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The new electric 4 aims to capture the essence of the original and a long line of other cute, clever small Renaults. We drive the greats – and meet their owners

You’ll not have failed to notice that electric vehicles are now being thrown at us thick and fast, and I’m afraid to report that most I drive are still heavy, expensive, compromised and nothing like a

THERE HAVE BEEN countless remakes of classic movies, and a lot of them don’t stand up to scrutiny when you compare them with the original; Carrie, The Italian Job and Planet of the Apes are just a few

TODAY’S Renault Clio – Europe’s best-selling car in 2025 – is a tough act to follow. But it’s getting old, so Renault has unveiled this angular new hatchback to replace it in 2027. This sixth-generati

Despite a pre-dawn flight to the UK, Laurens van den Acker, the hugely accomplished Renault Group design director, bounds out of the Rafale with enthusiasm. “This is like Christmas for me,” he beams.

The new sixth-generation Renault Clio features the most significant design update for the supermini in more than a decade. The new model draws heavily on last year’s Emblème concept by adopting a simi