New leaf ready to raise bar for electric cars

THE NISSAN LEAF family hatchback is one of the most important models for the Japanese brand. Credited with helping to bring electric vehicles (EVs) into the mainstream, two generations of Leaf have wo

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IF THE LATEST Nissan Micra were a person, it would be the performer who had to go on after rock ’n’ roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis had just set fire to his piano. Such is the tough act the Micra has to f

The third-generation Nissan Qashqai has received a mid-life facelift in two separate instalments. The first part came along in the summer of 2024, when the car’s exterior styling, cabin design and dig

WHEN MARVEL’S IRON Man film came out in 2008, it reset the bar for what a superhero film could be. In the same vein, the new, second-generation BMW iX3 is intended to not only showcase the best techno

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