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Vauxhall's full of beans: As RAY MASSEY enjoys a chocolate-infused Easter, car giant adds a new coffee-sounding Mokka to its line-up

02/04/21 08:50

But unlike bamboozling coffee menus, there's a simple choice of three Easter bonnets: petrol, diesel or pure electric, with prices from £20,735. They all feature Vauxhall's sharp new V-shaped 'vizor' face - and the aerodynamic design cuts drag at motorway speeds by 16 per cent. I've been driving smartly appointed petrol and electric variants around urban Coventry and leafy Warwickshire....read

End of the road for Mondeo Man: Ford's long-running family car to be AXED next year as sales slide, demand switches to SUVs and electric vehicles take centre stage
25/03/21 01:01
The saloon car that became a byword for 'Mondeo Man' - the middle-ground voter that could swing elections - has been killed off by the rise in popularity of SUVs and a switch to electric.
Motorists need more plug-in vehicle incentives and an improved charging network to achieve the Government's electric dream, car makers warn
25/03/21 12:02
Car makers this morning accused the Government of playing a game of 'Snakes and Ladders' with consumer incentives for the uptake of electric vehicles, following its latest decision to slash grants.
Fancy that! Pioneering electric supercar maker Rimac to open UK R&D centre next-door to Jaguar (which has its own ambitious zero-emission plans)
24/03/21 02:43
Croatian car manufacturer Rimac is also linked to Porsche amid speculation that the pair will soon take control of luxury hypercar firm Bugatti and turn it into an electric-only brand.
Is this Bentley's petrol swansong? As the British brand looks to embark on its grand plans to go electric, it unveils the £200k Continental GT Speed with a gas-guzzling 12-CYLINDER engine
23/03/21 04:00
It has a monumental 6-litre W12 petrol engine with whopping CO2 emissions and gas-guzzling fuel economy, despite the company's plans to sell only electrified cars from 2025.
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Formula One's safety car for the road: Vantage F1 Edition is Aston Martin's £142k motor to mark its return to the series after 60 years away
22/03/21 02:26
The new Vantage F1 Edition celebrates Aston Martin's return to Grand Prix racing after a gap of more than 60 years and is based around the Vantage being used as the official safety car at races.
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Toyota's next-generation Aygo will run on petrol ONLY: Japanese firm bucks the trend for electric vehicles with city car set to cost less than £12,000
19/03/21 09:57
With just about every new car seeming to be battery powered these days, Toyota is putting out a budget runaround operating on unleaded - expected to cost from under £12,000.
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Radford returns: One of the coolest car names from the Swinging Sixties is roaring back to life with the backing of former F1 champ Jenson Button
18/03/21 03:18
Fans of the bespoke Radford Minis models of the 1960s in particular are among the most iconic of the era, including The Fab Four Beatles and screen legend Peter Sellars.
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How Lamborghini's 'dream-maker' boss is preparing the supercar brand for an electric future - as he confirms a second best year on record for sales in 2020 despite the pandemic
18/03/21 01:17
We sit down for an exclusive interview with returning Lamborghini boss, Stephan Winkelmann, who details how he intends to electrify the Italian supercar firm's model line-up.
Ford's lifeline to thousands of UK jobs: Factory in Dagenham to supply engines for Ford and VW vans built in Turkey thanks to new trade deal
16/03/21 03:08
Ford announced that the Dagenham Engine Plant will manufacture the latest diesel engines for the next generation Ford Transit Custom vans from early 2023.
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Jaguar Land Rover unveil new in-car aircon unit they say will KILL 97% of coronavirus viruses and bacteria
16/03/21 01:55
Jaguar Land Rover has developed a car air conditioning system which it claims can protect against coronavirus. Tests claim the new tech inhibits viruses and bacteria by as much as 97 per cent.
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Mini will go fully electric within a decade after it reveals plans to sell only battery-powered cars by 2030
16/03/21 12:00
BMW has announced it will launch its last internal combustion engine-powered Mini in 2025, with hopes to only sell electrically-powered vehicles from 2030.
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Happy 60th birthday to the E-Type: Jaguar reveals revived cars celebrating the race overnight to its Geneva launch - as a coupe and convertible pair for £650k
15/03/21 04:25
The 60th birthday of the iconic Jaguar E-Type today is being celebrated with the creation of stunningly-restored Series 1 cars.
