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IT’S AN ELECTRIFIED, 4WD Corvette with its engine in the middle and its steering wheel on the right. Yikes! The end result is good though, almighty in straights and trustworthy in corners – just bewar

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

MODEL TESTED BMW XM 50E Price £112,820 Power 469bhp Torque 516lb ft 0-60mph 5.0sec 30-70mph 4.4sec Top speed 155mph (claimed) Average economy 24.3mpg Electric range 57 miles CO2 emissions 100-106g/km

THAT’S right, Volvo doesn’t just make SUVs and estates! The new Volvo ES90 is strutting into town to take on highly impressive, all-electric executive saloons such as the Audi A6 e-tron and BMW i5, al

List price £38,660 Best price £30,758 Official range 360 miles Battery size 77kWh For Excellent ride and handling balance; spacious in the back; big boot; long range Against Rear seats aren’t all that

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