Hyundai's new Santa Fe goes for bold

Squared-off style will ensure fifth generation of Korean brand's flagship SUV stands out from the crowd when it reaches UK showrooms in about a year's time

Second thoughts

Can a used Suzuki Vitara avenge its new-car test defeat to the SEAT Arona?

BRITAIN'S BEST NEW CARS 2023

Star models in 26 categories, with one Car of the Year

When FASHION and CARS COLLIDE

\"Fashion should be a form of escapism,\" claimed the late, great Alexander McQueen, which perhaps explains why car makers have been so keen to collaborate with leading designers and fashion houses over the years. But this pursuit of the last word in style has often had mixed results. Here we take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly among the cars created in tandem with the world's most respected sartorial trendsetters.

Polestar 2

FIRST DRIVE Extra range for Swedish EV

Renault Clio

FIRST DRIVE New look brings Clio into line with bigger Renaults

Aston Martin DB12

FIRST DRIVE British coupé lives up to Aston's billing as a 'super-tourer'

Rolls-Royce Spectre

FIRST DRIVE Iconic British luxury brand finally enters the electric era

Hyundai Kona

FIRST DRIVE EV gets bigger and posher for second generation

NO MORE HARD CELL?

BMW's latest approach to hydrogen fuel cells could see price parity with EVS by 2035. We find out how

Ferrari unleashes SF90 XX models for the road

FOR the first time, Ferrari has applied AE a with the new SF90 XX Stradale and SF90 XX Spider special-series models. They \"embody the spirit of a racing car,\" said Ferrari's design director Flavio Manzoni.

SMMT reveals five-point plan to help UK automotive sector

Charging pledge demand. Net-zero strategy sought

Distinctive EV9 looks for refreshed Picanto

● Kia's city car gets eye-catching lighting design and squarer shape ● Turbo engine is dropped, but manual and auto gearboxes remain

EXCLUSIVE First UK drive of award-winning Lucid Air

PLANS for right-hand-drive Lucids AE may be a way off (although boss Peter Rawlinson does raise an eyebrow when we suggested selling left-handdrive cars in the UK) but Auto Express takes the opportunity of Rawlinson's recent visit here with a Lucid Air to ask if we could go for a spin. \"Of course,\" he enthuses. \"You'll love it.\"

Lucid boss reveals all on Aston and future models

Plans for four-car Lucid range. 'Lucid inside' other brands too

Aston Martin buys into an electric future

CEO INTERVIEW Using established technology is the first step on Aston's EV journey

BYD Atto 3

Anyone for a game of Guess Who?

PICK 'N' MIX

We rank the UK's one-tonne pick-up trucks

Abarth 500e

Does Abarth succeed in its bid to crack the EV hot-hatch sector?

Mercedes-AMG A 45 S

Hottest A-Class benefits from changes introduced on rest of the range

MG4 EV XPower

Just a week after its reveal, we get behind MG's wheel

Toyota RAV4

Back where the 'soft-roader' trend started

Hyundai fires up its first hot EV

OFFICIAL After great success with i20 and i30, N division reveals performance Ioniq 5

Goodwood Festival of Speed revs up for thrills

Anniversary celebrations for Porsche and McLaren F1 stars and Le Mans heroes line up on hillclimb course

MG 4

FIRST REPORT New EV joins our fleet with two awards to its name

CORPORATE BATTLE

Hyundai's slick new loniq 6 takes on the BMW i4 in a fight for electric executive honours

DS 3 PureTech 130

FIRST DRIVE Name change and new look signal mid-life update

Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrif oglio

FIRST DRIVE Alfa marks Quadrifoglio centenary by making its flagship saloon better to drive than ever

Peugeot 3008

FIRST DRIVE SUV gets mild-hybrid powertrain to deliver better fuel economy and a cut in emissions

Lotus Eletrë

FIRST DRIVE We try the electric SUV that heralds a new era for British sports car maker