BACK AS VALUE-LED EV

Back-to-basics revived EV will capture the ethos and look of the original

BREAKTHROUGH MOTORS MAKE 2000BHP DEBUT

Super-truck shows off performance in-wheel motors for hybrids and EVs

PRICIER PARKING TO PLUG COUNCILS' BUDGET HOLES

Removal of free-parking areas and premiums for big cars also planned

SKODA SUPERB ESTATE

Captain Sensible swaggers in after a rare five-star road test verdict

BMW iX5 TO SPEARHEAD BOLD NEW-MODEL BLITZ

EV taps into new-era tech and starts the final push to electrify every SUV

ALFA ROMEO JUNIOR IBRIDA

Electric baby crossover is followed by a 134bhp hybrid

AUDI S5

S4 gets a new name - and potentially a greater focus on driver rewards

BMW ALPINA B3

'Last of the last' offering marks the end for Alpina as we have known it

How to become an apex predator

How easy is it to drive a supercar quickly on track experience? We dispatch MURRAY SCULLION in an MC20 to see

TESLA MODEL Y RAISES ITS GAME FOR 2025

Facelift targets gains in efficiency, refinement and quality

FORD MUSTANG MACH-E RALLY

Dirt-road fun for a minimal extra outlay is the promise. Does it deliver?

MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 300DE

Does a plug-in hybrid make even more sense when it's diesel-engined?

SONY-HONDA AFEELA 1 EV ON SALE NEXT YEAR

Tech-rich 482bhp saloon has been revealed in near-production form

CHINA'S XPENG TEES UP FIRST THREE CARS FOR UK

EV maker to follow G6 crossover with seven-seat MPV and Audi Q6 rival

Heavyweight champions

The new BMW M5 is a 2.4-tonne, big-hitting PHEV, but has it met its match with the Porsche Panamera?

UK NOW THE BIGGEST EV MARKET IN EUROPE

Fleet sales propel the UK past Germany to top Europe's EV charts

Buy low, cell high

There are some great used electric car deals to be had at the moment - and cheap prices don't mean exhausted batteries. VICKY PARROTT explains how to get a good 'un

NEW VANTAGE ROADSTER CRANKS IT UP TO 656BHP

Convertible Aston arrives with a revised V8 and serious dynamic intent

The riddle of the sands

Dacia is hoping to crack the Dakar Rally first time out with Prodrive and a star line-up. DAMIEN SMITH finds out more

25 FOR 25

What is going to happen in the year ahead? Here are 25 cars, events, racing stars and big stories to keep an eye on