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Volkswagen ID.Buzz
“We love it because it’s different, because it’s a new anti-SUV template, because it’s fun to be in and around… [and] the seven-seat version has unlocked the Buzz’s potential making proper use of the space and versatility the Buzz promised, and for only a few quid more. It’s the car the ID. Buzz always should have been.”
Read the full Volkswagen ID.Buzz review
Advertisement - Page continues belowVolvo EX90
“Smooth and silent on the road, it’s a pleasure to drive, more wieldy than you might expect for its size and weight. It’s easy to see out of, undemanding and consumes long journeys with ease and in spectacular comfort. The massage seats are some of the best we’ve ever come across. Irrelevant? Not if you’re a parent. Little luxuries help assuage the squabbling in the back. And in the EX90 little luxuries are everywhere you look.”
Read the full Volvo EX90 review
Skoda Enyaq
“Once more Skoda has built a car that could well be a better buy than the equivalent Volkswagen: the Enyaq edges both the ID.4 and Audi Q4 e-tron on several fronts. It drives just as well as its cousins, has a less annoying, more practical interior (particularly compared to the ID.4) and costs around the same or less than its sibling rivals. Best try all three before you commit to buying, but we know where we’d spend our money.”
Read the full Skoda Enyaq review
Advertisement - Page continues belowPolestar 2
“We love the Polestar 2 because it’s handsome, the build quality will give Audi drivers PTSD, and there’s a real sense of humility about the car. It’s been designed to work seamlessly, not to wow you with gimmicks then wind you up further down the line. Single Motor iterations make it more accessible for most too.”
Read the full Polestar 2 review
Kia EV6
“Distinctive yet unlikely to fall off a fashion cliff, rapid in a straight line but not dynamic enough to worry a proper sports car, the EV6 carves a very different path to the Hyundai Ioniq 5 with which it shares bones and blood. And that's no bad thing. But it's also spacious, quiet and a very capable cruiser, and equipped with that 800-volt architecture that makes charging station stops quick and painless. It's one of those cars that makes you think other countries are one step behind compared to what South Korea has to offer.”
BMW i5 Touring
“The first all-electric executive-sized estate to the market. How did Avant kings Audi let that happen? While the four-ringed team has been asleep at the wheel, BMW has snuck in and delivered a choice of rear- or dual-motor electric luxe with a 570-litre boot. It’s refined, comfortable, easy to drive, swift, and almost too well-equipped for its own good.”
Read the full BMW i5 Touring review
Audi A6 Avant e-tron
“We like the A6 e-tron, not least for the fact that it’s not an SUV. How refreshing. Beyond that it fulfils its brief well, carves cleanly through the air and travels a long way between charges. It’s a handsome machine that doesn’t try too hard to be an aero car, is super-smooth and refined and drives much like the big Audi saloons you’ve seen before.”
Read the full Audi A6 Avant e-tron review
Advertisement - Page continues belowRenault Megane E-Tech Electric
“This Renault is slick to drive, so you might briefly be tempted into range-blunting speeds that negate the car's clever efficiency measures. Go sensibly though and the range compromise is enough for most. As for the non-electric parts of it, the Megane is conventionally desirable, handsome, and the cabin is well-finished and easy to use. There's very little wrong with it. Which is more than can be said of the ID.3.”
Read the full Renault Megane Electric review
Porsche Macan
“Porsche hasn’t dulled the Macan’s sheen with the switch to electric. If you want an incredibly well-rounded daily to deal with everyday life, the Macan stands out. It’s fast, comfortable, well-made and eminently practical - even more so than the ICE versions - and in Turbo form it’ll stay with a serious sportscar.
“The main thrust is really the breadth of ability rather than one big headline; a comfy car in town with enough handling finesse to make it fun on a twisty bit of road. Where other mid-sized electric SUVs run out of ideas, the Macan gets going. It’s not cheap, but an absolutely solid effort from Porsche, and best-in-class.”
Read the full Porsche Macan review
Advertisement - Page continues belowFiat Grande Panda
“The Grande Panda is an excellently low-cost and practical supermini – petrol or electric – with pretty special design. In a world where superminis are getting very little love from the manufacturers, that's a win.
“The general aspect nods towards crossovers, and the detailing is heartwarming and original. All of which applied to the original Panda in 1980. This is a return for Fiat to doing what it has always done best.”
