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Cupra Formentor and Leon get the ABT high performance treatment
Cupra and ABT pair up for Formentor and Leon special editions - front view

Cupra Formentor and Leon get the ABT high performance treatment

The German tuner is also planning to create a more aggressive Raval special edition
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21 Mar 2025
New BYD Dolphin Surf is the UK version of the Seagull EV
BYD Seagull - front

New BYD Dolphin Surf is the UK version of the Seagull EV

BYD's entry-level electric car will aim to take on the Dacia Spring at around £15,000
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21 Mar 2025
New Alfa Romeo Stelvio spy shots show SUV will be bigger and sportier than ever
Alfa Romeo Stelvio (camouflaged) - front action

New Alfa Romeo Stelvio spy shots show SUV will be bigger and sportier than ever

The Next generation of Alfa’s flagship SUV has been seen out on test
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21 Mar 2025
EVs are here to stay, says Cupra boss
Cupra Born - front cornering

EVs are here to stay, says Cupra boss

Legislators need to be positive rather than punish, and educate consumers that EVs are the fuel of the future, says Cupra CEO Wayne Griffiths
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21 Mar 2025
Hallelujah! Hot new Alfa Romeo Guilia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio models will keep petrol power
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio - front action

Hallelujah! Hot new Alfa Romeo Guilia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio models will keep petrol power

Alfa has adjusted course from circa-1,000bhp EVs due to expected lack of demand and customers’ desire for petrol power
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21 Mar 2025
Nobody really knows the 2025 F1 drivers’ salaries but we can have a good guess
Opinion - Mav Verstappen

Nobody really knows the 2025 F1 drivers’ salaries but we can have a good guess

Our chief columnist Mike Rutherford looks into what Grand Prix drivers are allegedly earning this year
Opinion
21 Mar 2025
Uninsured drivers have “nowhere to hide” as police seized 138,000 vehicles last year
road police

Uninsured drivers have “nowhere to hide” as police seized 138,000 vehicles last year

Drivers cruising around without insurance face a PCN of £300 or, in some scenarios, even heftier fines and a driving ban
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20 Mar 2025
Supersized Audi Q9 ready to crash the Mercedes GLS and BMW X7's party
New Audi Q9 - front tracking

Supersized Audi Q9 ready to crash the Mercedes GLS and BMW X7's party

Audi’s largest SUV yet will offer lots of room for seven, but will be focused on North American and Chinese markets
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20 Mar 2025
Using AI to write your used car ad isn’t the best idea
Opinion - AI car ads

Using AI to write your used car ad isn’t the best idea

Alex Ingram gives his expert insight on the growing use of AI to write nonsensical used-car ads
Opinion
20 Mar 2025
New Peugeot Expert Sport is a Le Mans-inspired van for the road
Peugeot Expert Sport - front

New Peugeot Expert Sport is a Le Mans-inspired van for the road

The electric Peugeot E-Expert Sport version trades some efficiency for hot-rod looks
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20 Mar 2025
Touchscreens here to stay, but some buttons will return, says Cupra tech boss
Cupra Born - rear badge

Touchscreens here to stay, but some buttons will return, says Cupra tech boss

The Volkswagen Group is listening to customer feedback and introducing more user-friendly buttons into car cabins
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19 Mar 2025
Gaussian splatting helps Volvo avoid real-life car accidents
Volvo EX90 - front cornering alt

Gaussian splatting helps Volvo avoid real-life car accidents

Oddly named 3D tech creates lifelike virtual scenarios to test driver-assistance systems
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19 Mar 2025
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Car Deal of the Day: a pretty and practical Peugeot 408 for just £207 a month
Peugeot 408 PHEV - front tracking

Car Deal of the Day: a pretty and practical Peugeot 408 for just £207 a month

Is it a coupé, a hatchback or an SUV? One thing’s for sure, the 408 is our Car Deal of the Day for 19 March
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19 Mar 2025
BYD’s plan to be the world’s biggest car brand
BYD Sealion

BYD’s plan to be the world’s biggest car brand

BYD’s Europe boss talks about battling Tesla, five-minute charging and being the global number one car brand
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19 Mar 2025
Toyota to recycle used car parts at new Burnaston UK factory
Toyota Corolla's on the production line at the Burnaston factory in the UK

Toyota to recycle used car parts at new Burnaston UK factory

Toyota Circular Factory to be ‘centre of excellence’ for future recycling operations worldwide
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19 Mar 2025
Does Britain have a blind spot over EV emissions?
Polestar 4 - cornering, low shot

Does Britain have a blind spot over EV emissions?

Calls for more clarity around ‘zero emission’ car terminology, following a consumer survey by a biofuels firm
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19 Mar 2025
New British-based brand Perseus hoping to take on Porsche Macan
Teaser image of the upcoming Perseus SUV

New British-based brand Perseus hoping to take on Porsche Macan

The premium compact electric SUV will be built on a ‘proven’ platform from an unknown European goliath and designed by a well known Italian styling ho…
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19 Mar 2025
"Car design today is too aggressive": McLaren F1's designer weighs-in on the modern auto aesthetic
McLaren F1 front static

"Car design today is too aggressive": McLaren F1's designer weighs-in on the modern auto aesthetic

Peter Stevens expresses his disenchantment with modern car design, telling Auto Express the way a car looks will become “all the more important” with …
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19 Mar 2025
Electric cars are vital if transport is to help combat climate change
Opinion - Volkswagen ID7

