New tech ups hybrid qashqai’s economy

YOU may assume something is wrong with a car for it to be significantly updated within a year of going on sale. But that’s not the case with the Renault Symbioz. The SUV arrived last July, and althoug

Renault’s investment in hybrid technology shows no sign of abating. It has just given its mid-sized Symbioz crossover a powertrain update, adding the E-Tech Full Hybrid 160 system recently introduced

ONE of the big EV innovators that helped to push electric cars into the mainstream has been completely reimagined. Where once the Nissan Leaf was a sensible, somewhat awkward-looking C-segment hatchba

THE 2025 Auto Express New Car Awards are upon us, and we’re struggling to remember a year that proved to be so tough at the top. It’s a reflection of just how well so many car manufacturers – both new

Anew Skoda concept car that previews the next-generation Octavia estate will create “a lot of buzz and controversial discussion” around the brand as it moves into a new era of design. Skoda CEO Klaus

PLUG-in hybrid cars, depending on who you believe, are either a wasteful technological dead-end or a sensible compromise and valuable stepping stone to pure-electric vehicles. The truth, as ever, is m