Review of the year july

ISSUE 1,889 FOLLOWING on from the excellent Citroen e-C3’s win in 2024, in July the automotive industry stopped to find out what would be crowned the Auto Express Car of the Year in 2025. As ever, it

AS we embark on the new year, it’s time to get ready for the most exciting, potentially game-changing new cars due over the next 12 months. And petrolheads should rejoice, because they’re not all EVs!

Mid-sized saloons from BMW and Mercedes will make their greatest leaps in a generation – while batting off an ever-larger array of rivals The rivalry between the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C-Class has

ISSUE 1,899 THIS year’s Munich Motor Show certainly didn’t disappoint. Indeed, it was difficult for us to know where to look at times. Audi brought along its stunning Concept C – a sleek two-door coup

ISSUE 1,908 RENAULT’S been playing a blinder with its retro-inspired small cars over the past 12 months. First, to much fanfare, came the supremely talented Renault 5, with the more practical but just

Price new: £32,140 Price used: From £14,000 Engine: 2.0-litre turbo petrol Gearbox: Seven-speed auto Power/torque: 296bhp/400Nm 0-60mph: 5.7 seconds Top speed: 155mph IF one hot hatch literally flies