Volvo has hired Škoda’s boss. Now it must let him be useful
What does a Volvo buyer want from a new chief executive? Probably not a rousing speech about shareholder value. A car that makes sense on a wet Tuesday would be a better start. That is…
Volvo has hired Škoda’s boss. Now it must let him be useful
Rock ’n’ Roll Garages: Famous Musicians with Incredible Classic Car Collections
Paris Motor Show 2026: bring the weird ideas, then explain the useful bits
Volkswagen’s globe-trotting ID. Buzz deserves applause — and a cheaper ticket
Rock ’n’ Roll Garages: Famous Musicians with Incredible Classic Car Collections
Music and cars have always made a natural pairing. Both can be loud, expensive and capable of encouraging otherwise sensible people to spend an alarming amount of money chasing something that makes them feel good.…
Paris Motor Show 2026: bring the weird ideas, then explain the useful bits
Nine concept cars. That is Stellantis’ opening bid for the Paris Motor Show, and I approve of the ambition. Give designers a stage and let them get a bit carried away. A motor show ought…
Volkswagen’s globe-trotting ID. Buzz deserves applause — and a cheaper ticket
There is something wonderfully excessive about taking a family-sized electric Volkswagen to 92 countries. You could prove it works with a trip to the supermarket. Rainer Zietlow chose a rather longer errand. Good. Cars need…
ABT’s Volkswagen van makeover brings the custom scene to the order form
The most interesting part of ABT's new Volkswagen van makeover might be the order form. Bear with me. Front spoilers are easy to admire; a modification you can arrange alongside the vehicle and include in…
Volvo’s 13-car plan needs seven good answers for Britain
Thirteen new Volvos sounds like a marvellous excuse to build a bigger showroom. It also sounds like an excellent way to bury the car you actually want beneath a mountain of model names. The interesting…
Mercedes C 300 Electric makes the faster C-Class look like an expensive half-second
How much is half a second worth? On a qualifying lap, quite a lot. Between two electric executive saloons taking you to the office, considerably less. Mercedes has added the C 300 4MATIC Electric to…
Vauxhall Astra GSE Line puts the tracksuit on before doing any training
There was a time when a fast-car badge meant the engineers had been allowed into the workshop with stiffer springs, larger brakes and a mildly antisocial attitude. The new Vauxhall Astra GSE Line begins with…
Nissan Kicks gives Sunderland something better than nostalgia: another car to build
A car factory does not celebrate its 40th birthday with cake and misty-eyed stories about the Bluebird. It celebrates by getting another car to build. That is why the Nissan Kicks matters: beneath the chirpy…
LEVC’s next black cab needs brilliant doors, not a party trick
Most new cars arrive promising to make your life more exciting. London’s next black cab has a harder assignment: make everybody else’s life less difficult. It must swallow a wheelchair, survive a professional driver’s working…