From batchreviews. Mazda CX-60 diesel review Unlike most carmakers who are rushing out new EVs seemingly every week, Mazda is taking things at a more leisurely pace. In recent times it has been focusing on hybrids and has even developed a brand new diesel engine. The 6e is the start of a change, though. Mazda…

From batchreviews. Polestar is really getting into its stride now. The Swedish performance brand has spent the last five years setting itself up as a separate carmaker within the enormous Geely empire, and so far has been tackling the popular electric saloon market with its 2 model. That’s no small feat. Last year, its model…

From batchreviews. The Nismo name is a storied one in the world of Japanese motorsport and performance cars. So, when there’s a new car wearing the badge, it’s a big deal. This is the latest, and to Brits there’s added importance as not many Nismo models come to the UK. The Ariya Nismo is a…

From batchreviews. Skywell is one of a handful of brands that has arrived in the UK from China, all aiming to muscle into the market and take sales away from the traditional players – the likes of Ford, Vauxhall, Skoda, Kia and so on. It may be new to we Brits but the firm has…

From batchreviews. Until last year, French performance brand Alpine was just a one-car firm. That changed in 2024 when it created its own hot version of the fab Renault 5 electric hatchback, and now it has a three-car line-up with this, the new A390. It’s an electric coupe-SUV which will arrive next year to rival…

From batchreviews. Polestar 1 review – was this £140k hybrid ahead of its time? Before I tell you all about the Polestar 4 and the 3 it’s worth taking a moment to understand how important these two cars are. Since it arrived in the UK five years ago, Polestar has shifted 35,000 cars – not…

From batchreviews. Volvo EX30 review – Game-changing new EV rated Toyota hasn’t exactly been quick off the mark with electric cars in the UK. To date we’ve only had the oddly named bZ4X, but that’s about to change. Arriving this year is a new supermini-sized small electric SUV, and instead of it wearing a name…

From batchreviews. MG5 in-depth review – Why is this a brilliant EV? The MG Cyberster is one of the most important and exciting new cars to launch in 2024. Why? Well, in some ways it’s the car MG enthusiasts have been crying out for over a decade – people like myself and my dad –…

From batchreviews. Jaguar F-Type 75 review – one final drive in Jag’s sports car Mercedes doesn’t launch a new SL very often so when it does, the world takes notice. The SL, or sport light, burst onto the scene 70 years ago in 1954. That first car, the Gullwing 300SL was effectively a road going…

From batchreviews. Jaguar F-Type 75 review – one final drive in Jag’s sports car This is the Jaguar XF – the updated model. I’ve wanted to have a go in it for a while. The last time I drove an XF was in 2016 when I had one as a long-term test car for Auto…

From batchreviews. We Brits love estate cars, but especially fast ones. Whether it’s a BMW, a Mercedes, a Volvo or an Audi, we go mad for hot wagons. But when it comes to electric estate cars there’s not much choice. Which is why I’m so interested in this new Volkswagen ID.7 GTX Tourer. The ID.7…

From batchreviews. You probably haven’t heard of Omoda and Jaecoo. They are launching in the UK this year with a range of petrol, hybrid and electric SUVs with some big plans to disrupt the market. Omoda and its posher sister Jaecoo are two brands from the enormous Chery organisation. Chery is one of China’s biggest…

From batchreviews. The original Renault Scenic was loved by families in the nineties and noughties. It pretty much created the whole mini-MPV craze, but times have changed and people-carriers aren’t as popular as they once were. Renault has decided to reboot the Scenic as an electric SUV to rival the Skoda Enyaq and Peugeot E-3008.…

From batchreviews. Peugeot can probably lay its success of its recent turnaround at the wheels of the second-generation 3008. At a stroke it showed Peugeots needn’t be cheap and undesirable – something that a whole wave of models before suffered from. Launched in 2016, the second-generation 3008 showed off a radical new design both inside…

From batchreviews. Sometimes I’m lucky enough to test a car for longer than a couple of weeks. In the past I’ve had some great ‘long-term’ test cars, and the Suzuki Swace is my latest. It’s fair to say I’ve never lived with a car that looks quite so ordinary but is also quite so brilliant.…