Long-Term Review

12,000 miles in a HR-V: the bad, the brilliant and the very noisy

Clever 'Magic Seats', a blissfully button-heavy dashboard... and an infuriating transmission

10 April 2026
12,000 miles in a HR-V: the bad, the brilliant and the very noisy
New cars

Radical Hyundai saloon and SUV preview bespoke China EVs

Venus and Earth concepts preview new electric cars bespoke to the world's biggest car market

10 April 2026
Radical Hyundai saloon and SUV preview bespoke China EVs
New cars

Ford slashes Capri and Explorer prices by £5000

Electric SUV siblings now start from around £35,000 – but lowered prices cause worry in used car market

10 April 2026
Ford slashes Capri and Explorer prices by £5000
Slideshow

The best cars made by Ford that aren’t Fords

They didn't wear the Blue Oval badge, but these iconic cars all came from the American car giant

10 April 2026
The best cars made by Ford that aren’t Fords
Slideshow

The weirdest car publicity photos ever published

Most official press photos just do their job quietly. Nice positioning and lighting, show the car off at its best, and you’re done. But these ones… not so much

10 April 2026
The weirdest car publicity photos ever published
New cars

New Stellantis design boss vows "no clones" in effort to separate brands

Giles Vidal wants his brands to "compete more against the real competition and less between ourselves"

9 April 2026
New Stellantis design boss vows "no clones" in effort to separate brands
New cars

Faster, classier and 50mpg: Jaecoo 7 PHEV smashes my petrol variant

I chose the petrol version of the UK's best-selling car, but a week in the hybrid shows I made the wrong decision

9 April 2026
Faster, classier and 50mpg: Jaecoo 7 PHEV smashes my petrol variant
kia ev1 autocar render front quarter
Lower-riding sibling to EV2 could take 'EV1' badge and be electric Picanto replacement
Electric cars

Kia confirms electric city car for 2027, new family SUV for 2029

Two crucial new volume models inbound as Kia aims to ramp up EV sales in challenging market

9 April 2026
Kia confirms electric city car for 2027, new family SUV for 2029
Electric cars

New 2026 Cupra Raval unveiled as £23k Renault 5 fighter

New electric supermini will be offered in several configurations, including 222bhp 'VZ' hot hatch

9 April 2026
New 2026 Cupra Raval unveiled as £23k Renault 5 fighter

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