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AN interesting line from Fiat’s CEO Olivier Francois circled me back to the hottest motoring topic of the past few weeks. He was talking about station wagons (estate cars) being iconic for Fiat in Italy, but the firm will be building utility vehicles

Q So far, there have been no four-wheel-drive models on the Smart Car platform. Does that mean there is no new Panda 4x4 in the plan? A “People only seemed to notice we built a Panda 4x4 when we stopped building it. It’s only three to four per cent o

Ellis_Hyde@autovia.co.uk @EllisDrives • New Octa edition tackles Goodwood hillclimb • Upgraded suspension uses McLaren-like tech STANDING tall among the hypercars at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed was the new Land Rover Defender Octa. The “hi

LABOUR missed an opportunity to inject some certainty into the future of the UK car market after its plan to reinstate the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars was notably absent from its first King’s Speech. The ban was originally push

THE auditor general for Wales has said that the failure of TVR’s proposed factory in the country could result in a multi-million-pound bill for taxpayers. Adrian Crompton, who oversees the audit of Welsh public-sector spending, has written to the cou

LEXUS has pulled the covers off the LBX Morizo RR (below). It ditches the standard car’s hybrid powertrain in favour of the 296bhp and 400Nm three-cylinder 1.6-litre turbo petrol powertrain from the Toyota GR Yaris, although the crossover will be off

A NEW Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo (above) is on the way with the same powertrain as the recently revealed GTX MPV. With 335bhp and four-wheel drive, it’s expected to have a 0-62mph time of just over six seconds, making it the fastest-accelerating comme

Jordan_Katsianis@autovia.co.uk • Base model offers up to 398 miles of range • Adaptive dampers standard on 4S TWO new variants have been added to the electric Porsche Macan line-up. Opening the range at £67,200 is the single-motor model simply called

AUDI will no longer fit its petrol cars with chintzy fake exhausts, the manufacturer has confirmed. The move comes after extensive customer feedback, with prospective owners turning their noses up at the current trend for tail-pipe trims. Speaking to

mail@autoexpress.co.uk @AutoExpress FROM: Philip Mason THE Verne robo taxi (Issue 1,840) is luxurious inside with great tech, but even by its launch in 2026, will its self-driving mode be 100 per cent reliable and not result in accidents? That’s not

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IF electric cars succumb to the VED surcharge next year, the Tesla Model 3 could be one of the most prudent ways to avoid it. Starting at just a tenner shy of £40,000, the Tesla Model 3 RWD is packed with tech and can do over 300 miles on a single ch

THE Alfa Romeo Giulia is arguably one of the best-looking saloon cars on sale in the UK, but following a recent facelift, even the base Sprint model comes in at £600 over the £40k mark. That’s a shame, because all Giulias get a punchy 276bhp petrol e

Bluelink | Key features: Wireless CarPlay HYUNDAI’S in-car tech is rarely the most glitzy system in its class, but it’s frequently among the most intuitive to use. The Tucson continues that with a largely logical and straightforward set-up. While its

AMONG the Ford’s smart features to improve daily life are pop-out door-edge protectors, which mitigate any clumsy car-park dings. Ford’s Quickclear heated windscreen is still one of the best around and is a brilliant feature to have on frosty morning

ADD up all the associated costs for running each of these cars, including fuel, servicing, VED and a three-year PCP agreement with a £5,000 deposit, and the Vauxhall is the cheapest, at £30,801. The Tucson comes to £664 more, with the Kuga the most p

THE Tucson has received only minor improvements in its mid-life facelift, but they’re enough to keep it at the top of the class. Spacious, comfortable, safe and distinctive to look at, it puts ticks in so many family-car boxes, while the strong perfo

PICTURE Editor Dawn Grant has been enjoying life with our Renault Clio E-Tech during the past few months. Thanks to its broad range of talents, she’s found it easy to drive around town and comfortable enough on longer motorway journeys. She is especi

BMW iX1 Issue 1,837 BYD Dolphin Issue 1,833 Citroen C5 Aircross New arrival Fiat 600e Issue 1,840 Honda CR-V Issues 1,829, 1,837 MINI Countryman Issue 1,840 Nissan Ariya Issues 1,819, 1,828 Peugeot E-2008 New arrival Polestar 2 Issue 1,839 Renault Cl

Got a query? products@autoexpress.co.uk IF you get your car regularly serviced at a main dealer, changing the cabin or pollen filter will be part of the schedule. In effect, you can forget about it, unless you start to spot the tell-tale signs that t

AFTER a successful debut, eBay has brought back its Van Conversion of the Year awards. Searching for the best executed, most space-efficient and intelligent van conversion will be TV presenter and architect George Clarke. eBay has even revealed its o

HAVING a cordless inflator to boost your tyre pressures when necessary makes it much easier to stay safe and save money. They’ve been around for a while, but the new breed is mini inflators, which are just the right size for a glovebox. They’re made

Giles Chapman (The History Press, thehistorypress.co.uk) Price: £14.99 Rating: A COLLECTION of disparate car stories picked up over the author’s years as a writer. You won’t know every name, but all are interesting characters with a cool story to tel

IT’S not that long since £8,000 bought a fairly new family car that hadn’t covered many miles. Shop around and you could buy quite a large car for this sum, or maybe one with a premium badge, but not any longer. Nowadays, eight grand bags a small fam

SOME of my best friends are tech geeks and eco freaks. As for little ol’ me, I’m a bit more old school. Along with the overwhelming majority of buyers, I still love petrol-powered cars. But I also consider myself a hybrid head. And I’m a cautiously o

We have access all areas as Dacia develops its latest SUV New MINI Cooper faces Peugeot E-208 in our Real-World Road Test Nissan’s Brit-built big seller tested on home ground for the first time News Drives Product tests Features & Tests on sale Wedne

AUTO Express’s 2021 Car of the Year, the Hyundai Ioniq 5, has received a facelift to help keep it competitive in the electric family-car sector. Tweaks include a new look, bigger batteries and a sub-£40k price. Central to the Ioniq 5’s changes is an