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It’s taking a while, like closing an ill-fitting lid on a plastic kitchen container. But another corner on the ‘affordable hot hatch’ tub is clicking shut, and, unlike sometimes previously, I don’t th

Few of the many other cars we test in 2025 will carry the significance of this week’s road test subject. Yes, the Ford Puma Gen-E is just another all-electric compact crossover, and there have been qu

Marking 25 years since Ford's shock move to end car production at Dagenham, we look at what happened and what came next

Power/engine size: 485bhp/7.0-litre Engine/gearbox: V8/four-speed manual 0-62/top speed: 4.2 seconds/215mph Price new/price now: N/A/£10,000,000 EVERYONE knows the story: in 1963, Ford tried to buy Fe

THE ELROQ IS DESPERATELY hard to fault. And believe us, we’ve tried. Basically a shrunken Enyaq, it looks tremendous, drives neatly, is efficient and roomy, balances tech and switchgear, and still dar

IT’S no secret that prices of new cars have increased in recent years. An entry-level Volkswagen Golf is nearly £30,000 these days, and the average price a UK buyer pays for a set of brand new wheels