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THIS WEEK
DRIVEN NEW FIAT GRANDE PANDA • Retro styling is back with a vengeance, but Fiat’s answer to the new Renault 5 has substance to match its iconic roots
New Mazda electric SUV will follow 6e saloon • Brand has trade marked the name CX-6e, with UK boss telling us to “watch this space” for a sibling to forth coming four-door EV
Porsche’s new Cayman caught out in the open • We have all the latest details as German firm prepares to go electric with its all-new super coupé favourite
PLUS Boxster will lead Cayman into an electric future
Hardcore CS takes M3 Touring to extremes
New top-of-the-range Renault swoops on in • Emblème-influenced shooting brake will be company’s biggest model
Filante recalls record breaker
Toyota Land Cruiser gets Arctic treatment
Flagship Morgan on the way as Plus Six bows out
£55m investment in EV charging infrastructure • New initiatives aim to tackle lack of consumer enthusiasm for the EV switchover
UK car production at its lowest level since the fifties
Aston Martin to offer more versions of its core models
Improved range for i5 and new diesel engine for X3
Dealers can haggle on EVs, as VW ditches direct sales
China’s GAC plans Euro launch later this year • COMING SOON Amid a bullish domestic market in China, GAC Group is looking to expand into Europe and the UK during 2025
DRIVEN Aion V – GAC’s new compact pure-electric SUV
DRIVEN GAC Aion UT joins sporty supermini market
Citro en C3 Aircross • FIRST DRIVE French firm takes all that’s great about the C3 supermini and refines it in chunky new small SUV
Jaecoo J7 SHS PHEV • FIRST DRIVE Chinese brand’s premium SUV employs some clever tech, but is still found wanting in a few critical areas
Nissan Ariya Nismo • FIRST DRIVE Applying a legendary Japanese performance brand name to an electric SUV is a bold move, but it works – to a certain degree, at least
Range Rover MY25 • FIRSTDRIVE The interior may have ‘done a Tesla’, but all the key Range Rover strengths remain in this updated model
Ora 03 GT • FIRST DRIVE Latest flagship 03 gets a sporty look, but doesn’t back it up with any more power or fun on the road
SHOULD YOU BUY A CHINESE EV? • There’s a lot of misinformation out there about Chinese electric cars. We’re here to separate the fact from the fiction
THE A TO ZEEKR OF CHINESE CAR BRANDS IN THE UK • Don’t know your Jaecoo from your GWM? We explore all the Chinese car brands either operating in the UK already, or soon to arrive
X FACTOR: THE FINAL • BMW’s much-lauded new X3 is one of the best luxury compact SUVs on the market–but is it good enough to topple the cheaper hybrid-powered Lexus NX 350h?
BMW X3 vs LEXUS NX • German model is relying on more tech and greater refinement to topple class leader
BMW X3 • While not a driver’s car like other BMWs, the X3 is one of the better mid-size SUVs
LEXUS NX • Hybrid pioneer remains a strong choice due to great all-round appeal
CUPRA TAVASCAN • Sporty Spanish electric SUV joins the Auto Express fleet – what do we make of it so far?
HONDA e:NY1 • EV passes screen test with flying colours, but its efficiency is still very disappointing
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