CAR (UK) - 1 Jan 2026

Table of content - CAR (UK) (1 Jan 2026)

BRILLIANT USED BMWs!
Renault’s £18k gamechanger
NEXT-LEVEL MERC BATTLES TESLA’S CHAMP|ON
Why does Audi feel vital again? F1 and Frascella
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A new name but familiar delights from the Maserati MCPura
The weekend that turned Colin McRae into a legend
Will Merc’s CLA turn the tables on the Tesla Model 3?
How it looks is nothing compared to how it drives
Does the R5 still look so good now the novelty’s gone?
Celebrating the winning ways of Jenson Button
Ioniq 6 N: can it live up to the brilliance of the 5 N?
Now’s a great time to have a close look at used BMWs. From a sub-£10k 3-series to ultra-rare classics, via some of the finest M cars ever made, our experts share the secrets of what to look for and how much to pay for your ultimate driving machine
Meet the hottest production Bentley ever, created with a more than a little help from the boss’s background at Porsche
The all-new electric Mercedes-Benz CLA meets the class-defining Tesla Model 3. Which is the best electric saloon? And is either of them good enough to tempt you to ditch your engine?
Letters: |an Fraser, MG wonderment… and is the BMW M3 CS perhaps a bit much?
|neos Grenadier earns its keep, Polestar 4 meets the fan club, GR Yaris arrives
Michael Leiters is the new boss of Porsche, after a glittering career that’s left its mark on Ferrari and McLaren. But are Porsche’s problems too big for one person to fix?
The 300-Mile Test: Hyundai |oniq 6 N heads to the UK from the Nürburgring
Bugatti’s W16 engine may just have found the car it always deserved to power. We drive the track-only Bolide, and will never be the same again
The Twingo is a new addition to both a long line of interesting Renaults and a fine tradition of compact design excellence
Renault’s new boss tells us how he plans to build on the design-led success of the 4 and 5 in these troubled times
Jenson Button has retired as a professional racing driver. What a career, and what a great way to live a life
The riddle of the Chinese cars that don’t exist in China but are selling in huge quantities in the UK
Caterham’s Academy car now has an engine from Horse, the collaboration between Renault and Geely
Mazda’s intriguing new concepts highlight the strengths and weaknesses of a questing and eccentric company that’s never quite known what it is
Four brand new Toyotas, all covering very un-Toyota segments – has it gone mad?
Eyewitnesses recall the weekend that was the making of Colin McRae
Maserati MCPura: new name for the splendid MC20, tested in Cielo form
How artificial intelligence can make self-driving technology safer
Gavin Green: GM goes down in the world
Volvo ES90: saloon sibling of the EX90
Subaru Uncharted, all-wheel-drive EV
Mark Walton: The rise of the hybrid
GBU: the best cars in every class
Seat |biza: yes, that old thing
Stand back! Bentley’s first Porsche is here
Stand back! Bentley’s first Porsche is here
How to win at life, the Jenson Button way
What’s gotten into Toyota?
Are these the right cars at the wrong time, again?
Are these the right cars at the wrong time, again?
He saved Porsche once. But now?
How to beat Europe at its own game: by listening
AI would love to drive you home. Do you trust it?
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‘Design’s sorted. Now for quality’
Caned and able
Caned and able
The 300-mile test
Pick-up: 0 miles
PLUS
Data
Hot to trot
Hot to trot
THE F|RST HOUR
Data
PLUS
Old territory, new route
Data
THE F|RST HOUR
PLUS
Old territory, new route
Semi-saloon. Semi-great
Semi-saloon. Semi-great
THE F|RST HOUR
Data
Let’s go round again
THE F|RST HOUR
Data
Let’s go round again
Proudly plug-free
Proudly plug-free
THE F|RST HOUR
Data
Opinion
Opinion
Have your say:
‘As Ford and GM withdraw from global markets, Chinese makers cheerfully fill the void’
‘It gives a surge of torque that has your eyeballs looking into the back of your skull’
Deutsche bankers
RESTORATIVE MEDICINE
WITH THANKS TO...
ALL THE SMALL THINGS
ALL THE SMALL THINGS
WHO WANTS TO BEAT A TRILLIONAIRE?
WHO WANTS TO BEAT A TRILLIONAIRE?
THE CLA’S GREAT… FOR A PLAN B
THE CLA’S GREAT… FOR A PLAN B
BUG OF WAR
BUG OF WAR
WATCH THE VIDEO!
BUGATTI BOLIDE
She’s a star
Our cars
She’s a star
Right car, wrong road
Steroid injections
A kick in the clutch
Bliss! Decent electric range
Trailer made
Trailer made
Polestars in their eyes
Polestars in their eyes
Blast off !
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TOP 5 LUXURY CARS
TOP 5 FAMILY CARS
TOP 5 SPORTS SALOONS
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