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Kia got in early with SUVs and this remains its best-seller. Justifiably so? Let’s find out

The Lotus Eletre SUV, which begins the historic British brand’s reinvention as an electric performance car firm offering a breadth of vehicle types, will launch with a £120,000, 905bhp range-topper. Claimed by the British firm to be the world’s fastest dual-motor electric SUV, the Eletre R can hit 62mph from standing in 2.95sec – and continue all the way to 165mph – thanks also to its 726lb ft of torque. When it arrives next summer, the flagship model will sit alongside two other variants (the…

Compact SUV with PHEV tech and design flair makes its exit. Did it do Alfa proud?

Seat hasn’t launched its final car, Autocar understands, with the Spanish brand considering an entry-level electric city car twinned with the upcoming Volkswagen ID 1. The revelation comes after Seat chairman Thomas Schäfer told Autocar last year that “the future of Seat is Cupra”, strongly suggesting that Seat would pivot to a mobility solutions brand while Cupra handled cars. Schäfer said the current Seat line-up would continue to be produced until the end of their current lifecycles but the…

Mercedes' off-road stalwart has been totally modernised beneath its old-school styling

Almost all UK car makers recorded a decline in production in 2024, leading to smallest total for 70 years

New Chinese company, part-owned by giant Stellantis, wants to be the "best-value EV brand"

In a world of SUVs and electrification, did a diesel hatch still do it for us?

Audi designer Philipp Romers told Autocar that the new A6 has been given its own character

Geely's acquisition of Lotus began well but quickly spiralled, and the Chinese firm's management is to blame