

More than a month after we sent our Leapmotor B10 away for more repairs because it wouldn’t charge properly, the car still isn’t fixed and hasn’t retued.Apparently, the charging issues we’ve been having aren’t faults this massive Chinese car maker has encountered before – which we suppose is good to hear – so the company’s technicians are having to play Poirot in an attempt to figure out exactly what has gone wrong.
We’ve been told Leapmotor is following an investigative process through the c
Dacia’s Bigster is a great car to live with day-to-day. It’s rugged and spacious, but not so posh that you can’t throw DIY materials in the back. It retus excellent MPG without much effort and the in-car safety tech passed our real-world test, too. Excellent value overall!Being a child of the seventies, much of my early playtime was split between Action Man and Tonka toys. For anyone not in the know, most Tonkas were bright yellow, predominantly metal (so almost unbreakable) motoring workhorse
It’s early days with Volvo’s flagship electricSUV, but the luxury of its space and the delightful versatility are wiing hearts and minds. Even with the rear seats upright, there’s space for a family of five’s gear for a weekend away. It’s nice to know there’s huge performance on tap, but more importantly, the efficiency is okay. So far, so good.The arrival of Volvo’s EX90 has triggered almost as much McNamara family excitement as another Scandinavian resident, clad in red, who pilots a chariot
I have been well and truly uplifted by the latest Toyota Prius. It’s as economical as it is entertaining, and is a real head tuer into the bargain, especially in Mustard Yellow. It’s also well made and surprisingly practical – despite being a bit short of space in its rear seats and boot. After 4,000 miles I’m quietly smitten.Believe what you read in the press and you could be forgiven for thinking the latest Toyota Prius is not very roomy, not all that great to drive, and is not an especially
What I love most about the MG4 Urban is its incredible efficiency; I’ve been blown away by some of the figures it has retued on short commutes around my Oxfordshire home. But I was keen to see how it would perform on a longer jouey to pick up my family from Luton Airport.Although the 130-mile round trip was almost all on motorways and I had the air-con cranked up, I was stued to see the MG retu 4.8 miles per kWh. In fact, it had used just 26 per cent of the battery’s charge by the time I
There’s little logical sense to the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio. Day-to-day, its high fuel use and lumpy low-speed driving maers are grating and wasteful. But on the right road almost nothing with an SUV body is better to drive.I’m now a few months into Quadrifoglio life, and I have to admit the guilt meter is twitching. My central London base means I rarely use a car for errands or that sort of thing day-to-day, but the reality of driving a high-performance petrol-powered SUV in and out o
Our Citroen e-C5 Aircross has certainly eaed its keep over a gruelling couple of months. Long road trips, providing you keep your speed sensible, are this car’s absolute forte; the Citroen’s big boot, soft suspension and refined drivetrain provided the perfect combination for a family holiday to the west of France.Our Citroen e-C5 Aircross has been working hard of late, covering almost 2,500 miles across a variety of roads since the last report in late June. From my base in south London, I’ve
My family holiday to Cowall gave me a chance to thoroughly evaluate the DS No4 on a range of roads. It successfully passed this test, but also highlighted a few minor niggles, such as a rattling dash and the jerky braking. More worrying was the digital screens going blank, although I’m hoping a simple software update will prevent a repeat.The DS No4 faced its first holiday trip recently when my family and I visited my twin brother in Cowall, and I’m glad to say it performed really well on th
People moan that new cars have too much equipment nowadays, but the vast majority of this mandated kit is there to keep us safe. That said, I did roll my eyes when I noticed our MINI Aceman is equipped with an interior camera. At face value it appears superfluous given how poor the picture quality is. But on the bright side, end-to-end encryption means MINI won’t be able to snap me nipping out for a late-night snack in my pyjamas. Does tech enhance the ownership experience?
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Even after five months in my hands, the Skoda Fabia 130 is still throwing a few small, but welcome, surprises my way. In one of the recent sweltering heatwaves, I thought it best to lower the windows of the Fabia 130 so it wouldn’t cook me alive on the way to the shops. Remembering my 20-year-old BMW could lower all four windows if you held down the unlock button on the key, I tried it on the Skoda – and it tus out it does the same. Result! I then attempted it on a MINI Cooper, but alas that d
The Fiat Grande Panda does a wonderful job of blending the simplicity of its ancestors with just enough mode tech that’ll actually be used. It’s also funky enough to tu a few heads and is an absolute breeze to pootle around in. Overall, this car follows a very promising and likeable recipe, even if it’s marred by some troublesome quality issues.Allow me to begin this report with a confession: I’m a bit odd. I take an immense amount of joy in seeing the ancient, battered cars that are still e
Having successfully passed its test as holiday transport, our Volkswagen Tiguan’s next trick was to show another string to its practical bow – by becoming a removal van. The challenge was to shift an armchair across south London from a relative’s flat to our house, and I wasn’t confident it would be possible. I needn’t have worried, though – not only did the chair fit into the boot, I didn’t have to fold any of the rear seats. Job done.A family holiday is the ultimate test for any car... so how
On this evidence, taking an EV outside your charging comfort zone to Europe isn’t the big thing it used to be. The A6 e-tron also showed its credentials as a cruiser, although a bit more room in the back seats would be welcome.I went on holiday to France, for two weeks, in an electric car, and have lived to tell the tale. Obviously, there’s nothing unusual about this. Thousands of UK EV owners – including our deputy editor, Richard Ingram – did the same this year, but not that long ago, the long
The BMW iX3 is a hugely accomplished premium SUV that feels like a genuine step forward for BMW. A few minor usability niggles aside, its blend of refinement, technology, quality and driving dynamics makes it an exceptionally complete car and a worthy award wier.I’m the latest very lucky member of the Auto Express team to take the keys to our BMW iX3, and it marks a couple of firsts for me. Coming out of a car from another premium German brand (Audi), I was thrilled to be moving into my first

