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Biggest test of 2026: BMW iX3 vs Volvo EX60 vs Mercedes GLC

BMW, Mercedes and Volvo each begin a new era with long-range, tech-heavy family SUVs. Which rules?

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Jaguar XE is a brilliant 3 Series alternative - and available from £3k

Jaguar XE is a brilliant 3 Series alternative - and available from £3k
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Never sell again: The top 30 used cars you can keep forever

Never sell again: The top 30 used cars you can keep forever
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From XM to E46: BMW dealers are re-training to keep classics alive

From XM to E46: BMW dealers are re-training to keep classics alive
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A tale of two Peugeots: How a family feud split the company

A tale of two Peugeots: How a family feud split the company
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Toyota Celica set to be revived as AWD hybrid

Toyota Celica set to be revived as AWD hybrid
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In an era of annoying bongs, my Tesla Model Y does ADAS right

In an era of annoying bongs, my Tesla Model Y does ADAS right
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Dashcam policing is no match for proper traffic cops

Dashcam policing is no match for proper traffic cops
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RIP Mazda MX-5 2.0: The best fun engines left under £100k

RIP Mazda MX-5 2.0: The best fun engines left under £100k
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Kia EV2 review

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Beat the '76-plate discounts - save big on a nearly-new car

Beat the '76-plate discounts - save big on a nearly-new car
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New 2028 Lotus Esprit to offer V6 in addition to hybrid V8

New 2028 Lotus Esprit to offer V6 in addition to hybrid V8
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Electric cars

New Mercedes-AMG CLA packs C63 power for £34k less

New Mercedes-AMG CLA packs C63 power for £34k less
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Feels like a Bentley: On the road in the 370-mile Torcal EV

Feels like a Bentley: On the road in the 370-mile Torcal EV
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CUPRA Raval: How it spices up the small electric car formula

CUPRA Raval: How it spices up the small electric car formula

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Kia EV2

Kia has dived head first into a supermini-sized EV sector – can the EV2 take the fight to Renault, Skoda and VW?

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Volvo EX60

Important new SUV introduces Brits to Swedish brand’s latest EV technology

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Mercedes-AMG GLC 53

Straight-six SUV aims to banish memory of four-cylinder plug-in hybrid

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MG 4 Urban

MG switches to a next-gen front-drive platform for its latest value EV

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Vauxhall Astra Electric Sports Tourer

Quiet British success story continues with a fresh look and bigger battery for EV version

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Vauxhall Astra

Plug-in hybrid version of British family stalwart gets a fresh look and a longer electric-only range

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Audi Q7

The third-generation Audi Q7 gets more tech, more luxury and more practicality

Audi Q7
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Mazda 6e

Mazda enlists Chinese help to finally build a long-range EV – can it take the fight to Tesla?

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Chery Tiggo 4

Chery bids to make up on lost time against other Chinese budget brands with a particularly low-budget hybrid SUV

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Lexus ES

Lexus's eighth-generation ES becomes its one and only big executive saloon – and goes all-electric to boot.

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How the UK saved the Chinese car industry in 2026

The UK is among the top export markets for the Chinese industry, alongside Russia and Brazil

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ZEV mandate review could give a hybrid lifeline to UK car factories
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Chinese car makers take a fifth of the UK market – can they keep growing?

Chinese car makers take a fifth of the UK market – can they keep growing?
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Hyundai expects to sell 20,000 Ioniq 3 EVs in Europe by the year's end

Hyundai pins hopes on new models after European sales slide

Hyundai pins hopes on new models after European sales slide
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Aston Martin's cars are the best yet - why aren't its finances?

Aston Martin's cars are the best yet - why aren't its finances?
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BMW iX3 vs Merc GLC EV vs Volvo EX60 group test LEAD

Biggest test of 2026: BMW iX3 vs Volvo EX60 vs Mercedes GLC

BMW, Mercedes and Volvo each begin a new era with long-range, tech-heavy family SUVs. Which rules?

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Biggest test of 2026: BMW iX3 vs Volvo EX60 vs Mercedes GLC
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From XM to E46: BMW dealers are re-training to keep classics alive

From XM to E46: BMW dealers are re-training to keep classics alive
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In an era of annoying bongs, my Tesla Model Y does ADAS right

In an era of annoying bongs, my Tesla Model Y does ADAS right

Opinion

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Dashcam policing is no match for proper traffic cops

'Op Snap' is on the rise as drivers gather their own footage of wrongdoing - but we must proceed with caution

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Dashcam policing is no match for proper traffic cops
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RIP Mazda MX-5 2.0: The best fun engines left under £100k

RIP Mazda MX-5 2.0: The best fun engines left under £100k
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Beat the '76-plate discounts - save big on a nearly-new car

Beat the '76-plate discounts - save big on a nearly-new car

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Jaguar XE is a brilliant 3 Series alternative - and available from £3k

Jag's junior exec oozes driver appeal and smart looks, and you could have one for a song

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Never sell again: The top 30 used cars you can keep forever
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'I love my Toyota Supra - so I'm planning to give it 1000bhp'

'I love my Toyota Supra - so I'm planning to give it 1000bhp'

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A tale of two Peugeots: How a family feud split the company

When cousin Eugène cancelled Armand Peugeot's early car-building plans, Armand quit to start his own rival firm

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People have been complaining about noisy cars for 115 years

People have been complaining about noisy cars for 115 years
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A six-seat mini MPV? Remembering the oddball original Fiat Multipla

A six-seat mini MPV? Remembering the oddball original Fiat Multipla
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