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Hashtag fine Handling Comfort Performance Design Interior Practicality Spacious interior Comfortable ride Solidly built Brabus version unnecessary Inefficient powertrains Some awkward tech Variant: #5 Brabus Price: £50,000-55,000 (est.) Engine: 475kW dual electric motors plus 100kWh LNMC battery Power: 637bhp Torque: 524lb ft Transmission: Single-speed (automatic), all-wheel drive Acceleration: 3.8sec Top Speed: 130mph Fuel: Range: 335 miles co2: 0g/km Road tax band: £10 for first year; £615...

Hidden talents Handling Comfort Performance Design Interior Practicality Costs Superb passenger compartment More range, more speed Fabulous rolling refinement Not cheap Still not the prettiest Dune Grey is basically beige Variant: iX xDrive45 M Sport Price: From £78,315 Engine: 300kW electric motors plus 94.8kWh lithium-ion battery Power: 402bhp Torque: 517lb ft Transmission: Single-speed (automatic), all-wheel drive Acceleration: 0-62mph: 5.1sec Top Speed: 124mph Fuel: Range: 367 miles co2:...

Opens up the drama Handling Comfort Performance Design Interior Practicality Costs Droptop experience Stunning performance First class interior Could catch out the overly brave Ride might not be fun on broken roads Smaller luggage capacity than coupé Variant: Vantage Roadster Price: From £175,000 Engine: 4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 Power: 656bhp @ 6,000rpm Torque: 590 lb ft @ 2,750-6,000rpm Transmission: 8-speed automatic, rear wheel drive with e-diff Acceleration: 0-62mph: 3.6sec Top Speed:...

Opens up the drama Handling Comfort Performance Design Interior Practicality Costs Droptop experience Stunning performance First class interior Could catch out the overly brave Ride might not be fun on broken roads Smaller luggage capacity than coupé Variant: Vantage Roadster Price: From £175,000 Engine: 4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 Power: 656bhp @ 6,000rpm Torque: 590 lb ft @ 2,750-6,000rpm Transmission: 8-speed automatic, rear wheel drive with e-diff Acceleration: 0-62mph: 3.6sec Top Speed:...

Skoda has treated its facelifted Enyaq and Enyaq Coupé electric SUVs to a couple of new flagship models, wearing the high-performance vRS badging, and they match the Czech company’s fastest-ever car’s acceleration times.

At some point while watching Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman in episode one of Long Way Home, as the pair prepare for their latest motorcycle grand tour, a thought occurs: would we be as interested in this if it weren’t for the fact that one of the two protagonists is a movie megastar.

Epic races were a trademark feature of the Top Gear TV show and now, ten years after presenters Richard Hammond and James May left the programme under a Clarkson-shaped cloud, the pair have reunited for another adventure — this time pitting an electric car against an electric aeroplane. The fact that the finish line for the race was at Dunsfold Aerodrome, which is where Top Gear was based, clearly made the experience rather poignant for the pair.

It’s no consolation to anyone who’s recently suffered a punctured tyre or damaged alloy wheel due to a pothole, but the next time you’re cursing the state of Britain’s roads, count yourself lucky that you don’t live in Kazakhstan. “We’d been given a police escort out of town,” motorcycle adventurer and TV presenter Charley Boorman recalls. “They then pulled over to the side of the road and just waved us on.

Four the masses Handling Comfort Performance Design Interior Practicality Costs Fun retro design Increased practicality over the Renault 5 Will come as a convertible Steering feel isn't great Ride is not as supple as the original's Price beats rivals — but is it still too much?

Good for short-range work Handling Comfort Performance Design Interior Practicality Costs Car-like cabin Smooth and quiet to drive Spacious cargo bay Limited range won’t suit all businesses Not cheap to buy Uncomfortable passenger seat Variant: E-Transit Courier Limited Price: £29,807 ex.