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WHY WE RAN IT
Mazda's largest and priciest car is also its first PHEV. Does it make any sense?
When the Fiesta goes, the cheapest Ford on sale will be priced from £25,000. You can currently configure a Kia to command a £63,000 price, should you wish. And Volvo has just revealed an electric take on the XC90 that will ask six figures.
A rapid and dramatic surge in prices across the board means cars are properly, properly expensive now, so the concept of a £50,000 Mazda crossover is no longer as shocking as it was when the CX-60 was revealed a year ago. But that's still Mercedes GLC money, and to compete with brands like Lexus and Land Rover in this hotly contested premium SUV segment, the CX-60 really ought to be Mazda's most enticing and best-rounded car yet.
Buuuuttt... it's not. Not by a long shot. That's partly Mazda's fault for making some great cars and thereby giving its big new SUV a particularly lofty bar to clear. But more so it's Mazda's fault for not ensuring the CX-60 had what it takes to contend for superiority in this most bitterly fought of car classes.
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Poster car that went from rusty to trusty
One evening, two years ago, George Pappas was being driven down his local high street by a mate and mulling over whether to replace his Mk4 Golf diesel, a recent purchase that was boring him to death, when his girlfriend, also in the car, spotted an old BMW 3 Series at the side of the road with a 'for sale' sign in the window.
THE SEVEN-SEATER THAT VOLVO DARE NOT KILL OFF
The current-gen XC90 has been on sale since 2015 for good reason
GENESIS ELECTRIFIED G80
Where the story begins, in the Hyundai premium marque’s luxury saloon
LEXUSLBX
Can you shrink premium quality to fit an SUV this small? We now know
Rolls boss ready to 'define the next chapter'
Nine months into the job, Rolls-Royce CEO and car guy Chris Brownridge tells STEVE CROPLEY what he's learned and where the firm's heading
Once more, with feeling
AC Cars' recreation of the classic MkII Cobra is at first glance a faithful facsimile of a 1960s performance benchmark. SIMON HUCKNALL drives it
MERCEDES-BENZ CLE
Does a PHEV set-up work in a coupé that exudes such old-school vibes?
ANALOGUE SUPERSPORT
Lotus Elise specialist uprates 1990s icon with an eye on track days
ALPINE A290
The hot hatch is alive and well, and living in France. On both road and track, there's much to savour`
UK HANGS ON TO OLD CARS
Average car age climbs as high prices dampen demand for new models