Electric cars are vital if transport is to help combat climate change

Despite poor EV sales, editor-at-large Phil McNamara thinks electric cars are only going to become more important
Opinion
19 Mar 2025
New PHEV trio to kick-off Bentley’s 10-year plug-in pledge
Bentley Hybrid teaser

New PHEV trio to kick-off Bentley’s 10-year plug-in pledge

Bentley has set its electrification stall out with bold plans for a new plug-in car every year for the next decade
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19 Mar 2025
Isuzu D-Max Basecamp is a pick-up truck designed for camping anywhere
Isuzu D-Max Basecamp - pick-up parked with roof tent open, front

Isuzu D-Max Basecamp is a pick-up truck designed for camping anywhere

The Basecamp is based on the range-topping AT35 and comes with a host of camping gear
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18 Mar 2025
BYD pilots 1,000kW charging, adding 250 miles of range in five minutes
BYD Atto 3 - front static

BYD pilots 1,000kW charging, adding 250 miles of range in five minutes

The new technology allows cars to “match refill speeds of gasoline” models, according to its maker
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18 Mar 2025
New Citroen e-C3 van will be a cheap 'n' cheerful option for business from April
Citroen e-C3 - front cornering

New Citroen e-C3 van will be a cheap 'n' cheerful option for business from April

Extensive line up of Citroen commercial vehicles is about to get even larger thanks to the e-C3 van
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18 Mar 2025
Audi A5 and A3 PHEVs lead run of 10 new Audi plug-in hybrids due this year
Audi A3 facelift 2025 UK

Audi A5 and A3 PHEVs lead run of 10 new Audi plug-in hybrids due this year

Audi is betting big on plug-in hybrid tech as EV uptake falters. Expect an influx of 10 models by the end of 2025 with long EV ranges
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18 Mar 2025
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Bespoke Maserati Grecale Giorgetti Edition to showcase Fuoriserie personalisation programme
Maserati Grecale - front tracking

Bespoke Maserati Grecale Giorgetti Edition to showcase Fuoriserie personalisation programme

The electric version of Maserati’s SUV is about to gain a special one-off courtesy of furniture maker Giorgetti
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18 Mar 2025
New Tesla Cybercab preview: 300-mile range for self-driving robotaxi due in 2027
Tesla Cybercab Ellis - front 3/4

New Tesla Cybercab preview: 300-mile range for self-driving robotaxi due in 2027

Tesla’s Cybercab will be two-seater with no steering wheel and a relatively small 50kWh battery
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18 Mar 2025
New Alfa Romeo Giulia to stick with petrol power alongside EV option
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio - front

New Alfa Romeo Giulia to stick with petrol power alongside EV option

The confirmation comes from Alfa’s new CEO with the saloon set to offer a ‘multi-energy’ line up
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18 Mar 2025
Labour breaks pothole promise as new figures show a fall in repairs
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Labour breaks pothole promise as new figures show a fall in repairs

Roughly 100,000 fewer potholes were repaired last year, despite the Government’s promise to fix an additional one million
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18 Mar 2025
Labour set to backpedal on ZEV targets and petrol car sales ban

Labour set to backpedal on ZEV targets and petrol car sales ban

After fierce backlash from the public and a lukewarm reception to EVs, Ministers are drawing up plans to soften the approach to electrifying the UK’s …
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17 Mar 2025
The UK's most common MoT advisories and why motorists ignore them
Mechanic inspecting a car's engine bay

The UK's most common MoT advisories and why motorists ignore them

Lighting and electrical issues account for one quarter of MoT advisories last year, followed by suspension and tyre problems
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17 Mar 2025
Cupra is still holding a candle for the DarkRebel concept
Cupra DarkRebel concept on show stand at 2023 Munich Motor Show - front

Cupra is still holding a candle for the DarkRebel concept

Spanish brand’s boss Wayne Griffiths tells us that he remains keen to bring stylish EV sports car concept from 2023 to production
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14 Mar 2025
There’s life in the V8 and V12 yet! Big Mercedes engines will sail through Euro 7 emissions tests
Mercedes-AMG GT 63 - front cornering

There’s life in the V8 and V12 yet! Big Mercedes engines will sail through Euro 7 emissions tests

German giant is confident its line-up of ICE engines, including much loved V8 and V12, will have no problem dealing with incoming regulations
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14 Mar 2025
The Mercedes design revolution is on: new wave of models set to go all 'sensual purity' on us
Mercedes CLA - front/side

The Mercedes design revolution is on: new wave of models set to go all 'sensual purity' on us

Gorden Wagener explains the ‘sensual purity’ design language that is set to mark out Mercedes’ technologically advanced new models
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14 Mar 2025
Confirmed: Pivotal new BMW iX3 to be unveiled in September at Munich Motor Show
BMW iX3 spyshots 1

Confirmed: Pivotal new BMW iX3 to be unveiled in September at Munich Motor Show

The all-electric SUV will be the first model in BMW’s next-generation ‘Neue Klasse’ family of cars
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14 Mar 2025
Electric and hybrid cars are killing the manual gearbox - and we won't miss it
Opinion - gearboxes

Electric and hybrid cars are killing the manual gearbox - and we won't miss it

Auto Express’ senior test editor argues that no one should be worried by the rising popularity of automatic ’boxes
Opinion
14 Mar 2025
BMW Neue Klasse tech ready for launch on its mission to redefine the EV market
BMW Neue Klasse testing 1

BMW Neue Klasse tech ready for launch on its mission to redefine the EV market

BMW’s next-generation EVs will boast significant improvements to range, charging and performance thanks to bleeding-edge technology
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14 Mar 2025
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