'Little G' is expected to be priced in line with combustion-engined rivals New model is set to ditch ladder-frame construction while retaining legendary design cues Mercedes-Benz is ramping up the development of its entry-level G-Class, a smaller electric car that will be pitched against a new breed of rugged crossovers

There was nothing stopping Skoda from putting a Golf GTI engine in the Kodiaq seven-seat SUV. Should there have been? The Skoda Kodiaq vRS probably wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the way the Volkswagen group operatesFlexible platforms like Volkswagen’s MQB throw up various ‘why not?’ questions. It means you can

Alfa Romeo, Alpine, Cupra, Mini and MG – which takes the fun EV crown? Electric motoring doesn’t have to be boring. Which of the latest fun-to-drive EVs gets our road testers’ vote? It’s more than 18 months since we first collected a field of affordable electric cars together along with

Rather than create a highly exclusive, limited run car, Tolman perfects the original with delicate engineering I was about four years old when I first laid eyes on a Peugeot 205: an Alpine White 1.9-litre GTi. Even then I knew it was special, and its clean-cut, Pininfarina-penned lines etched themselves onto my

Editor Mark Tisshaw meets VW Group UK MD Damien O'Sullivan In a bonus podcast, this week Autocar Meets Damien O'Sullivan, the managing director of the UK's biggest car company, the Volkswagen Group. In his first interview since taking the role last December, O'Sullivan meets Autocar's Editor, Mark Tisshaw, to discuss the state

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How Autocar predicts the new 'Defender Sport' will look SUV could be positioned as indirect successor to Freelander 2 and replace Discovery Sport in line-up Land Rover is gearing up to launch a long-mooted and highly anticipated smaller entry level Defender as a crucial new model in its electric car