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In this issue

Inside this week's issue of your Auto Express:

£30k hot hatches: New fast Skoda Fabia muscles in on MINI’s patch
All-new Toyota Yaris: Supermini spreads its bets with EV and hybrid
First verdict on baby Skoda Epiq EV
442bhp BYD Atto 3: All go, no show. The car no one asked for?
BMW i4 driven: M60 whets our appetite for iM3
Behind the wheel of new Audi E5: ‘Superior’ estate shows us what we’re missing
The real cost of the car options you pick revealed

Plus all the latest news, car and product reviews, features and buying advice

SCOOP YARIS TO SPREAD BETS ACROSS HEV AND EV

Fifth generation of Toyota's popular supermini will be offered with internal-combustion, hybrid and electric powertrains to suit buyers' needs

4 mins

Baby EV will be Epiq for Skoda

FIRST VERDICT Prototype drive reveals brand is onto a winner with its forthcoming small SUV

5 mins

Some Chinese brands are doomed to disappear, warns Skoda boss

Marketing chief Martin Jahn reckons the number of marques is not sustainable

2 mins

More power, more range for Atto 3

BYD's new platform brings fresh batteries, two motor choices, revised suspension and more boot space to crossover

2 mins

China bans retractable and flushfitting door handles in safety fears

RETRACTABLE and flush-fitting door handles will be banned in China from 1 January 2027, prompted by safety concerns over occupants not being able to exit a vehicle in an emergency.

1 mins

Chery to add Lepas to its growing portfolio of brands in UK market

CHINESE giant Chery has announced that a fourth of its brands is coming to the UK, joining Omoda, Jaecoo and self-branded Chery cars.

1 mins

New Fuel Finder rules to save drivers '£40 a year' on petrol

Garages must give accurate prices within 30 minutes of changes

3 mins

Volvo paints it black with latest edition of the EX30

EV gets styling tweaks and £40,060 price tag

1 mins

EV grant scheme shells out £4.7m on Ford Pumas

THE Ford Puma Gen-E EV topped the UK sales chart in January.

1 mins

Hyundai gearing up for

New Tucson, i20, Kona and Bayon, plus Ioniq 3 EV, coming in 18-month onslaught

3 mins

Kona Electric is first Hyundai to qualify for grant

THE Hyundai Kona has become the Korean brand's first model to receive the Government's Electric Car Grant, ensuring savings for buyers, as well as users of the Motability scheme.

1 mins

Ioniq 3 seen testing ahead of April reveal

HYUNDAI is stepping into a new segment with the upcoming loniq 3, which we've spied ahead of its unveiling in April.

1 mins

New Mercedes-AMG C 53 set to use six-cylinder powertrain

Successor to C 63 S E Performance will have petrol engine from CLE 53

2 mins

Fresh Sportline trim adds GTI style to VW Transporter

WE can't get enough of sporty vans in the UK and the latest arrival is the new Volkswagen Transporter Sportline.

1 mins

New Mitsubishi Shogun has its sights set on Discovery

SIX years after the firm announced that it was leaving the UK new-car market, Mitsubishi is poised to make a sensational return - and one of the first models it could bring here is this: the next-generation Shogun.

1 mins

Limited-run Artura Spider marks McLaren's F1 titles

TO celebrate its 10th Formula One Constructors' title and a first world championship for Lando Norris in 2025, McLaren has revealed the Artura Spider MCL39 Championship Edition.

1 mins

PEUGEOT 3008

A MASTERCLASS IN STYLE AND SOPHISTICATION

3 mins

BMW i4 M60

FIRST DRIVE There may be a new 3 Series EV hitting BMW showrooms very soon, but revisions to the existing i4 mean there's plenty of life - and appeal - left in it

4 mins

AUDI E 5 Sportback

FIRST DRIVE In a bid to counter falling sales in China, Audi has teamed up with SAIC, and this sleek estate is the pair's first car

3 mins

Volks wagen ID.3 GTX Fire + Ice

FIRST DRIVE VW resurrects nineties Golf special edition for its sporty ID.3 GTX. We discover if it'll lead to a purple patch for the electric hatch

3 mins

Nissan Sakura

FIRST DRIVE We try the kind of kei car that could inspire the EU's E-regulation models

3 mins

THE TRUTH AB OUT OPTIONAL EXTRAS

ARE THEY REALLY WORTH PAYING MO REFOR?

6 mins

AUTO EXPRESS PERFECT SPEC

How we would option up four of the country's most popular new models

2 mins

ABSOLUTELY FAB?

Skoda's 130 special is the most powerful new Fabia you can get. How does it shape up against MINI's Cooper S?

10+ mins

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R

Winter-weather prowess makes us warm to VW's hot hatch even more

3 mins

BMW X3

Our man wrestles with PHEV guilt, but loves the running costs

3 mins

MINI JCW

SINCE the JCW arrived on our fleet, MINI has upped the price from £31,200 to £33,530.

1 mins

Land Rover Discovery: The Story of the First Generation Models

THIS is a super insight into the creation, development and positioning of the Land Rover Discovery - the turning point for Land Rover's move into mass-market SUVs.

1 mins

CTEK RB Boosters

A SWEDISH battery charger firm CTEK has launched its first jump start packs.

1 mins

Pirelli Scorpion

THERE aren't many tyres that can genuinely be called iconic, but Pirelli's Scorpion gets close to earning that title.

1 mins

Sealey WheelEazy

THERE are many products we test that are quickly filed under 'gimmick', but the Sealey WheelEazy Wheel Fitting & Alignment Tool is genuinely one we wish had been invented years ago.

1 mins

TESTED Cordless pressure washers

Ditching the power cable and mains water is easy with a cordless washer. We put two new units from Stihl and Bosch to the car-washing test

1 mins

Stihl REA60 Cordless Pressure Washer

IT'S difficult to get past the price of the Stihl, because it costs more than almost any non-professional corded pressure washer.

1 mins

INSPECTION CAMERAS

Some parts of your car are tricky to see, which is where a borescope comes in. Discover which of the seven we tested passed its screen test

4 mins

BUYING CARS

IT feels increasingly like the key to the whole electric vehicle market is getting sales of used EVs fired up, and that made me think about how to encourage second-hand buyers to look more closely at moving to EVs.

2 mins

DRIVER POWER

OWNER VIEWS ON THE UK'S BEST CARS

2 mins

USED BUYER'S GUIDE Range Rover Mk5

FROM £65,000 When it comes to high-end luxury and peerless off-road capability, there isn't much that can hold a candle to the fifth-generation Range Rover

5 mins

3 CAR GARAGE

Sporty, electric and 4x4 Skodas for the price of Epiq

2 mins

MIKE RUTHERFORD

WELL, that was a bit awkward.

2 mins

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Auto Express Magazine Description:

Publisher: Carwow-Studio-Ltd

Category: Automotive

Language: English

Frequency: Weekly

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