New cars

UK start-up Longbow reveals test mule of 895kg Speedster EV

Prototype hits the road just six months after being penned by designer; sports car should reach customers next year

31 October 2025
UK start-up Longbow reveals test mule of 895kg Speedster EV
New cars

Dacia, Skoda seek first Car of the Year win as 2026 shortlist announced

Car of the Year 2026 shortlist includes Citroën C5 Aircross, Dacia Bigster, Fiat Grande Panda, Kia EV4, Mercedes-Benz CLA, Renault 4 and Skoda Elroq

31 October 2025
Dacia, Skoda seek first Car of the Year win as 2026 shortlist announced
New cars

Mazda begins testing its first bespoke EV, due 2027

Mazda's previous EVs have been based on ICE platforms or other brands' models; now firm is going it alone

30 October 2025
Mazda begins testing its first bespoke EV, due 2027
New cars

New Corolla will get FCEV as Toyota 'fully committed' to hydrogen

Firm remains strongly committed to FCEVs – and says lorries hold the key to hydrogen fuelling infrastructure

30 October 2025
New Corolla will get FCEV as Toyota 'fully committed' to hydrogen
Features

How VW engineers can beat China – with their bums

Volkswagen technical development chief Kai Grünitz says our backsides are a crucial development tool

30 October 2025
How VW engineers can beat China – with their bums
New cars

Finish it yourself: Toyota leaves new mini-4x4 purposely incomplete

Rugged, bare-bones IMV Origin concept is a flatpack truck that can be whatever its owner needs

30 October 2025
Finish it yourself: Toyota leaves new mini-4x4 purposely incomplete
Lexus Sport Concept Tokyo motor show 2025
Upcoming Lexus supercar could be first to use solid-state battery technology
New cars

Toyota to use solid-state battery in "high-power" EV in 2027

Solid-state batteries are "high power, compact and long range", says Toyota – like the cars they will be fitted to

30 October 2025
Toyota to use solid-state battery in "high-power" EV in 2027
New cars

Mazda previews supermini comeback with ‘empathetic’ 2 successor

Cute 3.8m-long hatchback is designed to behave "much like a friend" to its driver by using "empathetic AI"

29 October 2025
Mazda previews supermini comeback with ‘empathetic’ 2 successor
New cars

503bhp Mazda is rotary-electric vision of ‘carbon-negative’ ICE

Up to 500 miles of combined range for Mazda's new four-seat sports plug-in hybrid concept

29 October 2025
503bhp Mazda is rotary-electric vision of ‘carbon-negative’ ICE
New cars

Denza N8L revealed as six-seat PHEV with 143-mile electric range

New family SUV from BYD-owned premium brand offers 2+2+2 seating and a whopping 751bhp

29 October 2025
Denza N8L revealed as six-seat PHEV with 143-mile electric range

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