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GOING UP IN THE WORLD
The new EV9 finds itself rubbing shoulders with luxury large SUVs from Land Rover and Audi. So will buyers really pay £75k for the Kia? Matt Saunders puts it to the test
SUZUKI JIMNY 5-DOOR
Beloved baby off-roader gets enhanced practicality - but only in certain markets
LEXUS LM 350H AWD TAKUMI
Newcomer is much more than just a van with seats. Limousines beware...
Legal fears over sport exhausts
Drivers warned that emission limits \"grey area\" could result in more prosecutions
Fisker signs off affordable EV
Family hatchback is due with a host of unique features in 2025, priced from £28k
Lexus turns to GR Yaris for hot LBX
New 300bhp Morizo RR packs the Toyota hot hatch's engine and gets go-faster aero
Hydrogen cars will follow battery-electric, says Honda
HONDA BOSSES BELIEVE hydrogen fuel cell technology still has a role to play in the future of the passenger car once the battery EV era' is fully under way.
Honda NSX to return as halo EV
Company boss confirms electric sports car is being developed as a 0 Series flagship
AREA 21
Designed by artificial intelligence and 3D-printed by robots, the Czinger 21C has the potential to transform the car industry, according to those behind it. Felix Page heads to their US base
Major overhaul of VW Golf headed by pumped-up GTI
Big ergonomic, powertrain and design revisions aim to reinvigorate hatch's appeal
THE REALLY WILD SHOW
Mark Tisshaw has seen the future and, he reports from CES, you better brace yourself for what's to come
The young and the slammed
Bicester Scramble has changed greatly over the past decade - and so has the site. Murray Scullion mixes with the zoomers to perform a sitrep
FORD TOURNEO COURIER
Ford renews its smallest Transit van and its MPV sibling using Puma underpinnings
Matt Prior - TESTER'S NOTES
It's 4.15am and I'm in my kitchen waiting for the kettle to boil while flicking between the Google Maps and Waze apps on my phone.
TOYOTA COROLLA COMMERCIAL
With a car (or van) this easy to rub shoulders with, the miles simply fly by
VOLKSWAGEN ID BUZZ
Entirely predictable task, surprisingly competent execution
FROMANES ROMARIANNE Famous aeroplane maker enters car industry
CHANCE ENCOUNTERS OFTEN alter the course of history, and there were two that gave us the fascinating story of Bristol Cars. The first was in 1909, when George White, chairman of The Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company, was visiting France and met Wilbur Wright, who was demonstrating his and his brother's invention: the aeroplane.
ALFA ROMEO TONALE
Compact SUV with PHEV tech and design flair makes its exit. Did it do Alfa proud?
TOYOTA C-HR HYBRID
UK roads reveal if the new version has the dynamic ability to match its design flair
TOYOTA HILUX GR SPORT II
New suspension and styling mods take the fight to the diesel Ford Ranger Raptor
Alfa Romeo's new Milano baby EV ready to roll
Small crossover, a sportier sibling of the Jeep Avenger, willbe unveiled in April:
Damien Smith - RACING LINES
Hope springs eternal in motorsport as we step into 2024. Before a Formula 1 wheel has been turned, Max Verstappen is the hot favourite to win a fourth consecutive title - but there is genuine optimism that he and Red Bull will at least be pushed harder than in their phenomenal 2023 season. Mercedes-AMG, Ferrari, McLaren and Aston Martin will all believe they can kick on, and in the third season of this now familiar rule set, by logic the grid should concertina in the right direction.
Hot ID 3 channels spirit of Golf GTI
VW's first electric hot hatch will be a 282bhp rear-wheel-drive ID 3, due later this year
EVs will need battery passport to enter EU from 2027
Digital document to display material sources, manufacturing details, state of health and more
Europe gains down in Africa
Millbrook operator opens new proving ground in Morocco that offers development cost savings of 30-50% per car
AMG pumps SL PHEV to 804bhp
Plug-in hybrid convertible gains performance upgrades and a1047lb ft punch
New 2024 Renault crossover to take on the Toyota C-HR
WHILE RENAULT LOOKS to secure its footing in the value-focused B-segment, the company is also investing heavily in expanding its offering in the larger and more expensive C-segment - and as part of that, it will launch a new SUV to rival the likes of the Toyota C-HR.
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
New-generation executive saloon aims to bridge the gap between old and new
ASTON MARTIN DB12
Upgraded DB11 is the first big play from Aston Martin in the Lawrence Stroll era
New Clio majors on value to counter blitz of pricier EVs
Next-gen supermini willbe petrolpowered and priced to undercut the 4 and 5EVs