New cars

New cars 2025: Your handy guide to the 137 cars coming this year

From hybrid hypercars to high-rise hatchbacks, here's every new model that's set to arrive this year

1 April 2025
New cars 2025: Your handy guide to the 137 cars coming this year
Hyundai Insteroid front quarter
Insteroid name is a portmanteau of 'Inster' and 'steroid'
New cars

Hyundai Inster gets wild race-ready rework

Korean brand's city car gets a makeover with rally-style bodywork and stripped-out interior

1 April 2025
Hyundai Inster gets wild race-ready rework
How much of a fire risk are electric vehicles?
Damage can cause lithium ion batteries to catch fire
Electric cars

How much of a fire risk are electric vehicles?

We look at why EV fires are so hard to extinguish, how fire services are handling it and how to minimise risks

1 April 2025
How much of a fire risk are electric vehicles?
Vauxhall Grandland Electric Ultimate front quarter tracking
Vauxhall Grandland Electric in Ultimate trim previously cost £40,495 – putting it over the ECS threshold
Consumer

Vauxhall drops prices to swerve new 'luxury car tax' on EVs

Average new EV exceeds the threshold triggering an extra £2125 in VED over first six years of its life

1 April 2025
Vauxhall drops prices to swerve new 'luxury car tax' on EVs
Electric cars

Official: Nissan to gain Renault Twingo-based city car in 2026

New model will help Japanese firm grow its small EV line-up; part of wider restructure between Alliance partners

31 March 2025
Official: Nissan to gain Renault Twingo-based city car in 2026
Electric cars

The longest-range electric cars

EVs that can break the 300-mile barrier are growing in number – as are number of those that can crack 400 miles

31 March 2025
The longest-range electric cars
leapmotor t03 dacia spring twin 2025 jh 51
Small batteries and austere power outputs mean the Spring and T03 are best suited to town
Features

Dacia Spring vs Leapmotor T03: UK's cheapest EVs face off

The Spring is widely regarded as the value champion but China's Leapmotor is here to fight it – which is better?

29 March 2025
Dacia Spring vs Leapmotor T03: UK's cheapest EVs face off
Skoda Elroq teaser   the rear of the car is shown in the shadows
Bright paint and more aggressive styling will mark the hot Elroq out
New cars

Hot new Skoda Elroq vRS to be revealed next week

Skoda's second sporty electric car could pack a 322bhp punch to outpace the Abarth 600e

28 March 2025
Hot new Skoda Elroq vRS to be revealed next week
Qashqai in the final inspection light tunnel at Nissan Sunderland
Sunderland plant currently builds Qashqai and Juke; new Leaf EV is coming this year
Manufacturing

Nissan: future of Sunderland factory is "very safe"

Nissan will soon start building new Leaf and Juke EVs in Sunderland but Qashqai EV delayed due to market uncertainty

26 March 2025
Nissan: future of Sunderland factory is "very safe"
2025 Nissan Micra front
New Micra is twinned with the Renault 5 but references the early-2000s K12 Micra
New cars

Electric Nissan Micra unwrapped: Renault 5 twin due this year

New electric supermini was designed in London and will be built in France, alongside Renault 5

26 March 2025
Electric Nissan Micra unwrapped: Renault 5 twin due this year

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