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James_Brodie@autovia.co.uk @JPBrods • Forthcoming electric four-door coupé spied testing • Engineers working towards a 311-mile range “Proportions will be similar to the Ioniq hybrid’s, with a long bonnet and a low-set glasshouse” HYUNDAI’S electric sub-brand will follow up the impressive Ioniq 5 crossover with a low-slung electric four-door coupé in 2022. Badged Ioniq 6, it will rival cars such as the Tesla Model 3 and BMW i4, and will offer the most range of any Hyundai EV yet, thanks to continued development of the 800-volt E-GMP platform now used across the Hyundai Group’s various brands. The new car has been spied testing ahead of its anticipated unveiling next summer, and rumours suggest that Hyundai has pushed the car’s debut back for some key engineering tweaks, which are intended to increase…

mail@autoexpress.co.uk AutoExpress HOT TOPIC Electrified classics FROM: James JP ELECTRIFYING classic cars is the way forward. It gives them a new lease of life; you get all the power and torque you could want without having to stress a fragile old engine. When it’s done professionally like this it makes a desirable product. FROM: Joseph Lynn I CAN see the sense in doing this with cool classic cars that were arguably ruined by bad engines – such as the Triumph Stag and Citroen CX – but rare cars with great engines, such as this DB6, should be left in their original state. Join the debate at www.autoexpress.co.uk “This seems like a good way of bringing back cool old cars, like the Jensen Interceptor.” Matt Hunter “Each to their own, but…

sean_carson@autovia.co.uk Visit autoexpress.co.uk for the latest new cars and drives Running costs 34.5mpg (official) £83 fill-up Practicality Boot (seats up/down) 270/2,005 litres SKODA’S Kodiaq has been a class stalwart since the seven-seat SUV made its debut towards the end of 2016. Its blend of value and versatility meant larger families could tap into the talents of a machine that offered the kind of space and usability many MPVs delivered at the time – five years ago the new-car market looked very different, with the people-carrier sector still having some life left in it – yet the Kodiaq wrapped this up in a package that was more stylish and appealing. And style is as good a place as any to start when it comes to this facelift. You might have to…

Stuart_Milne@dennis.co.uk Running costs 53.3mpg (official) £55 fill-up Practicality Boot (seats up/down) 400/823 litres ALONGSIDE the recently revised Ibiza (Issue 1,698), SEAT has also rung the changes for its baby SUV, the Arona, promising more tech, an improved interior and prices that are broadly unchanged. Although the styling tweaks on the Ibiza were subtle, the changes here are far more pronounced, mostly aimed at enhancing the Arona’s off-road aesthetic. At the front, the SUV gains a pair of foglamps mounted high and further in-board (they are more than a little reminiscent of the original Skoda Yeti), plus a new grille and running lights. At the rear there’s a fresh spoiler, bumper insert and an Arona badge in a hand-written font. Elsewhere, there’s LED lighting fitted across the range, three new body…

Chris_Rosamond@autovia.co.uk DRIVER Power has already given motorists the chance this year to tell the world about their experiences with new cars, brands, dealers and breakdown firms, and our final survey of the year delivers feedback on used cars. In the pages that follow, you’ll find a detailed rundown of what our readers have judged as the UK’s top 75 used cars, each of which have been rated in 35 key areas, making up 10 categories. In addition to translating the data from these scores into easy-to-understand summaries, we’ve included verbatim comments from owners who filled in the survey – along with detailed case studies for the top three cars – so you can hear the pros and cons of each model straight from the horse’s mouth. You may notice trends…

tristan_shale-hester@autovia.co.uk @tristan_shale WHETHER you’re shopping for a particular class of new car or you’re browsing across a wider range of body styles and price points, it helps to know which of the many models on the market are the leaders in their respective classes. This is especially the case with ultra-competitive categories featuring a large number of different models that sell in huge quantities. Other classes will have a smaller number of entrants, but if those models are all competent and comparable, we can tell you which one has the edge over its rivals. Drivers looking for something practical and cheap to run with back seats that can be used occasionally might be tempted by a city car or supermini. Those who want more space, meanwhile, will be every bit…

Running costs 3.4mi/kWh (on test) £12 charge/1% tax Practicality Boot (seats up/down) 520/1,490 litres Performance 0-62mph/top speed 6.2 seconds/112mph MODEL TESTED: Audi Q4 50 e-tron quattro S line PRICE: £53,470 POWER: 2x electric motors, 295bhp WE’VE already tested the Audi Q4 e-tron in rear-wheel-drive configuration, but here we’re trying a version with the famous quattro badge on the bootlid. The 50 e-tron packs two electric motors for four-wheel drive, and the S line model we’ve lined up here starts from £53,470, although our test car came with around £10,000 worth of options. Design & engineering THE Audi Q4 e-tron is smaller than the Model Y in every direction apart from height, and it certainly looks more compact and stockier than its American rival. The bluff front end and angular Audi…

