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First drive: Volkswagen Golf Hybrid. Image by Volkswagen.

First drive: Volkswagen Golf Hybrid
As the sun sets on the Golf Mk8 range’s life, Volkswagen goes and gives it an entirely new drivetrain. Is this HEV worth consideration?
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Driven: Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 50. Image by Volkswagen.

Driven: Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 50
2026 Volkswagen Golf (Driven: GTI Edition 50)
Does the model built to celebrate 50 years of the Volkswagen Golf GTI turn out to be the German firm’s best dynamic hot-hatch effort in five decades of trying?
First drive: Xpeng L03. Image by Xpeng.

First drive: Xpeng L03
2027 Xpeng L03 (First drive: AWD Performance Ultra)
Is Xpeng going to suffer from ‘difficult second-album syndrome’? Time to try the L03 coupe-SUV and find out.
First drive: Polestar 5. Image by Polestar.

First drive: Polestar 5
2026 Polestar 5 (First drive: Performance)
Polestar shows us precisely the lofty heights it can achieve with its spectacular flagship EV model, the 5 Performance.
Driven: Alpine A390 GT. Image by Alpine.

Driven: Alpine A390 GT
2026 Alpine A390 (Driven: GT)
Is Alpine’s electric fastback better in its less-powerful form? We spend one week in the A390 GT.
Driven: Toyota GR Yaris Aero Performance. Image by Toyota, Matt Robinson.

Driven: Toyota GR Yaris Aero Performance
2026 Toyota Yaris (Driven: GR Aero Performance)
Can a big wing and some minor detail changes push the mighty Toyota GR Yaris back to a full five-star rating - especially when considering a 50-grand asking price?

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