Size matters

Despite BMW having gone on to produce bigger, better-selling and longer-range EVs, there is still plenty of love for its first mass-produced one, the i3 – and no small amount of lament that Munich has

At first glance it isn’t immediately obvious just what segment the two cars on these pages fall into. Are they hatchbacks? Are they crossovers? Are they the size of a Smart Fortwo or a full fat Range

THE COOPER S WAS A SOGGY effort and this isn’t any better. You can forgive a hot hatch appalling ride but when it’s on top of a transmission that’s hard to gel with, an uninspiring soundtrack and impr

Somewhere in a parallel universe without CO2 emissions and electric cars, an all-new Volvo XC60 was launched to the press last week. In that world, just as in ours, it has lately become the most impor

OF the big three German manufacturers, BMW is the one whose EV family has really flourished. Although Audi has shown flashes of brilliance, and Mercedes struggles to balance tech with aesthetic design

THE 2025 Auto Express New Car Awards are upon us, and we’re struggling to remember a year that proved to be so tough at the top. It’s a reflection of just how well so many car manufacturers – both new