Settting the scene

Renault will launch a range-topping performance version of the Megane E-Tech next year as part of a radical styling makeover that will reposition the EV as a hot hatch. The move is motivated by a desi

IF THE LATEST Nissan Micra were a person, it would be the performer who had to go on after rock ’n’ roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis had just set fire to his piano. Such is the tough act the Micra has to f

JAMES ATTWOOD Illya, shall we start with your Mini, given that it’s from 2001? ILLYA VERPRAET It’s significant on a number of levels. Originally it was meant to be just a car, but BMW built a whole br

Ididn’t know Richard Parry-Jones when I travelled to Saint-Tropez in January 1993 to drive a new Ford. But without knowing it, I was already feeling his influence. The car was the replacement for the

Compared with his slick-haired, sharp-suited predecessor, Luca de Meo, new Renault Group CEO François Provost has a decidedly professorial air about him. His suit and tie, his neat haircut and even hi

THE RENAULT CLIO is a household name. It’s the best-selling car in Europe, and we reckon its popularity is justified. Indeed, we named the current Clio the best small car you can buy at the 2025 What