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The small family SUV with a big surprise: RAY MASSEY gets an early drive of Mazda's new MX-30 with its pillarless double doors
12/03/21 10:14
On sale officially in the UK this week, the new MX-30 is its first all-electric car as well as its first to achieve a 5-star EuroNCAP crash test.
The moral Mercedes: We drive (and chat to) the its latest electric car - the £40,000 EQA with a driving range of 263 miles
06/03/21 07:45
The elegant EQA is certainly a very stylish, eye-catching upmarket family runaround that caused lots of heads to turn as we road-tested it around the leafy lanes and major roads of Surrey.
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Jack of all trades: Porsche's new Taycan Cross Turismo is an £80,000 electric sports car that doubles as a family estate that can go off-road
04/03/21 03:46
Porsche's new electric sports car estate has been officially unveiled - ideal for those who want to win a game of Top Trumps at the school gates or on a tip run.
Aston Martin to mark its return to F1 after a 60-year hiatus with a Formula One-inspired version of its V8 Vantage road car - and it will cost around £140k
03/03/21 03:15
The British firm's first F1 car since the 1960 season - the new AMR21 - has been unveiled today ahead of the 2021 season. Hot on its heels in the coming weeks will be an F1-inspired V8 Vantage.
Driving Iron Man's electric supercar: We test the new Audi e-Tron GT from the latest Avengers film months ahead of the £80,000 vehicle hitting UK showrooms
02/03/21 11:01
We've been lucky enough to try out an early left-hand drive version of the full-production cars direct from Germany on UK soil months before first deliveries arrive later this year.
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Volvo's vegan EV: Swedish brand unveils the new £50k C40 Recharge - its second all-electric car with a 260-mile range and first model that's 'entirely leather-free'
02/03/21 02:00
The C40 Recharge is a lower-slung sibling to the existing XC40 SUV with a range of around 260 miles. It was unveiled just hours after the Swedish brand outlined its green ambitions for 2030.
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Volvo becomes the latest car maker to commit to making only fully-electric cars by 2030 - and says they will be sold exclusively online
02/03/21 08:32
Volvo's entire car line-up will be fully electric by 2030 as it phases out the production of all models with internal combustion engines, including hybrids, the Chinese-owned company said on Tuesday.
Not going electric just yet: Land Rover launches its most powerful Defender V8 ever with tax-topping CO2 emissions - days after plans to go green by 2030
25/02/21 12:02
Fuel consumption for the new V8 is revealed as a miserly 19.5mpg with emissions of CO2 coming in at a mighty 327g/km.
A behind-the-scenes Turismo: We drive Porsche's new £140,000 Taycan Cross Turismo weeks before the all-electric estate car is unveiled to the world
23/02/21 11:01
The new Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo shape is essentially a more rufty-tufty shooting brake, fastback or estate version of the highly successful Taycan saloon - or a blend of all three.
The 'bread and butter Benz' can now check if your smart toaster is burning breakfast: Mercedes' new £38k C-Class can connect to devices in your house
23/02/21 01:00
you've ever wanted to check on who's in your house, turn up the central heating or prepare the TV, all from the comfort of your car when you're still on the move, Mercedes-Benz has now got the answer.
Kia's antidote to range anxiety: Korean brand launches app that gives EV drivers single-account access to 14k public chargers across various networks
23/02/21 09:29
It's new KiaCharge s 'one-stop shop' system gives drivers of its cars access to 13,900 UK charging points at which to recharge their pure electric or plug-in petrol-electric hybrid vehicles.
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Nissan unveils its new Sunderland-built Qashqai costing from £22,000 - and hails the SUV as a vote of confidence in Britain and its North East workforce
18/02/21 10:00
Marking the arrival of the new third-generation SUV, bosses said Nissan's 35 years of car-building in Britain meant it had become part of the UK way of life and was proud of its 'Britishness'.
McLaren's planet-friendly supercar: British firm unveils its £185k Artura - a 205mph hybrid that can drive round town on electric power
17/02/21 12:15
The plug-in hybrid Artura will sprint from rest to 60mph in 3 seconds. But it will also return over 50mpg, emit less than 130g/km of CO2 and do 19 miles on battery power.
