WE didn’t think we’d see the day, in 2025, when we’d be driving a brand-new car fitted with a petrol engine and a six-speed manual gearbox. Alas, with little more than a month before the year is out,

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RENAULT 5 E-TECH MONTH 1

The very existence of this new 500 Hybrid is tantamount to Fiat breaking the emergency glass. Having finally discontinued the petrol 500 in August 2024, it had expected the new-shape, electric 500e to