Plug-in hybrids

GENUINE BARGAINS ARE hard to come by, but the MG HS Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) is exactly that. It’s a family SUV with an official electric range of 75 miles; that’s more than you get with the rival Ford K

AT FIRST GLANCE, the idea of a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid seems as logical as Mr Spock: zero-emissions motoring around town, and the efficiency of, well, a diesel car on longer drives. Why, then,

THE SO-CALLED ‘restomod’ industry is a big money maker. People spend hundreds of thousands, even millions, of pounds on instilling old cars with a new lease on life. Classic looks, modern internals. T

MILEAGE 3410 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT Do you need all the bells and whistles to create a good premium commuter? I’ve now spent more than 3000 miles behind the wheel of our Audi Q6 E-tron, and I must say i

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

PHEV, MHEV, Super Hybrid, REx, REEV, DM-i, EM-i… the list of brand-specific names for various hybrid powertrains goes on. Manufacturers can call their cars whatever they like, of course, but the preva