Nissan's platinum record: Japanese brand is the first to sell 1 MILLION crossovers in the UK - and 933,000 of them were built in Sunderland
11/02/21 12:01
Nissan's UK plant in Sunderland is responsible for production of more than nine out of ten of the million crossovers sold in the the UK so far - comprising Qashqais and Jukes.
Is this the ultimate 'old-school' Defender? Land Rover launches 25 expedition-ready versions of its iconic 4X4 with a price tag of £200,000
10/02/21 10:49
The Defender Works V8 Trophy models are based on the 2012 to 2016 versions of the 90 ans 110 4X4s. Prices start at a hefty £195,000 for a compact 90 and £205,000 for the larger 110.
The new electric supercar that's fit for a superhero: Audi's e-tron GT - driven by Iron Man in Avengers Endgame - will soon be in showrooms for £80,000
09/02/21 06:15
Super-cool Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jnr drove an early prototype of the new battery-powered GT on screen in the Marvel movie Avengers Endgame where he plays Iron Man.
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Is this new DS a worthy successor to Citroen's French legend? New DS4 aims to bring glitz and glamour to the crossover market
05/02/21 10:17
The new DS4 crossover arrives in UK showrooms in November in a variety of powertrains - including a plug-in hybrid - priced from between around £25,000 to £40,000.
RAY MASSEY: The Cupra Formentor is a cross between a sports car and SUV - and a mean and moody family machine
29/01/21 10:16
It's the first model developed exclusively under the stand-alone Cupra brand, the performance arm of SEAT, itself owned by the Volkswagen group.
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A 1950s racing legend reborn: Jaguar will hand-build eight C-Type 'Continuation' cars for collectors - but you'll need to pay £2MILLION if you want one
29/01/21 12:41
The cars mark the 70th anniversary of the legendary C-Type racer, which won seven gruelling Le Mans 24-hour events and was driven by leading racing champions including Sir Stirling Moss.
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With a little help from a friend: Land Rover salesman uses a £45k Defender 4X4 to tow a 44-tonne transporter that got stuck on ice when delivering seven new SUVs to the showroom
27/01/21 05:33
Employees captured video of the incredible feat taking place, which was posted online today showing the huge capabilities of the British firm's new rugged offroader.
High mile club: Bentley's £150,000 V8 Flying Spur is the brand's most affordable and frugal limo - but should you spend an extra £21,000 for the meatier W12 version?
27/01/21 12:57
We had the chance to compare the healthy-eating option of the beefiest of Bentleys with the unreconstructed meaty W12 version driven before the pandemic. Find out which we'd rather have.
Not the Mustang you used to know: Mach-E is Ford's first purpose-build electric SUV that uses the iconic muscle car's name - is it worthy of the fabled badge?
16/01/21 07:46
Mess with an icon at your own peril. And in the world of cars, there are few bigger legends than the Ford Mustang, famed for its appearance in Bullitt with Steve McQueen at the wheel.
RAY MASSEY re-imagines Steve McQueen's classic 1968 movie Bullitt for the 21st Century behind the wheel of Ford's new fully electric Mustang
15/01/21 09:50
The Mustang Mach-E should be viewed as a completely new car, designed to take on Elon Musk's Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y SUV.
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BMW causes more controversy with latest 'woke' and expletive-laden promo video criticized for alienating older customers
12/01/21 06:29
The German car giant has outraged motorists with a controversial 'bull***t' clip that critics say mocks the baby-boomer generation and denigrates one of the firm's most successful cars.
Mercedes reveals dashboard-wide 'Hyperscreen' for its new electric luxury limo that it describes as a 'big in-car cinema on wheels' - but will it distract drivers?
07/01/21 05:05
Dubbed 'a big in-car cinema on wheels', it is to make its debut in the German car-giant's new flagship electric EQS limousine later this year.
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'A lost year for the UK auto sector': Car registrations crashed to a 28-YEAR LOW in 2020 as Covid and uncertainty over big-ticket purchases sees motor sales plunge 29% to just 1.63million
06/01/21 12:01
As factories and showrooms were forced to close because of the virus, sales to UK customers last year plummeted by the greatest percentage since the Second World War.
