Friday, 28 January 2022 07:41
Hyundai Ioniq 5: long-term test review
Verdict Our Car of the Year has made a solid start. Real-world range in cold weather isn’t quite as high as we’d like, but the spacious cabin, terrific on-board tech and ride comfort are making it a pleasure to use. It's always an exciting time when a new long-termer arrives on the Auto Express test fleet – and there’s definitely…
Thursday, 27 January 2022 08:22
VW Golf eHybrid (2021) review: senseless sensibility
This is as electrified as a Golf will get now. There's no e-Golf anymore, as that job has been taken over by the ID.3, so a plug-in hybrid will have to do. Of course, there's still the GTE. But, to cater to more folks who are chomping at the bit for an electrified car there's this more sensible one now,…
Thursday, 27 January 2022 08:05
Rolls-Royce Ghost (2021) review: Black Badge driven
The current Rolls-Royce Ghost isn't a radical visual departure from the one it replaced, but in fact features only two carryover parts – the badge and the umbrellas. It's the product of an intense, five-year feedback loop between Goodwood's creative brains and its most influential customers. The result is a car that is both more of the same, but also…
Wednesday, 26 January 2022 08:19
Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot First Drive: It Actually Drives Itself*
The future, when it arrived, was anticlimactic. The snow flurries had finally eased off and the traffic on the autobahn had at last slowed to less than 37 mph. White lights appeared on the metal buttons at 10-to-2 on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class' steering wheel. I thumbed one of them. Green now glowed on the wheel and in the display arcing…
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Tuesday, 25 January 2022 07:02
New Batman-inspired Nissan Juke Kiiro revealed
A new Nissan Juke Kiiro special edition has been unveiled. It’s the latest limited-edition version of the current Juke, and will be available to buy from the end of February. Prices are yet to be confirmed, but we’d expect the Kiiro to sit near the top of the range. Only 500 UK cars are available. ‘Kiiro’ is the Japanese word…
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Monday, 24 January 2022 06:20
2023 Toyota Sequoia
Overview The Toyota Sequoia has always been a full-size, three-row SUV based on the same platform as the Tundra pickup truck, and that won’t change with the new generation set to arrive for the 2023 model year. The new model looks to be far more modern than the outdated second-generation Sequoia it replaces, which has been around for more than…
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Monday, 24 January 2022 06:16
Skoda Enyaq Coupe review
PROS It's an Enyaq, so it'll be easy to live with Roomy, inviting interior Long-range from biggest battery pack CONS Likely to cost more than standard Enyaq infotainment less intuitive than rivals Above average road noise Is the Skoda Enyaq Coupe any good? The Coupe version of our current Car of The Year promises more style at a modest price…
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Friday, 21 January 2022 07:40
Tesla Track Day! We Drive Flat Out in a Modded Model 3
For some, stock has never been enough. Decades of hot rodders, drifters, lowriders, track rats, and every niche in between have forged rich and enduring cultures centered around modifying automobiles. But as the inevitable era of electrification approaches, there are those who believe we're facing an existential threat to the future of automotive enthusiasm itself. We have to admit, we're…
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