2025 Mercedes Benz CLA   red car front cornering
New motor, new battery and great aero yield 492 miles and 5.0mpkWh
New cars

Mercedes rethinks electric cars with game-changing 492-mile CLA

Hyper-efficient CLA becomes UK's longest-range electric car, while hybrid promises diesel-style MPG

13 March 2025
Mercedes rethinks electric cars with game-changing 492-mile CLA
Electric cars

Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 to return as 500bhp EV with axial-flux motors

Hot version of new electric CLA will have ultra-slim Yasa motors, a drift mode and a hydraulic rear wing

13 March 2025
Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 to return as 500bhp EV with axial-flux motors
Seat El Born unveiling   front three quarters
El-Born was to be Seat's debut EV before it was rebranded as the Cupra Born
New cars

Seat won't launch an EV until 2030s, confirms CEO

CEO Wayne Griffiths says "it is not the time for a Seat EV just yet” as it "would need to be profitable"

13 March 2025
Seat won't launch an EV until 2030s, confirms CEO
Skoda seven seater preview   front with lights on
T-shaped headlights are a defining characteristic of Skoda's new Modern Solid design ethos
New cars

Skoda previews Kodiaq-sized electric seven-seater for 2026

Skoda's largest electric car yet could carry seven people more than 400 miles on a single charge

13 March 2025
Skoda previews Kodiaq-sized electric seven-seater for 2026
Car sales

Skoda's record 2024 makes it "most profitable" volume Western car brand

Czech brand is now Europe’s fourth largest car maker and the Octavia remains its best-seller

13 March 2025
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Skoda's record 2024 makes it "most profitable" volume Western car brand
New cars

Skoda Octavia EV to be previewed with concept in September

Munich motor show concept will preview next-gen Octavia, to be twinned with VW's upcoming ID Golf

13 March 2025
Skoda Octavia EV to be previewed with concept in September
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Verstappen won a fourth consecutive world title last year
F1

F1 2025 preview: could this be the best F1 season ever?

As F1 prepares for a potentially enthralling new season, we discuss rookies, Hamilton at Ferrari and more

13 March 2025
F1 2025 preview: could this be the best F1 season ever?
New cars

Toyota planning electric Yaris – but now is 'not the right moment'

Firm is expanding its electric car line-up into larger segments before considering a Renault 5 rival

13 March 2025
Toyota planning electric Yaris – but now is 'not the right moment'
Slideshow

The cars that helped save the company

A surprising number of car firms have been saved by a single model - these are the most famous

13 March 2025
The cars that helped save the company

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