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Covid-busting Bentley posts record global sales in 2020 thanks to demand boost from China - but shifts fewer motors in UK and Europe
05/01/21 03:59
British luxury car firm Bentley has announced record total sales of 11,206 vehicles - the highest in its 101-year history and achieved despite the Covid pandemic.
Is it seventh heaven for the latest Mercedes-Benz executive saloon? RAY MASSEY test drives the top £110k hi-tech version of the new S-Class
01/01/21 08:57
The car I drove was at the top end of the range - a fully stocked long-wheelbase S500 4Matic L saloon costing up to £110,325 and complete with all the bells and whistles.
Behind the wheel of Ferrari's Aston Martini: RAY MASSEY test drives the Italian brand's new £170,000 model that is gunning for 007's favourite car brand
26/12/20 12:01
There is very little doubt that this is Ferrari's gamble to create a GT car cocktail to take on the iconic British brand. Mixed to leave you stirred, not shaken, it certainly has a distinctive and spicy Italian twist.
You only live five times: Incredible $22MILLION haul of James Bond Aston Martin DB5s kitted out with fake machine guns, battering rams and bullet-proof shields are pictured together
21/12/20 01:32
You'd probably need to raid the gold depository at Fort Knox to afford these five very special 007 cars with a combined value of $22million.
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You only live five times: Incredible £16.5MILLION haul of James Bond Aston Martin DB5s kitted out with fake machine guns, battering rams and bullet-proof shields are pictured together
21/12/20 12:01
Laden with gadgets, the collection of £3.3m-a-piece Goldfinger DB5 continuation cars has been photographed for the first - and probably only - time together.
Bounce-back Bentley on course to break even in 2020 as German owners tighten their grip ahead of its first electric car launch
16/12/20 02:09
Bentley, which until now has operated largely independently with the Volkswagen group, from spring will be controlled by Audi as the Germans tighten their grip on their British subsidiary.
Like a JET for the road: The British designed 311mph Top Gun-style Hennessey Venom F5 that 'will be most powerful car on planet'
15/12/20 06:10
The $2.7m, or £2m, US supercar has key parts supplied from Britain and is the first built from scratch to carry the name of the legendary John Hennessey.
This new £60,000 BMW iX3 electric SUV has a soundtrack written by composer Hans Zimmer: Will it hit the right note with drivers?
15/12/20 09:10
The iX3 is the first BMW car for which Academy Award-winning movie composer Hans Zimmer has written a sound-track in collaboration with the firm's sound designer Renzo Vitale.
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Citroen stays within its comfort zone: New C4's a looker but it won't scare the horses... even when it's electric, says RAY MASSEY
11/12/20 09:51
Citroen's new coupe-like C4 crossover marks a striking and stylish new addition to the French car-maker's range - but is clearly built for comfort rather than scintillating performance.
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'Bonjour, mon Ami': We test Citroen's diminutive Ami electric car to be sold in the UK next year from £5,000 - and it can be driven by 16-year-olds
09/12/20 12:01
If you are a shrinking violet who likes to keep a low profile and hates being the centre of attention, then Citroen's quirky new Ami electric cube car is definitely not for you. We've taken it for a spin.
Nissan targets downsizing drivers with 'business class comfort and tech at economy class prices' for its new British-built Qashqai compact SUV
07/12/20 12:16
The interior of the new SUV due to be built at the firm's Sunderland factory, is said to be inspired by the interior of an Airbus airliner, offering 'premium feel, distinctive design and enhanced usability'.
Toyota warns No Deal Brexit would be a 'disaster' that could stop it building future electric cars in the UK
07/12/20 09:53
The boss of Toyota in Europe says a No Deal Brexit could put the brakes on the chances of the Japanese giant building future planned electric cars in the UK.
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Fiat steps into an electric future: We drive the new 500 supermini that will be available only as an EV with a 199 mile range and £20,000 price tag
02/12/20 12:01
First customer deliveries of this all-new Italian four-seater supermini are not until the beginning of next year, but we've had a chance to take a drive in an early cabriolet model on British roads.
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Toyota unveils new hydrogen Mirai and will cut price of the fuel-cell family car by up to 20% - though still expect to pay in the region of £50,000 for one
30/11/20 10:11
The Mirai is the Japanese car giant's hydrogen-powered electric fuel-cell car that not only offers green zero emissions motoring, but actually cleans and purifies the air as it drives along the road.
