The mighty mild hybrid

The cars, bikes, scooters and battery-powered transport that is reinventing the need for speed

FINALLY, THE A5 THE FLEET operators will love – maybe we’ll see some on the roads now. The plug in version of Audi’s stalwart has 20.7kWh for an official range of 61 miles. It runs nicely in EV mode,

James ponders his time in an EV while fixing his 2CV

TIMES ARE TOUGH FOR THE AVERAGE enthusiast in 2025. Cheap hot hatches have pretty much died out, affordable sports coupes are no more and everything that’s left seems to be getting ludicrously expensi

UPMARKET estate cars have always been popular. In recent years they have become the go-to alternative to the SUV, often delivering more usable space, as well as a more sophisticated and sporty drive.

THERE’S been a Estate version of the C-Class ever since the model arrived to replace the 190E in 1993, and Mercedes is on to its fifth generation, known internally as the W206, which arrived in 2021.