Electric cars

Ranked: The fastest electric cars

Gone are the days when buying an EV meant pottering around in a Nissan Leaf. Now, EVs are proper speed machines

3 March 2025
Ranked: The fastest electric cars
Technology

Why there's no stopping the rise of brake-by-wire technology

Bosch’s brake-by-wire still uses hydraulics to operate the calipers

3 March 2025
Why there's no stopping the rise of brake-by-wire technology
MG ES5 first pics front quarter
New MG S5 EV is already on sale in China, badged as the ES5
New cars

MG S5 EV will arrive in spring as ZS EV replacement

New crossover – being detailed in full tomorrow – is based on same platform as MG 4 electric hatchback

3 March 2025
MG S5 EV will arrive in spring as ZS EV replacement
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The showdown: which 4x4 is the king of the class?
Features

Defender vs Land Cruiser vs Grenadier in ultimate 4x4 showdown

Does Toyota's perennial off-roader have what it takes worry the Land Rover Defender and Ineos Grenadier?

3 March 2025
Defender vs Land Cruiser vs Grenadier in ultimate 4x4 showdown
duster
Dacia Duster is more than capable driving on the rough stuff...
Best cars

Grime and punishment: the best used 4x4s

If you’re not willing to pit your expensive 4x4 against Mother Nature, consider these used alternatives instead

3 March 2025
Grime and punishment: the best used 4x4s
New Mercdes Models 2025 2026 2027
Cars coming include more than a dozen new models, eight facelifts and two concepts
New cars

Mercedes-Benz priming 21 new cars for next two years

Unprecedented overhaul of the firm’s line-up will include compact models, potent AMGs and supercar

3 March 2025
Mercedes-Benz priming 21 new cars for next two years
Defender LT STU 011
Our editor-at-large loves ploughing through mud in his Defender
Features

Byway not the highway: why you should take your 4x4 off-road

Ever taken a 4x4 or off road or green-laning? Its about time you did...

2 March 2025
Byway not the highway: why you should take your 4x4 off-road
From the archive

The story behind clay modelling - and why it's still used today

Clay models have been shaping how cars look since the 1930s, as we discovered on a visit to Austin

28 February 2025
The story behind clay modelling - and why it's still used today
New cars

Volkswagen won't revive old names unless cars are "true to genes"

VW CEO has said retired names, such as Scirocco, will return only when a new model's DNA suits it

28 February 2025
Volkswagen won't revive old names unless cars are "true to genes"
Volkswagen Tayron
The Volkswagen Tayron is the latest model in the brand's "core" line-up
New cars

Volkswagen puts niche cars on ice as it focuses on 'core line-up'

Boss Thomas Schäfer says the German brand doesn't currently “have the money to gamble” on non-vital models

28 February 2025
Volkswagen puts niche cars on ice as it focuses on 'core line-up'

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