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THE small-car segment has so far shunned plug-in hybrid powertrains, with affordable downsized petrol engines maintaining favour and EVs gaining in popularity. That makes the new BYD Atto 2 DM-i – a F

B YD is the latest Chinese car brand to have decided that the most effective route to making money in Europe is via a mid-sized, £50,000, all-electric crossover. And so, here to try to force its way i

PLUG-in hybrids: the best-of-both worlds or the devil’s work? Given its Fire Red paint and matt black 21-inch alloys, the X3 30e M Sport is a dead-ringer for South Park’s Satan, but fuel efficiency is

IT’S AN ELECTRIFIED, 4WD Corvette with its engine in the middle and its steering wheel on the right. Yikes! The end result is good though, almighty in straights and trustworthy in corners – just bewar

ESSENTIALS Hyundai Ioniq 9 Long Range Ultimate AWD Price: £71,995 Powertrain: 2x e-motors, 110kWh battery, 303bhp 0-62mph: 6.7 seconds Test efficiency: 2.6 miles/kWh Official range: 376 miles Annual V

CITROEN has taken a very different stance with this second-generation C3 Aircross. It’s quite a brave choice, because, frankly, we thought the old model was rather good. The new car is bigger, more pr