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626bhp, £145k, 18mpg: Real life with the mad Defender Octa

What is a 626bhp Defender like to live with? The highs and lows after two months with the world's wildest SUV

626bhp, £145k, 18mpg: Real life with the mad Defender Octa
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Renault Caravelle 1100: The beautiful 'poor man's Ferrari' with 55bhp

Renault Caravelle 1100: The beautiful 'poor man's Ferrari' with 55bhp
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Renault said EV enquiries on its website have risen 42% compared with January-February
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Electric car interest surges following spike in fuel prices

Electric car interest surges following spike in fuel prices
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Plans to build electric Minis in Oxford in limbo

Plans to build electric Minis in Oxford in limbo
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Road rage incidents spiral as stress mounts for UK drivers

Road rage incidents spiral as stress mounts for UK drivers
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Cupra previously offered bold shades but "you will never find a red Cupra" in future
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Cupra bans bright colours: "We will leave that to Ferrari"

Cupra bans bright colours: "We will leave that to Ferrari"
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I saved £22k on a used Porsche Taycan – what was it like?

I saved £22k on a used Porsche Taycan – what was it like?
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A recent Range Rover for Fiat Panda money? It's time to buy an L405

A recent Range Rover for Fiat Panda money? It's time to buy an L405
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2CV had to carry four farmers and 50kg of potatoes; successor will have a more modern remit
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Citroën to give "buying power" back to Europe with sub-£15k EV

Citroën to give "buying power" back to Europe with sub-£15k EV
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We ignored the brilliant 370Z – now it’s a £10k used bargain

We ignored the brilliant 370Z – now it’s a £10k used bargain
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Porsche to end production of ICE Macan this summer

Porsche to end production of ICE Macan this summer
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Honda UK appoints new head of automotive

Honda UK appoints new head of automotive
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Skoda Elroq: 8 key things to know

Skoda Elroq: 8 key things to know

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Citroen e-C3

Electric supermini leads Europe's fightback against low-cost Chinese challengers

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Toyota C-HR+ review

EV-agnostic Japanese giant launches its mainstream electric offering

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Volkswagen ID Polo prototype review

Cupra may have led development of this electric supermini, but Volkswagen insists that it’s a proper Polo

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Jaecoo 8

Purveyor of Britain’s new favourite car heads upmarket with larger plug-in hybrid SUV

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Bentley Continental GT S

New variant combines standard V8 PHEV powertrain with Speed chassis

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Denza Z9 GT EV

BYD brand positions seriously potent EV as a premium challenger

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Volvo ES90

Swedish brand goes against the grain with an esoteric – and rather charming – electric 'saloon'

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Used Range Rover 2013-2021 review

The fourth-generation Range Rover is here to be judged as a luxury car as much as it is a 4x4

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Chery Tiggo 4

Chinese budget brand introduces hybrid compact crossover in vein of MG ZS

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Fiat Grande Panda

Mild-hybrid petrol version of quasi-rugged retro throwback promises 109bhp and 56mpg

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Honda UK appoints new head of automotive

Movers and shakers: Michael Doyle returns to UK arm after three years in southern Africa

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Plans to build electric Minis in Oxford in limbo

Plans to build electric Minis in Oxford in limbo
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Can we rely on King Charles' charm, or should we build Trump a limo?

Can we rely on King Charles' charm, or should we build Trump a limo?
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Porsche sells stakes in Bugatti Rimac and Rimac Group

Porsche sells stakes in Bugatti Rimac and Rimac Group
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Audi A2s will form the basis for testing the Runabout, replacing the Riversimple Rasa (left)

UK FCEV maker Riversimple pivots to hydrogen-powered Audi A2

UK FCEV maker Riversimple pivots to hydrogen-powered Audi A2
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Renault Caravelle 1100: The beautiful 'poor man's Ferrari' with 55bhp

No power steering and a fuel gauge that requires engine-out repairs? This is a definite French classic

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Renault Caravelle 1100: The beautiful 'poor man's Ferrari' with 55bhp
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626bhp, £145k, 18mpg: Real life with the mad Defender Octa

626bhp, £145k, 18mpg: Real life with the mad Defender Octa
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How used cooking oil is making the tyre industry greener

How used cooking oil is making the tyre industry greener

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"Does anyone even know what a software-defined vehicle is?"

Is software the 'primary driver of value creation'? The BMW iX3 is a software-defined vehicle but doesn't feel it

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"Does anyone even know what a software-defined vehicle is?"
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Porsche-Rimac split is a blow for European automotive innovation

Porsche-Rimac split is a blow for European automotive innovation
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Can we rely on King Charles' charm, or should we build Trump a limo?

Can we rely on King Charles' charm, or should we build Trump a limo?

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Renault Caravelle 1100: The beautiful 'poor man's Ferrari' with 55bhp

No power steering and a fuel gauge that requires engine-out repairs? This is a definite French classic

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Renault Caravelle 1100: The beautiful 'poor man's Ferrari' with 55bhp
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We ignored the brilliant 370Z – now it’s a £10k used bargain

We ignored the brilliant 370Z – now it’s a £10k used bargain
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A recent Range Rover for Fiat Panda money? It's time to buy an L405

A recent Range Rover for Fiat Panda money? It's time to buy an L405

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Citroën's remaking the 2CV – here's why the original was a smash hit

Affordable and sustainable new urban EV aims to ape the success of this 1940s legend

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Citroën's remaking the 2CV – here's why the original was a smash hit
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How a pioneering British car maker was lost to Chrysler

How a pioneering British car maker was lost to Chrysler
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From gas lamps to LEDs: The 100-year war on headlight glare

From gas lamps to LEDs: The 100-year war on headlight glare
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