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First drive: Skoda Peaq. Image by Skoda.

First drive: Skoda Peaq
Our mantra has long been ‘the bigger a Skoda, the better’. And the new Peaq EV is unsurprisingly therefore, well... peak Skoda - in all senses of the word.
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Driven: Kia PV5 Passenger. Image by Kia.

Driven: Kia PV5 Passenger
2026 Kia PV5 (Driven: Passenger Essential 71.2kWh)
Having been rather surprised with how underwhelming the EV5 SUV was, Kia bounces straight back to top form with our next loan car - the brilliant, boxy PV5 Passenger.
Driven: Porsche Macan GTS Electric. Image by Porsche.

Driven: Porsche Macan GTS Electric
2026 Porsche Macan (Driven: GTS Electric)
Do electric SUVs come much better than Porsche’s latest addition to the Macan Electric line, the GTS? The answer is no, they do not.
Driven: Honda Jazz Crosstar. Image by Honda.

Driven: Honda Jazz Crosstar
2026 Honda Jazz (Driven: Crosstar 1.5 i-MMD Advance)
The Honda Jazz soldiers on as a practical supermini option, but the sheer expense of it and the coarse drivetrain do detract from the overall picture.
Driven: Fiat Grande Panda Electric. Image by Fiat.

Driven: Fiat Grande Panda Electric
2026 Fiat Grande Panda (Driven: Electric 44kWh La Prima)
If you’ve been wondering where Fiat’s mojo has disappeared to in the 21st century, fret no more: the Grande Panda is the best thing the Italian firm has put out for decades.
Driven: Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo. Image by Porsche.

Driven: Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo
2026 Porsche Taycan (Driven: 4S Cross Turismo)
Revisiting Porsche’s intriguing lifestyle EV estate, following on from the Taycan family’s midlife update.

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Our long term test Skoda Octavia Estate. Image by Adam Towler.
Adam Towler lived with a Skoda Octavia Estate for a few months. How did he get on with the L&K specification model?
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