Crucial compact EV primed for 2024

ALFA ROMEO'S FIRST electric car will be launched next year as a Jeep Avenger-twinned compact crossover that aims to give the Italian brand a foothold in one of the most fiercely contested emerging segments of the market.

Electric-only new Giulia to underpin Alfa's EV switch

Reimagined Giulia is one of four Alfa EVs due by 2027 and will span 345-1000bhp

MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS

Can a mid-life facelift for Stuttgart's plush family hatchback get it back among the UK's best-sellers and help prevent an SUV stranglehold?

Kia surprises with EV5 concept

Hot on the heels of brand's new EV9 flagship is similarly styled, smaller electric SUV

Alpine to split future EV range into lifestyle and sporting lines

ALPINE WILL OFFER performance a distinct line of models in addition to a range of more lifestyle-focused cars as it fleshes out its future electric line-up.

Cupra thinks big for electric push into North America

CUPRA IS READYING a mix of larger vehicles to target North America as it looks to grow its global presence following a record year of sales.

New Superb gets 62-mile PHEV

Next-gen Skoda saloon and estate to feature plug-in hybrid with long electric range

"At the end of the day, we're a business. We have to make sure that we make money"

The new Explorer EV heralds the start of an all-out transformation for Britain's favourite car maker. Felix Page goes behind the scenes at Ford of Europe and meets its boss Martin Sander to hear more

MY SEOUL MATE

South Korea's capital suffers from terrible traffic. Which of these two Kias will make tackling it less fraught: a buzzy little nipper or a luxury limo? Felix Page finds out

THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN

With 1900bhp, the Pininfarina Battista EV appears equipped to smash the Audi R8 Vio's Indian speed record. Hormazd Sorabjee tries to hold his nerve up to 360kph

E-FUEL'S ERRAND

Synthetic fuel offers a carbon-neutral way to enjoy existing combustion engines, but is the technology viable? Richard Lane heads to the end of the world, and Porsche's pilot plant, to fill up and find out

MERCEDES-AMG GT 63 S E 4DR COUPE - TESTED 9.3.23, HERTFORDSHIRE ON SALE APRIL

As if a 630bhp V8 weren't enough, AMG has added a 201bhp electric motor as well

BMW XM - TESTED 9.3.23, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, US ON SALE APRIL PRICE £148,060

Does our first proper taste of only the second-ever bespoke M car leave us excited about the brand's future or longing for its past?

Is Tesla's growth plan viable?

We look at Tesla's chances of going from 1.31 million cars last year to 20m by 2030

VW takes ID 2 back to basics

Affordable 2026 EV redesigned from scratch with strong sense of brand heritage after initial concept's poor reception

Explorer spearheads Ford's new US-inspired EV reboot

Most crucial Ford in decades is an electric SUV using a VW platform and a US ethos

WORCS IN PROGRESS

New Morgan boss Massimo Fumarola tells Steve Cropley how he will enhance and expand the eccentric Malvern-based sports car maker

WHAT'S IN THE SPRING BUDGET?

Only eight new cars on sale in the UK today cost less than £15,000, and here we have five of them. So let's find out which is the best bargain to snap up while you still can

Subaru Solterra

Japan's quirky 4x4 brand gets a helping hand from Toyota for its first EV

MERCEDES-AMG SL 63

New SL is a little lacking in 55 form. Chassis upgrades and extra 108bhp might help

LEXUS RZ 450E

Lexus enters fast-filling premium electric SUV club with jazzed-up Toyota bZ4X

BYD ATTO 3

Chinese battery giant enters British car market with family-focused crossover

POLESTAR 2 BST EDITION 270

Swedes seek to answer the burning question of whether it's possible to turn an everyday electric car into a high-performance handling hero

Polestar: 'This is our moonshot'

EV firm plans to make a limited-run car without emitting greenhouse gas by 2030

Nissan hybrids to match ICE price

Pure-combustion cars and e-Power hybrids will cost the same by 2026, says the firm

Jury out on low-traffic zones

Supporters and critics of LTNS lock horns amid differing findings of their effectiveness

Cheaper Puma ST lands with 167bhp 1.0-litre mild hybrid

FORD HAS REVEALED a new mild-hybrid version of its Puma ST hot crossover, which will go on sale with the firm's most powerful 1.0-litre engine yet.

New Tourneo inherits Fiesta role

Van-like MPV will be cheapest Ford car, using platform and powertrains from Puma

Kia goes after BMW iX with upmarket electric flagship

Korean brand's second bespoke EV is its largest global car yet, as well as its most expensive and technologically advanced - and it reveals clues to future Kia models

TOYOTA COROLLA

Fifth generation of Toyota's hybrid powertrain for newly upgraded family hatchback