We take the new MINI Cooper Electric on a scenic drive around Spain to stretch its electric legs. MINI's first attempt at building an EV was well, a little bit mixed. Yes, the MINI Electric was agile and had a cosy interior, but the range was frankly pathetic, and it couldn't charge up very quickly. So, back to the drawing board, and this is attempt number two. That presents us with the new ...
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The Swedes really know how to design a clean and attractive aesthetic, and it shows in the Polestar 2. This is my second encounter with the Polestar 2, this time in Standard range Single motor (SRSM) guise, in just over a year. For this 2024 model, Polestar has done something truly spectacular. Where the previous version was front-wheel drive, this 2024 model switches over to rear-wheel drive. While this may not seem ...
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The Jeep Grand Cherokee L presents another intriguing option in the premium SUV segment. Off-road capable SUVs have seen a huge market shift in recent years. There are still a handful of SUVs that can scale a rock face at your earliest convenience, but most of the crop has since become jacked-up city cruisers festooned with new tech and creature comforts. These 'posers' might not be good offroad, but consumers are opening ...
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Small and simple facelift updates enable the Mercedes-Benz EQA to maintain its competitive edge. The EQA, Mercedes' petite electric crossover, has recently undergone a gentle touch-up. Originally debuting in 2021, the EQA was a pioneer in a then sparsely populated field. Fast forward to today, and it finds itself amidst a veritable stampede of rivals like the BMW iX1 and Audi Q4 e-tron, all jostling for supremacy in the luxury electric crossover ...
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X2 be or not X2 be, that is the question... Imagine a young executive who needs a set of wheels suited to their high-powered job status. Or parents looking to purchase a car for their university-going child who needs to commute frequently and look cool while doing so. Sure, there's the BMW X1, which is more practical, but for the cool-factor and style-points, one needs to take a serious look at the ...
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The BMW iX1 is a compact family EV that is more than practical enough for most families. It seems that BMW’s smallest SUV, the X1, isn’t so small anymore. Echoing the way a modern 3 Series now sprawls into the space once occupied by an older 5 Series, the latest X1 has stretched its limbs to rival the dimensions of the original X3. It's a growth spurt that makes you take a ...
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The Audi SQ8 e-tron numbers don't make rational sense on paper, but it’s an SUV that drives brilliantly. Audi's naming strategy remains as bewildering as ever with the introduction of the new Q8 e-tron. This isn't your conventional Q8 with an internal combustion engine. Instead, Audi has given a facelift and a new name to its first electric vehicle, the e-tron SUV from 2019. Despite its shared name, the Q8 e-tron doesn't ...
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Generational improvements to the Prius have seen it stand tall as the industry standard for hybrid vehicles. The Ur Prius was introduced in 1997 as the first mass-produced hybrid car, and immediately became renowned for excellent fuel economy. Toyota has steadily improved its base formula for the hybrid system since then, resulting in what we have today. This is the fifth generation Prius featuring the fifth generation hybrid system. Despite a plethora ...
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The Street Triple 765 RS is to Singapore's roads like tea is to crumpet. Triumph Motorcycles, in case you didn't know, is British; hence the "tea and crumpet" reference above. It started in 1885 as Triumph Engineering Co Ltd produced motorcycles since 1902, and went bankrupt in 1983, where it was bought over and briefly renamed Bonneville Coventry Ltd before being finally named Triumph Motorcycles Ltd. The Street Triple, on the ...
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Pretty soon everything will come attached to a battery pack, so savour the Lamborghini Huracán STO while you can. It’s one of the last, great analogue road monsters. This is quintessentially a Huracán dialled up to eleven. The STO, or Super Trofeo Omologata, blurs the lines between a road-going sports car and a track-honed racer. It’s as if Lamborghini decided to give us mere mortals a taste of their Super Trofeo Evo ...
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The Hyundai Kona Electric is an outstanding all-rounder, coming with bold looks and a suite of sensible features. This is the new Hyundai Kona Electric, where the design team, it seems, has taken a bold leap into the future with none other than RoboCop himself. If the original Kona was ever a head-turner, this latest iteration is a veritable street-stopper. With its "seamless horizon lamps" stretching across the front and rear like ...
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The facelifted Tesla Model 3 Highland brings about a suite of upgrades, enough to nudge it back ahead of the competition. It must be said, that it is truly remarkable how Tesla, once a fledgling carmaker, has vaulted itself into a position of market prominence, setting the pace for the electric vehicle revolution. It's as if the old guard of the auto world now march to the beat set by this ...
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The all-new Nissan Note e-POWER combines technology and practicality into a neat little hatchback package. In the bustling streets of Singapore, compact cars have always been well-received by the public. These pint-sized powerhouses are a hit among local drivers, offering the agility needed to navigate our compact urban sprawl with ease. Within this fiercely contested segment, Nissan throws its hat in the ring with the Nissan Note e-POWER, eager to carve out ...
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Mokka-e represents electric-powered value-motoring. At the value-end of the electric vehicle (EV) market, one finds a slew of offerings such as the BYD Atto 3, Citroen e-C4 and Hyundai Kona Electric. Amongst them, one also finds the Opel Mokka-e from the Stellantis stable. Being so spoilt for choice, does the Mokka-e have what it takes to sway buyers to this German compact crossover? die Außenseite One first notices how the Mokka-e sits somewhat higher ...
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Home is where the heart is, and heart is where the Giulia Veloce is. I'm going to make a statement here that may offend some, but so be it. Only a soulless non-player character (NPC) could get into an Alfa Romeo - any Alfa Romeo - and not have a smile on their face, because the smile actually emanates from the heart. Such is the effect of Alfa Romeo's charismatic Italian cuore ...
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