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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

2 May 2026
626bhp, £145k, 18mpg: Real life with the mad Defender Octa
Cupra Formentor red
Cupra previously offered bold shades but "you will never find a red Cupra" in future
New cars

Cupra bans bright colours: "We will leave that to Ferrari"

Current and future Cupras will stick with greyscale colour palette else "risk losing the brand"

1 May 2026
Cupra bans bright colours: "We will leave that to Ferrari"
New cars

Porsche to end production of ICE Macan this summer

SUV meets its end this summer but UK will have stock into 2027 – and a replacement is coming

30 April 2026
Porsche to end production of ICE Macan this summer
New cars

New-look 2026 Jeep Avenger revealed with light-up grille

Two years after its launch, the baby crossover is getting chunkier, Compass-flavoured styling

30 April 2026
New-look 2026 Jeep Avenger revealed with light-up grille
1954 Citroen 2CV
2CV had to carry four farmers and 50kg of potatoes; successor will have a more modern remit
Electric cars

Citroën to give "buying power" back to Europe with sub-£15k EV

French firm to modernise famous 2CV brief in bid to revive Europe's endangered cheap car market

30 April 2026
Citroën to give "buying power" back to Europe with sub-£15k EV
New cars

Ferrari Purosangue gets sportier with new £407k Handling Speciale

New suspension calibration is said to reduce SUV's body roll by 10%, while gearchanges are exaggerated

29 April 2026
Ferrari Purosangue gets sportier with new £407k Handling Speciale
Electric cars

Leapmotor B03 primed as cut-price VW ID Polo rival for 2027

New B03 is caught testing ahead of its Chinese launch later this year as a hatchback sibling to the B03X

29 April 2026
Leapmotor B03 primed as cut-price VW ID Polo rival for 2027
Electric cars

Revealed: New Volkswagen ID Polo to take on Renault 5 from £22k

Electric supermini marks a return to traditional VW brand values while packing advanced tech

29 April 2026
Revealed: New Volkswagen ID Polo to take on Renault 5 from £22k
New cars

Porsche 911 GT3 MR: Does £56k Manthey kit work on road and track?

Nürburgring meisters enhance the suspension and aero of track-focused 911

29 April 2026
Porsche 911 GT3 MR: Does £56k Manthey kit work on road and track?
Electric cars

Leapmotor B05 first drive: China's Golf shows signs of promise

New mid-sized electric hatch is a sub-£30k Cupra Born rival. How does it fare on first acquaintance?

28 April 2026
Leapmotor B05 first drive: China's Golf shows signs of promise

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