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RENAULT’S sporty Alpine brand has got Porsche in its sights with its second all-electric model. The A390 is a Macan-rivalling ‘Sport Fastback’ with three motors (one at the front, two at the rear), ac

New Vantage Roadster turns the clock back to the good old days

Having begun with the simple goal of making a better-performing car for himself, it follows that the company Burkard Bovensiepen founded in 1965 as a maker of tuning kits for the BMW 1500 would channe

AS I CIRCLE THE 33 STRADALE, BATHED IN SPRING SUNSHINE in the courtyard of Alfa’s Balocco test track, I’m confused. My primal instinct is to sink to my knees and kiss its tyres while making grunting n

BMW M135 £43,740 OTR/£54,050 as tested/£602 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: It’s about time BMW had a hot hatch worthy of the M badge again DRIVER: jethro bovingdon THE M135 LEFT ME QUITE unexpectedly. It was plan

Alpine, Abarth, Alfa and Mini have decades of experience in making affordable performance cars. Does that know-how translate to EVs?