Effectively replacing the Renault Zoe , the born-again Renault 5 E-Tech isn’t the first electric car to use retro-inspired styling to shape a model designed for today’s motoring world. Referencing its classic camper vans is the Volkswagen ID.Buzz , while the Fiat 500 Electric is a second reimagining...

It helps the BMW M5's cause that it's still powered by a V8 engine. BMW hasn't gone a similar route to the Mercedes-AMG C63 which saw its V8 swapped for a plug-in hybridised inline four-cylinder. Shudders. Instead, here you'll find a 4.4-litre twin-turbo unit behind its angular snout, matching the...

We should have been celebrating, really. A few years ago, the idea of a brand-new M5 Touring would have seemed incredibly far-fetched. We haven't had one since the wonderful (but temperamental) V10-powered E61-generation M5 Touring, which is the only one ever built in right-hand drive. The older E34...

Like many car companies with chequered histories, Aston Martin is a company that's been reborn over and over again — and frequently so. It wasn't that long ago that we were introduced to the  Aston Martin DB11 which was the first in what was dubbed the firm's 'second century plan'. And yet little over...

With the all-round excellence of the latest generation Honda Civic , hopes were high that the Type R version would build on that to create another gem in a long line of outstanding hot hatches from the Japanese manufacturer. Although there are fewer rivals than the Honda Civic Type R’s faced in its...

When the first-generation Mercedes-Benz GLC first arrived on the scene the brand's SUV range wasn't terribly hard to work out. You had the smaller GLA crossover, plus the GLE and GLS sitting above it offering more space and luxury. Things are a bit more confusing in 2023, with the second-gen...