Kia Sportage GT Line 2023
Sportage is one of Kia's top-selling hybrid models currently
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Kia adds new hybrid models as electric car demand falters

Kia to launch nine electrified models by 2028 and forecasts hybrids will make up 20% of its sales in 2030

5 April 2024
Kia adds new hybrid models as electric car demand falters
Porsche Active Ride
Porsche active dampers are paired with a single-chamber air spring
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How does Porsche’s Active Ride system work?

We detail the system that took six years to develop and promises to meld class-beating comfort and agility

5 April 2024
How does Porsche’s Active Ride system work?
Renault Espace front three quarter
The electric MPV would bring with it some fundamental technical challenges
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Renault Espace could return as retro electric MPV

Modular EV platform allows Renault to explore new segments, but Espace can’t be FWD

5 April 2024
Renault Espace could return as retro electric MPV
New Renault Captur front
French electronica legend Jean-Michel Jarre composed the Captur's start-up chime, as well as the E-Tech's low-speed pedestrian warning sound
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Renault Captur revamped in pursuit of small SUV sales crown

Clio's loftier sibling is heavily upgraded but retains choice of pure-petrol and full-hybrid power

4 April 2024
Renault Captur revamped in pursuit of small SUV sales crown
Nio ET5 front three quarter
Each of Nio's models have benefited from the Oxfordshire base's input
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Exclusive: Nio gives its EVs a "European flavour" in Oxfordshire

Chief engineer Danilo Teobaldi and his team are shaping car's dynamics at Oxfordshire base

4 April 2024
Exclusive: Nio gives its EVs a "European flavour" in Oxfordshire
Flexis van teaser brightened
First of three Flexis vans is due in 2026
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Renault, Volvo Group partner on commercial EVs to be 'Tesla of vans'

Manufacturers have established new company Flexis to build line of radical, time-saving electric vans

3 April 2024
Renault, Volvo Group partner on commercial EVs to be 'Tesla of vans'
2024 Dacia Sandero Stepway front quarter tracking
As well as extra safety kit, the updated cars gain a wider range of colour options
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Dacia resists price hikes as EU-mandated safety kit introduced

Jogger, Sandero and Sandero Stepway gain systems including lane-keeping assistance and speed limit detection

3 April 2024
Dacia resists price hikes as EU-mandated safety kit introduced
Polestar 7 render front three quarter
Polestar 7 will come in after the 2 bows out around 2027
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Polestar 7 to replace 2 in brand's next-generation line-up

CEO Thomas Ingenlath details Polestar's future after Volvo's "non-dramatic" divestment

3 April 2024
Polestar 7 to replace 2 in brand's next-generation line-up
Vauxhall Mokka Electric Griffin front quarter
Metallic paint – usually £700 – is thrown in for free
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Vauxhall Mokka is cheapest electric SUV with £7k price cut

Newly added Griffin grade brings more kit than current entry-level Design at £29,495

3 April 2024
Vauxhall Mokka is cheapest electric SUV with £7k price cut
Porsche K1 prototype at test track 1
Long wheelbase and low ride height hint at K1's luxury billing
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Porsche K1: Electric seven-seat luxury SUV shows off radical design

First pictures of Porsche's new range-topper, due in 2027 with 920V charging and sleek estate-SUV bodystyle

2 April 2024
Porsche K1: Electric seven-seat luxury SUV shows off radical design

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