RAY MASSEY: Hyundai's hydrogen-powered Nexo is so green it actually purifies polluted air... but at £65,495 will anyone buy it?
27/11/20 09:50
Many experts believe hydrogen fuel cells are the real green future: part of what might become 'a hydrogen economy' featuring cars, trucks, buses, planes and even homes.
Fury over BMW's 'OK, boomer' social media jibe: Customers react angrily as the German car giant posts ill-judged tweet when promoting its new EV
24/11/20 08:03
The Munich-based car-maker appears to have shot itself in the foot with a tweet that's been widely considered ill-judged and abusive towards its own customers, mocking the baby boomer generation.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos Grenadier to be powered by HYDROGEN: British billionaire signs deal with Korean giant Hyundai to use its fuel cell technology in his green 4X4
23/11/20 12:01
It's a particularly smart move by Sir Jim - Britain's fifth-richest man with an estimated personal fortune of £12.2billion - whose refinery network already produces 300,000 tons of hydrogen a year.
Electric cars will spark tax hike: Billions of pounds in new road taxes will be needed to fuel Boris Johnson's green revolution, Government admits
18/11/20 10:48
Official documents confirmed that the tax system will evolve to ensure that 'revenue from motoring taxes keeps pace' with the expected drop off in fuel duty as people switch to electric.
Mini Urbanaut concept hints at how its cars could look by the time new petrol and diesel vehicles are banned - and it can convert into a living room on wheels at the push of a button
17/11/20 01:22
It doubles as a relaxing sanctuaries for drivers and passengers complete with a comfortable sofa in the rear, fold-down dashboard day-bed,dining table, and even a leafy green potted plant.
Along came a very fast Spider: Ferrari unleashes its first convertible hybrid supercar with the 211mph drop-top SF90 costing from £415,000
12/11/20 01:30
The powerful new two-seater 1,000hp SF90 Spider is the legendary Italian car firm's first petrol-electric plug-in hybrid with a retractable hard top designed for the ultimate wind in the hair motoring.
Boris Johnson's eco call to arms: Crackdown on diesel and petrol vehicles could be sped up to bring in ban by 2030
12/11/20 01:06
There is a growing expectation that Boris Johnson may announce the Government's planned ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be brought forward from 2040.
BMW's electric avenue: Flagship iX SUV will cost £85,000 and have a 376-mile range to take on the might of Tesla (and if the car is too big it's launching a scooter instead)
11/11/20 01:35
It has the capacity to be an autonomous car, with the tech hidden away out of view. This includes scanners and cameras, used for autonomous self-driving - secreted behind the grille.
Rally car for the road: We test Toyota's new £30,000 GR Yaris that's been honed on some of the world's toughest stages and terrains
10/11/20 03:53
Toyota says the GR Yaris is 'built from scratch' by the firm's racing arm Gazoo Racing - hence the 'GR' badge - and is a 'performance halo model' for the new fourth generation model range.
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Bentley to go ELECTRIC from 2030: Famous British car maker will ditch gas-guzzling petrol engines for good and sell only battery-powered models
05/11/20 04:47
A new all-electric model in 2025 will be its 'first cradle to grave fully carbon neutral car', it said today. In 2030, it will be the first time in an 111-year history it won't sell vehicles with petrol engines.
Volkswagen's new 167mph Golf R is the most powerful version of its iconic hatchback yet - and for 2020 it comes with a hooligan 'Drift' mode that drivers can activate on public roads
03/11/20 11:04
The inclusion of a Drift mode will cause the biggest stir - both with Golf fanatics and road safety groups - as when it's activated it turns the family-friendly Golf into a power-sliding hooligan.
What you need to know about buying an electric car: Your guide to pure electric and hybrid cars and the best new models arriving in showrooms
30/10/20 10:31
With 31.9 per cent of all cars sold last month having some form of electrification in them, the electric car revolution is well underway. Now Weekend Magazine has put together a guide.
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As the ban on new petrol and diesel cars looms, motoring expert RAY MASSEY offers a definitive guide to Britain's electric car market
30/10/20 10:07
In simple, no-nonsense language, Ray's guide beats a high-voltage path through the costs, benefits, and pitfalls of living with an electric car. Including Kia's all-electric Soul (pictured).
