Fiat Multiplina is a four-seater reported to cost £14k Motoring Fiat has taken the much-loved 1956 Multipla, squeezed it down to about the size of an original 500 and made it electric, and if the price lands where the early estimates point, it could be the cheapest way to get four people across town without waiting for a bus. Fiat’s new Multiplina is a four-seat [...]
2026 BMW i7 review: is it worth £109,320? Motoring BMW’s facelifted i7 now goes up to 452 miles between charges and rides with all the calm you’d hope for at £109,320. Tim Barnes-Clay took it to Epsom Downs and calls it a heart-over-head choice, though the company car tax bill gives the head a surprisingly strong argument too. The BMW i7 is a seriously [...]
Is the Hyundai IONIQ 5 still the smart EV buy? Motoring The Hyundai IONIQ 5 starts at £40,695, offers up to 354 miles of range and still charges faster than most rivals. Five years after it first landed, here’s which version makes the most sense. There are plenty of electric cars that make more sense on a spreadsheet than they do in a showroom, but the [...]
Polestar 5: The Electric GT for London’s Elite October 20, 2026 If you spend long enough in London, especially around Canary Wharf, you become accustomed to noticing some very nice cars driving amidst the shadows of glass towers, writes our motoring journalist, Tim Barnes-Clay Audi RS e-tron GTs, Porsche Taycans, and the occasional Aston Martin or Bentley are commonly seen. Now Polestar – the Swedish automotive [...]
Does the Range Rover Sport Electric have the harder job? October 19, 2026 The full-size Range Rover Electric has the ultra-luxury EV market largely to itself. The cheaper, sportier Range Rover Sport Electric faces a far bigger fight, and JLR needs it to win. It has been quite a week for JLR. Jaguar finally revealed its £130,000 Type 01 in New York on Tuesday, but the car that [...]
Paris Motor Show: Agreeable Assets for the High-Net-Worth Individual October 14, 2026 As the automotive landscape shifts toward electrification, the global supercar market continues to be dragged, perhaps reluctantly, in the same direction, writes Tim Barnes-Clay. Once ruled by raw mechanical power, modern supercars are increasingly judged on innovation, alternative fuels, and, in some cases, scarcity through limited production runs. The 2026 Paris Motor Show, held at [...]
Why do so many Brits keep buying the Ford Puma? October 9, 2026 The Ford Puma isn’t new and it isn’t flashy, yet it keeps finishing at or near the top of the UK sales charts. Here’s what it gets right, and whether it’s still worth buying. The Ford Puma has been around since 2019, and while it has never been the car anyone raves about down the [...]
Kia EV4 GT review: electric hot hatchback is a sensible sort of fun October 1, 2026 On 25 September 1978, John Peel played Teenage Kicks, the debut single from The Undertones, on his Radio 1 evening show. Two minutes and 28 seconds later, in a brazen breach of BBC protocol, he played the same song for a second time, telling listeners “it doesn’t get much better than this”. I recently had [...]
Renault 5 E-Tech 2026 long-term review – third report September 28, 2026 It happened again yesterday. Twice now, while navigating the Surrey suburbs, I’ve had a cheery wave from a fellow Renault 5 driver heading in the opposite direction. This kind of car-based camaraderie was the norm when I drove an original Mini, and I know folk with classic Land Rovers do the same. I’ve never experienced [...]
Audi A6 Avant E-Tron review: electric estate leads the space race September 28, 2026 The Audi A6 Avant E-Tron has a lot to unpack. Literally, because we have just taken it on a camping trip and filled its 502-litre boot to the brim. And figuratively, because this electric estate is chock-full of clever technology. The E-Tron’s ‘numerous technological advances’ range from the ingenious (a foot-operated boot release with its [...]