Smart #1

ASIDE from MINI and maybe Fiat, there are no car manufacturers more synonymous with compact models than Smart, creators of the iconic ForTwo city car. A lot of people think that’s all it does, even th

Let’s get the (not quite so) obvious bits out of the way first: 2165mm, 1720kg and 576bhp. No, those aren’t the headline specs of the new Smart #5 but the differences in overall length, kerb weight an

Few of the many other cars we test in 2025 will carry the significance of this week’s road test subject. Yes, the Ford Puma Gen-E is just another all-electric compact crossover, and there have been qu

Oxford’s zero-emissions zone is 80 miles away, matching the plug-in Merc’s claimed range. Game on.

MILEAGE 1192 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To find out how easy it is to live with a small-battery EV in 2025 When I wrote the ‘hello’ report for my Mini Aceman recently, I posited some questions to consider i

THE ELROQ IS DESPERATELY hard to fault. And believe us, we’ve tried. Basically a shrunken Enyaq, it looks tremendous, drives neatly, is efficient and roomy, balances tech and switchgear, and still dar