NEW: Mercedes EQA 350 4MATIC PRICE: £52,995 POWER: 2x e-motor, 292bhp IT’S smaller, isn’t as powerful as its rivals here and has a shorter official range, at 264 miles, but Mercedes’ second electric SUV after the EQC comes packed with kit in AMG Line Premium trim. That compact shape means it’ll be easy to drive around town, too. USED: 2017 Tesla Model X 75D PRICE: £54,699 POWER: 2x e-motor, 328bhp IF you need seven seats, then early Model Xs are available for a Model Y budget. Some buyers will pay for the novelty of the “falcon” rear doors alone, but you’ll be in the market for a high-mileage example here, so do check that everything works properly.…

mail@autoexpress.co.uk Performance 0-62mph/top speed 4.5 seconds/182mph Running costs 27.1mpg (on test) £92 fill-up, £490 or 37% tax Practicality Boot (front/rear) 150/270 litres SO what does it feel like when the man from Porsche calls and says he’s outside your flat, waiting with a pick-up truck to collect arguably the best long-term test car you’ve been fortunate enough to run in the past 30-odd years? Quite sad is the answer on one level, because the Cayman GTS 4.0 really is one of the sweetest sports cars money can buy. In fact, having done just over 3,000 miles in it, I’m convinced it’s the best sports car you can buy for less than 100 grand right now. And the only reason I’m certain I know this is because when he arrived, the…

Make it a date with Rosso Corsa in 2022 THOSE looking to get 2021 over and done with as soon as possible might be looking to the most important decision of any new year: which car calendar should grace the wall. One option is Rosso Corsa 2022, an exclusive Ferrari calendar now in its 38th year. Produced by photographer Gunther Raupp, it’s limited to just 5,000 copies and will include glorious models such as the P5 Pininfarina concept, the 250 GTO or the 400 Super america. At 50x70cm, it’s certainly big enough to enjoy those images for the full month. It costs £79 from raupp.com. Pirelli helps make Lambo authentic PIRELLI has reproduced a tyre from its past to help a collector make his car as authentic as possible. The Cinturato…

PRODUCT GROUP TEST 20|10|2021 Every week, we extensively test all the latest car kit from tyres to trim cleaners. Log on to www.autoexpress.co.uk to look through our huge online test archive BRITAIN’S cars might run on petrol, diesel or electricity, but its drivers run on hot drinks. Whenever we pull over for a break we invariably head for the nearest tea or coffee shop in search of some warm refreshment to help keep us hydrated and alert. But a cup of coffee or even a humble tea bag in a paper cup filled with hot water can cost several pounds. Over the course of a week it soon adds up, and if you want a hot meal, too, the bill could well be into double figures each time you stop.…

In association with Search more than 50,000 cars with competitive finance Order online, delivered to your door, 14 day money-back guarantee CO2 /tax 0g/km Free Running costs Range: 168 miles (40kWh) £5.76 charge Performance 0-62mph/top speed 7.9 seconds/90mph AS brands rush to put as many electric cars into production as possible, it seems incredible that when Nissan launched the original Leaf in 2010, it would be nearly a decade before rivals followed suit. Indeed, the firm would launch an all-new second-generation Leaf before most car makers brought their first electric models to market. As such, while there are quite a few electric cars in the new-car listings, many of these have arrived only very recently, leaving the Leaf Mk2 as one of the few electric family cars available in quantity, and…

Yousuf_Ashraf@autovia.co.uk @ashrafoncars Visit autoexpress.co.uk for your daily news updates • Mid-life update for entire Focus hatchback and estate range • More efficient engines, plus greater connectivity than before SUVS are everywhere these days, but buyers aren’t turning their back on family hatchbacks completely. These five-door models remain popular with private and fleet customers, which is why Ford has unveiled a new, updated Focus, to keep its family hatch fighting fresh against newer rivals. The revised Focus starts from £22,465 and offers a subtle new look, updated interior tech and plenty of trim changes. The refreshed range begins with the entry-level Trend variant, followed by Titanium, with the sporty ST-Line model heading the range alongside the toughened-up Focus Active and tweaked Focus ST hot hatch. The restructured line-up does away with…

