Author Emma Longhurst

Audi has just revealed the production version of the second-generation A7 Sportback. Rather than the Russian doll approach adopted by Audi in recent years, this new five-door coupé is one of the freshest-lo...

‘They don’t make them like they used to’. It’s a phrase we hear often in 2017, especially in the automotive world, and when it comes to the Mini, it’s very true. The current third-generation Mini H...

What do superheroes drive? Well, according to the upcoming Justice League movie, it’s Mercedes-Benz. Presumably, Bruce Wayne would be reluctant to give up the keys to the Batmobile, but regardless, Mercede...

Don’t let those loonies still going about in shorts and sandals fool you, summer is well and truly over. The darker mornings and chillier air should have made it clear by now that we’ve reached autumn. ...

Driving in London isn’t cheap. With the price of parking, the Congestion Charge, and then all the traffic holding you up and using more fuel than you’d hoped, it all comes together to make London one of the...

The Nissan Leaf is an undisputed leader in the electric vehicle (EV) market. It was the first EV to be mass-produced (in our very own Sunderland no less) and made zero-emission motoring a viable option by of...

Fiat has announced the European launch of its new City Cross model for its 500L range; a car for "thrilling urban adventures". Some of the most exciting vehicles in the automotive industry at the moment are ...

If you’ve read our round-up of reviews on Ford’s Focus Electric, you’ll know that simply replacing a petrol engine with electric workings doesn’t always make for a successful electric vehicle (EV). H...

The Focus is one of the biggest selling cars in the world. Electric cars are growing in popularity by the day. Combine the two things to create an all-electric Focus and you’ve got a star car on your hands su...

Electric cars have come a long way in a short space of time. Ten years ago, a mass-produced electric car wasn’t even a thing. Today however, there are loads of them, and the standard varies wildly. Tesla m...

Ten years ago, a mass-produced electric vehicle didn’t exist. Of course, the Sunderland-built Nissan Leaf changed all that in 2011, kickstarting an industry-wide movement that has seen almost every major car ...

The Frankfurt Motor Show is in full swing. It’s the last big blow-out of the year for major car manufacturers to show off their forthcoming models and latest innovations. We told you about some of the cars...

September could put the brakes on new car sales’ five-month decline. That’s because this month sees the introduction of the new 67-reg plate and along with March, it’s the biggest month for the new car...

There’s a brand new carmaker on the block, going by the name Alcraft, and the British start-up is taking the crowdfunding route to make its first concept car a reality. Concept images of the Alcraft GT...

The arrival of the BMW i3 in 2013 was a landmark moment for not just the German carmaker but the entire automotive industry. Before this battery-powered hatchback, electric cars were widely seen as a joke, a...

BMW has released the first images of the sixth-generation M5, due to arrive on UK roads in February 2018, and it promises to be another zinger. The bloodthirsty 5 Series is powered by a 4.4-litre V8 engi...

The amount of technology being packed into new cars these days is astounding. Naturally, not all of it is essential, as outlined in our recent ‘irritating car features we could do without’ column. On ...

There is an unstoppable wave of technology arriving in cars today. With each new model, you can count on at least one new feature popping up that promises to make our life better in one way or another. But d...

It’s not every day we get a new Range Rover. Those two words command the respect of everyone from mud-soaked farmers to WAGs, such is their ability to express raw diligence and effortless glam - something mos...

Cars are getting bigger. It’s a fact that with each new model update, our cars tend to be longer, wider and taller than before. In some cases, the marginal size increases - 2mm here, 5mm there - may seem i...

Many a petrolhead has aspirations of switching to two wheels, especially during the warmer months, and Suzuki has just swung open the door to life as a motorcyclist by lowering the entry point of its sportsbike...

There are many cars out there that have near-identical twins and the following are five vehicle pairs that are pretty much identical apart from the badge – can you spot the difference? Audi R8 / Lamborghini ...

The original SQ5 represented Audi’s first ever diesel-fueled S model when it arrived with a thumping 309bhp three-litre V6 oilburner in 2013. Fast forward to summer 2017 and the second generation SQ5 has j...

If you only have time to read one sentence right now, make it this one: the VXR8 GTS-R is Vauxhall’s most powerful road-legal car in its 114-year history. Now after learning that, we know you won’t be ab...