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How much car do you really need? It’s a question Dacia has been answering quite expertly for the past decade by nailing the fundamentals and saving on the stuff that’s largely immaterial (soft-touch interior mirror, anyone?). It has resulted in cars that are almost uniquely fit for purpose.
It’s a common playbook for emerging car manufacturers: launch with a product that might be a long way from the establishment on quality but it’s so keenly priced that it’s impossible to ignore. Then gradually ramp up the quality and gain consumer acceptance. The GWM Ora 03 (previously called the Ora Funky Cat) is a little more impatient.
BYD has revealed an outlandish hot hatch concept at the Beijing motor show, previewing an electric family car that it will launch later this year.
Jaguar will remain in the Formula E World Championship until the end of 2030, saying that it will continue to accelerate its development of its new generation of electric road cars.
Alan Gow, boss of the hugely successful Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship for all but three of the past 34 seasons, is the personification of a decisive leader.
More than 4000 Brits bought a newMG 3 last year. That’s admirable, considering that this supermini was launched over a decade ago and, with its somewhat crude dynamics and especially its rough petrol engine, it signalled that fact pretty clearly – although MG executives admit that this car, one of the very cheapest on the UK market, was aimed at people who just wanted something new with a warranty, and better yet a seven-year one.
The new Toyota Land Cruiser has been priced from £74,995 in the UK, with the rejuvenatedoff-roader due on sale in July before deliveries start in September this year.
The Beijing motor show has returned for the first time since 2018, bringing a whole host of exciting unveilings from some of the world's most renowned names — plus some radical challengers you might never have heard of before.