Car of the Year Awards 2026: Best small electric car to drive
This class embraces nimble city cars and family hatchbacks, as long as they are no more than 4.5 metres long
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Car of the Year Awards 2026: Best small electric car for value
This class embraces nimble city cars and handy small cars and continues onwards to encompass everything up to and including family-sized SUVs no more than 4.5 metres long
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Car of the Year Awards 2026: Small Electric Car of the Year
This class embraces nimble city cars and family hatchbacks, as long as they are no more than 4.5 metres long
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Car of the Year Awards 2026: Best small car to drive
Small cars might be inexpensive, cheap to run and practical for many people's daily needs - but that doesn't mean they can't be fun to drive, too
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Car of the Year Awards 2026: Best small car for value
Despite the fashion for SUVs, the traditional small car remains the most popular type on the road, with the best brilliant all-rounders that offer excellent value for money
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Car of the Year Awards 2026: Small Car of the Year
Despite the fashion for SUVs, the traditional small car remains one of the most popular types on the road, with the best brilliant all-rounders that offer excellent value for money
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BYD Sealion 7 long-term test: report 5
Our high-mileage video editor wants to go electric, but needs a car capable of covering big miles – can the long-legged BYD Sealion 7 fit the bill?
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New Geely Starray EM-i plug-in hybrid SUV to offer 84 miles of electric range
Geely’s second UK offering is available with plug-in hybrid power for less than £30,000
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Every What Car? Car of the Year winner since 1978
Being named What Car? Car of the Year is the highest honour a new model can receive – here's every winner in the 47-year history of the award
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Best used plug-in hybrids
If charged up regularly, plug-in hybrids can be both cheap to run and kind to the environment. These are the best used examples you can buy
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Volvo EX60 Cross Country offers 502bhp and go-anywhere ability
With a raised suspension and lots of extra body protection, ‘soft’ off-roading should be a breeze in the EX60 Cross Country
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Omoda 5 now available as a 201bhp hybrid - for £26k
A new hybrid Omoda 5 will slot in between the petrol and electric versions later this year
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Deal of the Day: Lease a Citroën C3 Aircross from £175 per month
The Citroën C3 Aircross offers efficient engines, SUV styling and a comfy ride, and you could lease one for a keen price with our deals
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Rating every vehicle for safety, security and sustainable repair
Thatcham’s Vehicle Risk Rating gives insurers the most detailed vehicle risk data ever produced
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Cupra Terramar long-term test: report 4
With its racy demeanour, does the Cupra Terramar put the sport in sport utility vehicle? We've got six months to find out...
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Nissan Leaf reader test team: readers' verdicts on new electric car
Now entering its third generation, Nissan’s pioneering electric family hatch takes a fresh tack to fend off ever tougher competition. Here's what some of our readers thought of it
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Best self-charging hybrid cars you don't have to plug in 2026
Like the idea of a hybrid, but don't want to faff around with power cables? If so, these are the top 10 cars for you. Plus, we name the models that are best avoided
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The most popular car colours – and the least wanted
Choosing the right colour for your car is one of the most important decisions you’ll make when buying. But which are the most popular?
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Mini Cooper Electric long-term test: report 2
Can Mini's smallest electric car be the perfect answer for someone who lives in the city? We're living with one to find out
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What Car? Reliability Survey: Most and least reliable coupés, convertibles and sports cars
In our annual Reliability Survey, we ask readers to rate the dependability of cars aged up to five years old. Here we list the most and least reliable coupés, convertibles and sports cars
