Volkswagen id.7

THERE is a massive hole in my life, and four in the gravel parking space at the front of my house. The ID. Buzz has gone back to Volkswagen after its six-month, 8,000-mile stint on our long-term test

£82,845 OTR/£82,845 as tested/£1,049 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: It’ll conquer the wilderness, but is this £83k Toyota everyday overkill? DRIVER: andy fr anklin WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE, HAVEN’T we? You get home a

SMART’S DESIGN TEAM DID A grand job, outside and within the astonishingly roomy, well kitted and well finished cabin. It rides really softly too, a passenger might think it’s a luxury car. The driver

PERFORMANCE: This is the manufacturer’s claimed acceleration time for a car, and is measured from 0-60mph or 0-62mph (0-100km/h), in seconds. ECONOMY/EMISSIONS/RANGE: Combined WLTP economy in miles pe

WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT Do you need all the bells and whistles to create a good premium commuter? Go for a walk on any given day and count the number of Range Rovers, Defenders and SUVs from Audi, BMW, M

WHY WE RAN IT Is this sensible, long-legged compact SUV the perfect beginner’s electric car? I ’m 38,000ft in the air, halfway through a delayed and extremely busy flight home from a frantic, tiring w