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MINI has teamed up with the iconic British clothing designer Paul Smith to create a new special edition of its electric MINI Cooper. Called the MINI Paul Smith Edition, the new model brings with it a

NEXT year marks 25 years since BMW launched the modern MINI. During that time it seems the firm can do no wrong when it comes to its ever-popular Cooper hatch. While the brand has dropped the ball on

The demise of the small, affordable supermini hasn’t been as severe as we had feared – at least, it hasn’t yet – and the burgeoning clique of quirky, pint-sized EVs is also encouraging. But even so, w

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

THE trend of reviving old brand names reached Vauxhall this year in the form of a new Frontera – formerly a chunky and slightly crude off-roader sold from 1991 to 2003. Its revival comes in a smaller

The plug-in hybrid renaissance continues: in the UK, sales are up 38% year on year to account for 10.9% of the market total, while diesels now barely make up 5%. So while the third-generation Audi Q5