Mazda 3

Japanese firm puts its new-age petrol engine into its fourth-generation family hatchback, and adds 2.5-litre option alongside Driving the Mazda 3, like most of the brand’s cars, can feel like stepping back in time, but in a good, rose-tinted glasses kind of way.It’s like driving an older car; one that preserves much of

BYD Sealion 7

Chinese giant aims straight at the Tesla Model Y with its new electric family SUV What do you call a bigger, taller Seal? A Sealion 7, apparently.Taxonomies of the animal kingdom be damned, the BYD Sealion 7 starts a new naming strategy for this Chinese car brand.In future, new SUVs will all

Skoda Octavia vRS

Skoda's performance flagship has always been an everyman favourite. Does it still stack up? When Skoda launched the fourth-generation Skoda Octavia vRS with an electrified powertrain four years ago, it was a signal of intent from the brand for its future performance models, especially given this flagship’s long association with diesel power.Now,

Mobilize Duo

Renault's nascent mobility brand promises to rewrite the city car rulebook in a fun-sized package Before we consider the weird - and perhaps wonderful - world of the Mobilize Duo, we should briefly revisit the car it ultimately succeeds: the Renault Twizy.There was plenty about that two-seat quadricycle that made it