Read the full Fiat Grande Panda review
Dacia Spring
“The Spring’s appeal is that it’s everything that many electric cars aren’t: it’s not over-wrought or heavy-handed, it’s honest and enjoyable and manages to keep the dream of a low impact electric car alive and proves to everyone else it is possible for a battery electric vehicle to weigh largely the same as its petrol equivalent. Well done Dacia, let’s hope that where you lead, others will follow.”
Read the full Dacia Spring review
Skoda Elroq
“The Skoda Elroq follows closely in the Enyaq’s footsteps, and for good reason. That car proved better than either of its VW Group siblings, and the Elroq - debuting Skoda’s new language - looks even smarter. It drives equally as well, and is just as competitively priced too. it oozes Skoda sensibility and will no doubt have competitors glancing nervously in its direction.”
Read the full Skoda Elroq review
Volvo EX30
“The audited CO2 footprint of a base-model EX30 out of the factory is only 18 tonnes; not much more than many petrol rivals. The UK electricity it uses to drive for an 8,000-mile year emits about 0.4 tonnes of power-station CO2, where a petrol car would emit 1.8 tonnes from its exhaust. So the EX30's lifetime CO2 is about half that of a petrol.”
Read the full Volvo EX30 review
Kia EV3
“The EV3 is just so roundly, crushingly competent in the same way a Golf used to be. Keenly priced and promising not to depreciate like a dropped ice lolly on a beach. Easy going and comfy to drive. Right-sized for families and not too bloated to park. It’s a roundly thought-out bit of kit as a ‘car’. And it doesn’t trip up when you factor in the ‘electric’ bit – adequate performance, strong range, and the ability to accept a speedy recharge. Not a given in an entry-level EV.”
MG4
“On the face of it, the MG4 doesn’t seem like a very exciting car - certainly not something Top Gear would give a massively high score to. But when you dig into what it does for the money, how high it scores on multiple levels, it’s probably the only car in the class to recommend. It’s got range, charging, equipment, zippy dynamics and now some style.”
Tesla Model 3 / Tesla Model Y
“This is the future we were promised – a car with sentience, a sense of humour, and a fresh take on the old norms. After trying this, your old repmobile will just feel a bit dull. The Model 3 has been in production since mid-2017, but even heading into old age, nothing on the market has yet managed to beat it on all fronts. While not without flaws, it is quite simply one of the most interesting, compelling cars in the world right now. We might even look back on it as the car that changed the way we all drive.”
Read the full Tesla Model 3 review
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“A massive improvement to the Model Y from Tesla. It may have taken the company a while to react to the feedback, but they’ve got there in the end. The new Model Y is quieter, more efficient, calmer to drive and nicer to be in. The only issue is that where it was a good distance from the competition, it’s now just about keeping ahead of the curve, and the initial surprise and delight is gone.”
Read the full Tesla Model Y review
Porsche Taycan
“The Taycan can absolutely entertain on the right road and is a delight to cruise in - a GT with the heart of a sports car. More importantly, it’s a proper Porsche that just happens to run on electricity.”
Read the full Porsche Taycan review, the full Taycan Cross Turismo review and the full Sport Turismo review
Rolls-Royce Spectre
“Electric has enriched the Rolls-Royce. It’s still a galloping, ocean-going, 24-carat indulgence, but with a tasteful specification it’s just about possible to swerve absolute vulgarity.
“It’s rich in the decadence of the so-called glory days but gratifyingly simple to operate for a product of 2023. While other manufacturers wrestle with the conundrum of transposing their family heirloom values into an electric future, the age of electric propulsion will suit Rolls-Royce very well indeed.”
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
“Right now, the Ioniq 5 N is an electric car that's as involving as a really good petrol car. In some ways it does that by brazenly impersonating a petrol drivetrain. The surprising thng is that's absolutely not just a gimmick.
“Then in corners it has some original tricks of its own. It's not just fast, it's confident and playful so it's fun even when it's not going fast. It's useful and versatile too.
“So it has many of the talents you expect from an electric car, and many more that so far are unique in EVs. Which makes us call it a new and brilliant chapter.”
Read the full Hyundai Ioniq 5 N review
Renault 5
“The R5’s not the first premium-retro EV. It shares with the Mini and Fiat 500 a knowing silhouette, lavish external jewellery and a smart, cheery cabin. But it’s bigger than a Fiat 500 and goes further, and it's more practical than the Mini and copes better with bumpy roads.
“It's not the cheapest EV either. But looking at performance and range, it's right in the sweet spot, and the bi-directional charging could help subsidise you outlay. Most of all it feels consistent: as charming to drive as it is to look at and to sit in. Your first love should last.”
Read the full Renault 5 review
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