Abarth 500e

£54,995 OTR/£55,540 as tested/£970 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: Because it’s quite simply the only purely electric sports car in the world (for now...) DRIVER: OLLIE KEW A FACT FOR YOUR ULTIMATE CAR nerd file:

WHY WE RAN IT Can Citroën’s new small electric car challenge the class-leading Renault 5? Our time with Citroën’s smallest car has come to an end after around 2500 miles, and in that time I’ve learned

Just like a bee sting, apparently; hardly anything to worry about. Just painful enough to make you swear under your breath, and you might get a bit of a swollen finger. Sounds fine, but I’m still not

WORRIED YOU WEREN’T spending enough on your £92k M3 wagon? Lucky you, you can now spend an extra £35k on a hardcore CS version. You’ll buy it for the extra power, prowess and remarkable precision, but

Last week’s motorsport fun (I ran Autocar’s electric Renault 5 in a Cornwall sprint) sent me into one of those urgent moods of car desire that stay with you after you’ve had a really good time. Sprint

PRICE: £20,975–£23,975 The Panda was distinctly endangered for a while there (though you can still buy the old petrol one in Italy), but it’s been given a new lease of life with an electric powertrain