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WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To see if BYD’s value-focused newcomer can dislodge the European small car elite Since the brand arrived in the UK in 2023 with the Atto 3, BYD has enjoyed exponential growth. It

B YD is the latest Chinese car brand to have decided that the most effective route to making money in Europe is via a mid-sized, £50,000, all-electric crossover. And so, here to try to force its way i

“WE want to be one of the largest mainstream brands in the UK,” says Bono Ge, BYD’s UK country manager. No messing: this Bono wants to be bigger than U2. Build Your Dreams is the standard bearer for t

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

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

MILEAGE 11,307 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To discover if Renault’s retro-infused EV hit is as good to live with as it is to look at I t wasn’t the most sensible or logical thing I’ve ever done, entering my