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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

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Having infiltrated every major class of car in the past 10 years, usually with no small impact, Hyundai’s stated aim in 2025 is to double its European EV sales. You can’t accuse the South Korean compa

Excited and apprehensive, I’m driving my Renault 5 long-termer 190 miles from home to Watergate Bay, Cornwall, for the local car club’s annual sprint. For two days a year, they close the road between