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A 'hassle-free' showroom where staff are FORBIDDEN from selling you a car opens in London on Saturday
29/10/20 12:01
The showroom - launched by electric car brand Polestar - lets customers take a closer look at the models, configure their own and have road tests. But the vehicles can only be ordered online.
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Citroen slashes the costs of its cars as part of new 'fair pricing' initiative - and bosses say its tiny Ami electric vehicle has a 75% chance of coming to the UK
28/10/20 12:52
Instead of customers having to haggle down inflated price, the French maker says it has reduced its published retail prices based on what customers pay on average after negotiating with salesmen.
Charging ahead with electric plans: Jaguar launches a £46,000 E-Pace plug in hybrid - but the eco-conscious SUV is £10,000 more than a diesel
28/10/20 10:45
The new P300e PHEV powertrain combines a sprightly new 200 horsepower 1.5-litre three-cylinder Ingenium petrol engine with a 109hp (80kW) electric rear axle drive motor.
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Taking the Land Rover back to its natural habitat: We test the new Defender 90 off-road to see if the £43,000 modern-era 4X4 can do the original proud
28/10/20 12:01
As successor to the original much-loved Defender, which traces its roots back to 1948, the new 3-door Land Rover has a tough act to follow. Can it live up to its iconic name?
Lexus takes charge: RAY MASSEY tests the Japanese firm's first electric car - the UX 300-e compact SUV
23/10/20 08:55
The family- oriented off-roader comes in three grades: the standard UX priced from £40,900, Premium Plus Pack from £44,400 and the top-end Takumi Pack (which I tried) from £50,500.
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A little bright spark: Volkswagen has not been shy about the virtues of its new all-electric ID.3 hatchback, says RAY MASSEY
16/10/20 08:51
That's a brave claim. I've just driven one of the first to arrive on British shores to check it out. The ID.3 comes with a few twists including the way you put the automatic car into drive or reverse mode.
Motor racing fans get some lockdown fun as Goodwood goes online with a feast of classic and supercar races and star guests
16/10/20 08:53
Goodwood SpeedWeek, which will be livestreamed from the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex this weekend, has been created as an imaginative online response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ford recalls thousands of plug-in hybrid Kuga SUVs after seven catch fire due to the petrol tank being too close to the battery
12/10/20 06:32
The petrol-electric hybrid Kugas were launched only in May and the recall affects 1,800 owners in the UK out of an estimated 27,000 globally.
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EU dimwits! Rolls-Royce's glowing mascot is banned from lighting up under crackdown on pollution
12/10/20 12:50
The £3,500 glow-in-the-dark version of Rolls-Royce's Spirit of Ecstasy has for four years shone proudly, but now her lights will be dimmed after falling foul of updated EU car safety rules.
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RAY MASSEY: Think diesel's dead? Citroen's new C3 Blue HDi might just change your mind
09/10/20 08:52
Despite a recent string of new all-electric and hybrid launches, for anyone looking now to buy an economical runaround that won't break the bank, Citroen's new C3 diesel could be just the job.
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Bottoms up: Volvo's £60,000 electric XC40 Recharge is a car that's driven by the seat of your pants... as it's sitting down that starts it up
01/10/20 10:01
This family-friendly Swedish electric off-roader has no ignition switch and no dashboard or console button to press to fire it up... just settle in and drive.
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Thunderbirds are go-ing electric: Nissan's Re-Leaf is a zero-emission international rescue vehicle designed to help in global disasters
29/09/20 08:00
The plug-in vehicle can take electric power, mobile battery supply and a host of rescue equipment to disaster hotspots where mains power has been cut, says the manufacturer.
Porsche's new family tank: We put the refreshed Panamera through its paces at the Ministry of Defence's artillery testing grounds
23/09/20 11:48
The brand's first executive four-door car hit the market in 2009, and with more than 10,000 sold in the UK alone has been a hit among fans of the 911 who need some extra space for the family.
Electrified Range Rover Velar 4X4 gains a new £57,000 plug-in hybrid option that can cover up to 33 miles using the battery alone
23/09/20 09:35
The set-up produces a combined 404hp, which propels the Velar from 0-to-60mph in 5.1 seconds and up to a top speed of 149mph - and 33 miles can be covered without the unleaded motor kicking in.
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