BACK in April 2020 Auto Express was lucky enough to sit in the driver’s seat of Hyundai’s Prophecy Concept for our first taste of Hyundai’s all-electric future. The rear-hinged doors are pure concept-car theatre, but they open gracefully, presenting a comfortable, reclined driver’s seat. There’s more theatre as the dash rotates at the touch of a button, and an additional slim shelf beneath the curved screen turns upright to reveal the fully digital instruments. Yet there’s still no steering wheel. In its place are two joystick-like handles, one on the door, the other on the centre console. It makes it feel like you’re playing a video game rather than sitting in a car, and we couldn’t help but be reminded of the handles of a vacuum cleaner. Two things that…

James_Brodie@autovia.co.uk @jimmybrods • Chinese-built SUV leads firm’s electric range expansion • Larger models will follow JAPANESE firm Honda has laid out its plans to have an all-electric line-up by 2040 with the announcement of a new battery-powered production car and a trio of new concepts, badged e:N. At the moment the flurry of news is framed as a new electrification strategy for China. However, the brand has confirmed that future models in the newly announced e:N line-up will be built in China for global export, albeit with some market-specific changes and different names. One car in the e:N range that we could see in Europe soon is the e:NP1 SUV. This appears to be the Chinese-market version of the brand’s upcoming electric crossover, with a sportier e:NS1 variant also planned.…

RED edition 500s do their bit for charity FIAT has confirmed pricing for its special edition (500)RED models. The mild-hybrid car starts from £16,435, the electric version (above) costs £22,995 and the (500X)Red compact SUV is £24,125. The line-up has been created in conjunction with AIDS charity (RED), and special red tweaks to the exterior and interior mark the cars out. Fiat plans to contribute more than $4million (£2.9million) to the organisation over the next three years. ‘Pay-as-you-go’ roads finding more favour NEW research suggests that drivers have become more open to the idea of road pricing. A survey of 3,000 people by the Social Market Foundation claims the public’s dislike of “unfair” fuel and road taxes is now so high that drivers would prefer a new system of road…

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sean_carson@autovia.co.uk Performance 0-62mph/top speed 5.7 seconds/155mph Running costs 34.9mpg (official) £72 fill-up FORD has just revealed its newly updated Focus line-up, including the ST hot hatch (see page 8). But before this new version arrives, it’s time for a special-edition run-out model of the current car in the form of this, the Ford Focus ST Edition. ST Edition trim isn’t new; we’ve seen this even more hardcore development on the smaller Fiesta ST towards the end of the pre-facelifted car’s lifespan. However, unlike some brands, Ford has chosen not to add more power, but to ramp up the focus on the Focus, enhancing the ST’s chassis. As a result, this car features coilover suspension from KW Automotive. The new twin-tube dampers are two-way adjustable – but you’ll have to manually…

Tesla Model Y 15-inch touchscreen Standard Key features: OTA updates, lots of apps THE Model Y’s 15.4-inch landscape screen is the focal point of the whole car, and once you’ve signed in with the Tesla smartphone app, the system works smoothly and is responsive to your inputs. It’s still a distraction to use while on the move, but Tesla fits a smart voice control system that displays your oral commands on-screen so you can see its accuracy. The infotainment screen operates everything from the climate controls to adjusting the mirrors and opening the glovebox, although the latter seems a bit fiddly when a button would do an equally good job. Infotainment is comprehensive, with Spotify music streaming as well as Bluetooth and a DAB radio, while you also have the…

CHARGING TESLA has a network of 88 Supercharger stations in the UK, and is adding to them all the time. The high-voltage system is highly rated by users, and offers some of the fastest charging speeds available in the UK. As with the Model 3, the Model Y features a CCS port, so it can use any high-voltage chargepoint that the Audi can. This extra versatility only helps to put the Tesla further ahead. NAVIGATION IF you pick a Supercharger as your destination in the Model Y, the car’s electronics will precondition the battery before you arrive, so that you spend less time charging. Our Q4 e-tron featured an augmented-reality head-up display that projects speed limits and direction arrows on the inside of the windscreen to help point you in…

Got a query? products@autoexpress.co.uk Q How to clear up bird mess BIRD droppings have left marks in my paintwork. I’ve tried a polish but they are still visible. What’s the best way of removing them? Alan Crouchback, E-mail A AUTOGLYM has Reflow (above), which is a warming pad that softens the damage and allows the clearcoat to return to its normal smooth state. It works best on cars up to three years old. If your car is older it may still work, otherwise a machine polish is the best solution. Take care, or perhaps consult a professional detailer or bodyshop, because inexperienced hands can cause damage. Q Why two is better than one I’VE seen forum comments about the two bucket method for washing your car, but is it really…

