Dec 3, 2024 · Despite the ever-increasing numbers of crossovers and SUVs, small hatchbacks still make up a large chunk of new car sales in the UK. After a very quiet year last year, we saw more new models launching into the small car market this year.

Dec 11, 2024 · Make and model: Dacia Duster Description: Small SUV Price range: From £18,745 MG says: “The All-New Dacia Duster opens the next chapter in the story of a model that has grown into a standard-setter in the market.” We say: Few cars represent better value for money than the Dacia range, and the latest Duster generation is …

Dec 12, 2024 · One of ten new electric cars that Volkswagen plans to launch in Europe by 2026, the compact ID.2 hatchback is the electric successor to the petrol-powered Volkswagen Polo.. So far, Volkswagen has shown off its concept for the small EV – called the ID.2all – with the actual production car set to be unveiled sometime next year and go on sale a few months after that.

Mar 30, 2024 · Best EV under £35,000: Smart #1. Spearheading Smart’s re-birth as a stylish and spacious upmarket EV builder, the #1 (pronounced ‘Hashtag One’) is the best pick in the sub-£35k bracket according to our Expert Rating Index.

Jan 10, 2025 · The recently-facelifted Ford Puma has outsold cars of all shapes and sizes and was crowned Britain’s best-selling new car in 2024. Currently Ford’s most popular offering by a country mile, the Puma has become the model to beat. While the crossover recorded sixth and fifth place finishes in November and December, this was enough for the Ford to finish in the top spot for the second year ...

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Jan 16, 2025 · Model reviewed: Range overview Score: 8 / 10 “The Volkswagen Passat is a smart, sleek, and well-built estate car that could well have enough appeal to steer buyers away from SUVs.” Author: Jordan Katsianis Read review Model reviewed: 1.5-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid Score: 8 / 10 “A dent in boot space is the only major downside to the new Volkswagen Passat plug-in hybrid as it ...

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Dec 3, 2024 · The Car Expert Car of the Year 2025: Kia EV3. The Kia EV3 isn’t just another bar-raising new car from Kia. It really shows how electric cars can be objectively superior to fossil-fuel cars in most of the ways that really count.