Electric SUV is described as the "pinnacle" of the brand; will arrive late this year German tuner Brabus has got it hands on the new Smart #5 SUV, pumping it with 637bhp and giving it the acceleration to match a Range Rover Sport SV. The flagship variant of the largest car Smart has ever produced

Can the MINI Countryman stake a claim to being the perfect family car? We certainly think so... Space, practicality, comfort, safety… the perfect family car needs to tick many boxes, but we think the all-electric MINI Countryman might just fit the brief Finding the perfect family car is far

New hybrid powertrain can be specified in combination with blue-themed Azure trim Luxury coupé and saloon gain a lower-powered PHEV set-up – but it still provides supercar pace Bentley has introduced a second plug-in hybrid V8 option to the Continental GT and Flying Spur, with enough power to outpace the

The rise has been put down to keener pricing at the lower end of the market Private customers are turning towards electric cars in greater numbers than ever before in a sign that growing choice at the cheaper end of the market is persuading customers of petrol and diesel models to make

Blue Oval to give all EV buyers free home chargers as it aims to remove concerns about EV switch Ford UK believes the launch of the new Puma Electric can prompt buyers of its existing vehicles to make the switch to electric, and is launching a new range of incentives to

Government brings forward changes to ZEV mandate, allowing wider variety of hybrids to remain on sale until 2035 Banning the sale of hybrid cars from 2030 would've been "too soon”, prime minister Keir Starmer has said, as his government confirmed they will remain on sale until 2035 as part of a substantially relaxed

Zero-emission vehicle mandate will shake up the UK car industry in the coming years Few initiatives are more game-changing for the modern-day automotive industry than the zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) mandate.   In fact, Mike Hawes, chief of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, has labeled the mandate “one of the most remarkable