SWEDISH firm CTEK has long set the pace for smart battery chargers, but rivals have been catching up fast and one of the latest to launch updated units is Draper. Its four-strong range spans 2-10-amp chargers, so we chose the one closest in price to our test-winning CTEK MXS 5.0 to see how the newcomers stack up. With CTEK’s help, engineers conducted our performance tests at its Swedish base, timing how long it took to revive a flat battery to the 80 per cent point where it could start a car, plus checking electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and the lowest voltage each would charge from. Back in the UK we checked the leads, sparking during misuse, and the remainder of our 80-point criteria. The result is that the opposition has finally…

AS of Monday 25 October, London’s ultralow emission zone (ULEZ) is expanding. It currently covers the same area of central London as the Congestion Charge, but from the 25th it will engulf every street within the North and South Circular roads. That means the ULEZ will stretch as far as Ealing in the west, Haringey in the north, Newham in the east, and Lewisham in the south. Pre-Euro 4 petrol cars (roughly those built before 2006) and pre-Euro 6 diesels (made prior to 2016) will be non-compliant. Owners will be fined £160 – reduced to £80 if paid within 14 days – should they fail to pay the £12.50 daily charge. Unlike the C-Charge, the ULEZ is in place 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a…

sean_carson@autovia.co.uk MERCEDES will launch its new EQE all-electric off-roader next year, and our photographers have caught the new car testing in close-to-production spec. These shots give us our best look yet as to the finished model’s proportions, as well as some of the key styling elements, with the finer details previewed by our exclusive image of the EQE SUV in production form. Earlier this year, Mercedes’ chief design officer Gordon Wagener told us that the EQE SUV and its flagship sibling, the EQS SUV, will be “more seamless, more integrated, more aerodynamic, more futuristic-looking” and “a new type of SUV”. Our image shows what the brand’s interpretation of a smoothed grille and elements of the “One Bow” design from its all-electric flagship, the EQS saloon, could look like on a…

James_Brodie@autovia.co.uk @JPBrods VOLVO was the first mainstream manufacturer to commit to a fully electric future, when the brand pledged to phase out fossil fuel power back in 2017. However, four years on from that announcement, we’re only just driving the brand’s first standalone electric model. The compact premium electric SUV sector is red hot at the moment, and the new C40 arrives at a time of rich pickings for buyers of these sorts of cars. Notable rivals include the Audi Q4 e-tron, the Mercedes EQA and our Car of the Year, the Hyundai Ioniq 5. The C40 uses the same CMA platform as the XC40 SUV, and from launch the sole powertrain option is familiar, too. It’s the 402bhp dual-electric-motor set-up in the flagship versions of the XC40 Recharge and…

John_McIlroy@autovia.co.uk @johnmcilroy Running costs 56.5mpg (official) £53 fill-up Performance 0-62mph/top speed 10.6 seconds/106mph THE Renault Captur is our favourite small SUV, thanks to its practicality, solid driving dynamics and nicely finished cabin. It’s been offered with a choice of petrol or plug-in hybrid power, but now there’s a fresh hybrid model to occupy the middle ground. Called the Captur E-Tech Hybrid, the new arrival uses a 1.6-litre engine combined with two electric motors. The first can drive the wheels outright, while the second – effectively an integrated starter-generator – helps to smooth the gaps between gearchanges. It’s the same set-up that has already impressed us in the Clio. The engine produces 138bhp and 144Nm on its own, but the electric motor delivers 250Nm, and their combined efforts take the car…

Chris_Rosamond@autovia.co.uk IT’S official: the company behind the most satisfying used cars is Lexus. The Japanese firm tops our chart with impressive scores across the board. The victory will be of little surprise to followers of Driver Power, since the brand won the new-car survey four times in a row up to 2020 and those cars have now filtered down into the used market. Subaru and Porsche take our other podium spots. These brands also have the respect of our survey respondents in almost all areas, but a couple of flies in the ointment around running costs keep them from challenging for the top spot. The bottom of the chart is somewhat more surprising. Despite the fact that Japanese manufacturers traditionally do well in this survey, owners tell us that Nissan…

