Panorama highlights faults plaguing smart motorways

THE UK's smart motorway network is plagued with technological faults that are not fixed for days at a time, leaving drivers at risk, according to the latest edition of the BBC's Panorama programme.

Final tests for Range Rover EV

Land Rover reveals images of electric Range Rover

BYD will spread its wings by selling new Seagull in Europe

BYD will bring its value Seagull supermini to Europe and the UK, Auto Express can reveal, after the Chinese brand's executive VP, Stella Li, confirmed the plan in Beijing.

Mega MG model blitz

THE MG3 hatchback kicks off a big year for MG, with at least four other new models arriving in the next 12 months.

BUYER'S GUIDE: Toyota RAV4 Mk5

FROM £17,000 Spacious five-seat SUV also offers loads of standard kit and unburstable reliability

Tesla fires up 460bhp Model 3 Performance

TESLA has just revealed its new Ragship Model 3 Performance - a quicker, more powerful version of the brand's all-electric executive saloon car - and has put it straight on sale in the UK, with prices from £59,990.

ASPIRING LEADERS

The new Volkswagen Tiguan takes on the Hyundai Tucson for compact family-SUV honours

HIGH ROLLERS

As Rolls-Royce hits 120 years old, meet the car makers that have tried to take it on - not always successfully

Jeep Wrangler

FIRST DRIVE Revised SUV icon gets enhanced interior tech

Mercedes-AMG CLE 53

FIRST DRIVE Performance version of sleek new coupé is put through its paces

Volkswagen Passat Estate

FIRST DRIVE We get behind wheel of crucial new estate-only Passat in UK

Lamborghini 400 GT

As motoring first efforts go, the 400 GT is up there with the very best

Smart #5 to be rough and ready off-roader

THE Beijing Motor Show kicked off last week, with the world's biggest brands battling for floor space at what's becoming one of the biggest dates in the automotive calendar. Smart was among them, teasing a brand new model due later this year.

New family face for Cupra duo

THE Cupra Formentor arrived just three 4 years ago as the brand's first bespoke model, and is already the company's best-seller in Europe. But to keep the sporty SUV on trend, it has been given a new look, interior tweaks and upgraded powertrains, while the Cupra Leon has also benefitted from a similar nip and tuck.

DRIVEN Incredible new MG3

FIRST VERDICT Early experience of MG3 hybrid supermini reveals a car that has every chance of being the best in its class

PERFORMANCE review

Updates have transformed the Audi RS 4 before it bows out for good, but can it beat the BMW M3 Touring?

Pick of the Porsches

In its 75 years, Porsche has built some of the most iconic cars ever. We look at the best

The rebirth of cool

Octavia has been the standard-bearer of Skoda's renaissance for 25 years. We mark that milestone by looking at four generations of the popular car

Evolution in action

As the Peugeot 205 turns 40, we look at how this most iconic of French superminis has influenced the brand's latest small car

Volkswagen T-Cross

FIRST DRIVE Updates focus on boosting compact SUV's quality

Vauxhall Astra ST Electric

FIRST DRIVE Estate version of electric family car comes with space to spare

Smart #3

FIRST DRIVE Has Smart righted the 1’s wrongs with the latest addition to its range?

BEAVER TOWN

When Citroen said it was supporting a scheme to rewild beavers in West London wetlands, we were eager to gnaw how it would work

HOUSE OF BUGATTI

| Upon his retirement, the man who's shaped all modern Bugattis SI reflects upon his stellar career with the ultimate supercar brand

AMG weaves its magic as Merc reveals faster CLE 53 coupé

THE new Mercedes CLE coupé is tasked with replacing two-door versions of both the C-Class and E-Class, and the line-up has been bolstered with the arrival of a hot AMG 53 variant.

Omoda 5 aims to set new benchmark for SUVs

OMODA is benchmarking premium in rivals with its first UK offering, the Omoda 5 SUV, which will land in dealers here next spring. And based on an early preview of the 5 in a London studio, the Chinese maker is on track to pose a serious threat to well established models such as the Nissan Qashqai and Hyundai Tucson.

Small Urban SUV previews new Toyota EV

TOYOTA will launch the second of its b2-branded all-electric models next year - a new small SUV that's set to rival the Volvo EX30 - and this show car gives us a solid preview of how it will look.

Electric Qashqai shapes up for UK production

SCOOP Major investment in Sunderland plant underpins Nissan's fourth-generation SUV

Ferrari Roma Spider

FIRST DRIVE Italian brand hits the bullseye with drop-top grand tourer

Concept 20-23 could preview hot Micra EV

One-off from London studio