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Polestar 2 production ends, with successor due next year

Fastback proved a debut hit for Swedish EV brand; has bowed out after six years and 200,000 sales

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Volkswagen Golf Hybrid driven: Honda-style HEV nudges 60mpg

Volkswagen Golf Hybrid driven: Honda-style HEV nudges 60mpg
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Lifeline for hydrogen as BMW iX5 FCEV nears production

Lifeline for hydrogen as BMW iX5 FCEV nears production
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The car that made Polestar is retiring, and its successor must deliver

The car that made Polestar is retiring, and its successor must deliver
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Noble M500 full test: Manual, V6 supercar is an analogue whirlwind

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Noble M500 full test: Manual, V6 supercar is an analogue whirlwind
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CLE 646 driven: Mercedes-AMG on top form with RWD V8 monster

CLE 646 driven: Mercedes-AMG on top form with RWD V8 monster
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Golf EV on ice as Volkswagen "simply cannot afford" development

Golf EV on ice as Volkswagen "simply cannot afford" development
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When Rolls-Royce made a Mini: The lost art of small luxury cars

When Rolls-Royce made a Mini: The lost art of small luxury cars
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A game-changing EV for sub-£20k? How to bag a Hyundai Ioniq 5

A game-changing EV for sub-£20k? How to bag a Hyundai Ioniq 5
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A lorry tried to kill this Jaguar XK V8 - but I made it a minter again

A lorry tried to kill this Jaguar XK V8 - but I made it a minter again
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Pick-up, hot hatch, estate... Our Skoda Kodiaq isn't 'just an SUV'

Pick-up, hot hatch, estate... Our Skoda Kodiaq isn't 'just an SUV'
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Revealed: Brit firm's reborn Audi Quattro brings 10,000rpm V8 twist

Revealed: Brit firm's reborn Audi Quattro brings 10,000rpm V8 twist
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New BMW i3 review: The best electric saloon you can buy?

New BMW i3 review: The best electric saloon you can buy?
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Car of the Year 2027: Seven cars in the running are EVs

Car of the Year 2027: Seven cars in the running are EVs
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Watch: The Abarth 600e Competizione put through its paces

Watch: The Abarth 600e Competizione put through its paces

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CAR REVIEW

Noble M500 full test: Manual, V6 supercar is an analogue whirlwind

Back to basics supercar is back, and basic: a beefy turbo engine meets a manual gearbox

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Noble M500 full test: Manual, V6 supercar is an analogue whirlwind
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Cupra Raval

The VW Group’s electric assault on the compact car market starts here

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BMW M350 driven: New 3 Series shines with 437bhp straight six

BMW's 3 Series gets Neue Klasse looks but retains its previous architecture and old-school petrol performance

BMW M350 driven: New 3 Series shines with 437bhp straight six
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New BMW i3 review: The best electric saloon you can buy?

BMW launches an all-electric 3 Series, with strong performance and a long range

New BMW i3 review: The best electric saloon you can buy?
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: dated on arrival

Japanese brand returns to the UK with a large, plug-in hybrid 4x4

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: dated on arrival
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Polestar 4 SUV tested: cheaper and roomier than the Coupe, but can it top BMW?

Boxy back makes popular EV more practical – plus chassis is retuned

Polestar 4 SUV tested: cheaper and roomier than the Coupe, but can it top BMW?
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New Mercedes C-Class review: better to drive than ever

Petrol-engined saloon gets an overdue facelift, but can it stand out from its new electric sibling?

New Mercedes C-Class review: better to drive than ever
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Volkswagen ID Polo driven: £24k EV is VW back at its best

Electric supermini is intended as a practical, affordable and fun-to-drive alternative to the hot-cakes Renault 5

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Volkswagen ID Polo driven: £24k EV is VW back at its best
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Genesis GV60 Magma

Heated-up electric crossover borrows tech from Hyundai’s game-changing Ioniq 5 N – but is it better to drive?

Genesis GV60 Magma
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Changan Deepal S05

Stylish mid-sized crossover from Chinese newcomer offers both electric and plug-in hybrid powertrains

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BMW opens new German battery factory to power electric i3

Bavaria's Plant Irlbach-Strasskirchen was built in just 2.5 years as part of wider €1 billion investment

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What Europe could learn from Brazil's 'laboratory' for Chinese car production

What Europe could learn from Brazil's 'laboratory' for Chinese car production
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How the UK saved the Chinese car industry in 2026

How the UK saved the Chinese car industry in 2026
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ZEV mandate review could give a hybrid lifeline to UK car factories

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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Jaguar XK my car and I

A lorry tried to kill this Jaguar XK V8 - but I made it a minter again

"It was opened up like a can of beans", but now this epic modern-classic Jag is fighting fit again

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A lorry tried to kill this Jaguar XK V8 - but I made it a minter again
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Pick-up, hot hatch, estate... Our Skoda Kodiaq isn't 'just an SUV'

Pick-up, hot hatch, estate... Our Skoda Kodiaq isn't 'just an SUV'
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Hot hatches on the charge: Cupra Raval VZ vs Alpine A290

Hot hatches on the charge: Cupra Raval VZ vs Alpine A290

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Shetland Christmas Road Trip Day 2 9

The car that made Polestar is retiring, and its successor must deliver

Polestar's seminal EV took it from a go-faster division to standalone brand; now its success must be emulated

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The car that made Polestar is retiring, and its successor must deliver
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When Rolls-Royce made a Mini: The lost art of small luxury cars

When Rolls-Royce made a Mini: The lost art of small luxury cars
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Car of the Year 2027: Seven cars in the running are EVs

Car of the Year 2027: Seven cars in the running are EVs

Used cars

Jaguar XK my car and I

A lorry tried to kill this Jaguar XK V8 - but I made it a minter again

"It was opened up like a can of beans", but now this epic modern-classic Jag is fighting fit again

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A lorry tried to kill this Jaguar XK V8 - but I made it a minter again
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A game-changing EV for sub-£20k? How to bag a Hyundai Ioniq 5

A game-changing EV for sub-£20k? How to bag a Hyundai Ioniq 5
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Rise of the JDM import: Japanese used cars are booming in the UK

Rise of the JDM import: Japanese used cars are booming in the UK

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More than marketing: How Saab really did use jets to develop cars

Swedish firm transferred aircraft design, wind-tunnel testing and cockpit layouts onto the road

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More than marketing: How Saab really did use jets to develop cars
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Six broken promises: When Lotus went mad at the Paris motor show

Six broken promises: When Lotus went mad at the Paris motor show
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Secret identities and missing parts: F1's most mysterious team
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