Running costs 3.8mi/kWh (on test) £11 fill-up/1% tax Practicality Boot (seats up/down) 854 (to roof)/2,041 litres Performance 0-62mph/top speed 5.0 seconds/135mph MODEL TESTED: Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD PRICE: £54,990 POWER: 2x electric motors, 434bhp (est) A VARIETY of premium electric SUVs have been launched in recent months, but the new Tesla Model Y is arguably the most important of the lot. We’re driving a European-spec, left-hand-drive Long Range AWD car for this test. UK deliveries are scheduled to start at the beginning of 2022. Design & engineering CYNICS will look at the Tesla Model Y and simply dismiss it as a pumped-up Model 3, and in reality that’s largely true. Tesla states that the cars share 95 per cent of their tech, while the styling clearly follows a…

TESLA 1st ESSENTIALLY, the Model Y takes the formula that has made the Model 3 so popular and successfully adapts it for the electric SUV class. The price premium over the saloon gets you more space inside, but the penalty you pay in terms of range and performance is negligible. The very firm ride takes the edge off comfort somewhat, but this electric SUV delivers for range and user-friendly tech. AUDI 2nd THE Q4 e-tron is still an excellent electric SUV, it’s just that the Tesla edges ahead of it for driving range, practicality and tech appeal. If you’re an Audi driver going electric, then its familiar surroundings will make the transition easy, and its real-world range will be good enough for most situations. We like the car’s comfort, but…

Steve_Walker@autovia.co.uk Running costs 3.8 miles/kWh (on test) £0 or 1% tax Practicality Boot (seats up/down) 341/1,146 litres “The rear-hinged-doored electric coupé-SUV has charmed, frustrated and baffled during its six months with me” WHAT do I make of the Mazda MX-30? The rear-hinged-doored electric coupé-SUV has charmed, frustrated and baffled during its six months with me, but it feels like we’re much closer to understanding it than I was back when it rolled off the lorry. There are undeniable issues with Mazda’s enigmatic electric runabout, but they can all be solved at a stroke with one simple measure: getting another car. This isn’t as bad as it sounds. It’s not a suggestion that prospective buyers should look elsewhere, but rather that Mazda’s creation works so much better as a second car,…

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Mini Cooper 1961-2000 Peter Barker (Amberley, amberley-books.com) Price: £15.99 Rating: IN the year of the Mini’s 60th birthday, it’s no surprise there are a fair few books about the ground breaking design being published. This one’s hardly exhaustive, at fewer than 100 pages, but it’s a nice overview of this classic, stuffed with high-quality, full-colour pictures. Plenty to like and simple enough for younger readers starting a car library. Camel Trophy: The Definitive History Nick Dimbleby (Porter Press, porterpress.co.uk) Price: £60 Rating: YOU probably won’t find a more complete volume on the Camel Trophy expeditions, written by a former event photographer and boasting extensive reports on each trip. It’s beautifully produced and packed with great photos. The profiles on the competing cars and drivers make for welcome reading and the…

Got any car queries? Tristan_Shale-Hester@autovia.co.uk Q Could going via a broker be the best way to a cheap car? I WAS going to buy a used car, but a friend of mine who got a good deal on a new model through a broker has suggested I do the same. How do brokers operate and what are the implications of buying a car from one? Harry P, E-mail A BROKERS purchase large numbers of new cars at lower bulk prices, then sell them on at a higher individual price, which still tends to be a few thousand pounds less than the manufacturer or dealer’s list price would be. Brokers can operate online or in physical offices, but may offer fewer facilities than a traditional dealer. If you do use a…

All the action from the world of motorsport ● Formula One returns to Texas ● Verstappen holds narrow lead over Hamilton in title fight FORMULA One returns to North America on 24 October for the first time since 2019, and the Circuit of the Americas in Texas hosts the next part in one of the closest and most thrilling title fights in years. The fast and flowing nature of CotA and its 1.2-kilometre straight have traditionally favoured the defending champs, Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton – and that trend will need to continue if they wish to regain the championship lead from Max Verstappen. The title swung in the Red Bull driver’s favour last time out in Turkey; Hamilton was largely dominant all weekend at Istanbul Park and set the fastest…

Join the debate now at autoexpress.co.uk/opinion FIRST, don’t kid yourself that London’s soon-to-be-extended ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ, see page 16) and its unjustifiable £12.50 daily charge are solely problems for beleaguered Londoners. This, remember, is a scheme designed to either restrict certain drivers’ freedom of movement (wherever they’re from), rob them of up to £4,000 per year, or more likely, a bit of both. So it’s a nightmare for countless millions of motorists who are required to drive into or near to the capital’s centre for work, education, family, healthcare and other valid reasons. Second, guess how much the ULEZ will grow when it’s “expanded” on Monday 25 October? I reckon a 10-per-cent expansion might be fair. A doubling would be harsh, but understandable in view of the greed of…