New Aion V First UK Drive Review: The 317-Mile Chinese EV SUV You Shouldn’t Ignore

The new Aion V arrives in the UK as a spacious electric family SUV with 317 miles of range, a £36,450 starting price, huge rear-seat room and an eight-year ownership package that includes warranty, servicing, roadside assistance and MOT cover

The new Aion V has landed in the UK, and I got an early first drive at SMMT Test Day at Millbrook, where some of the latest cars are laid out like an automotive buffet and you try not to come away with indigestion, or an existential crisis about how quickly the car industry is changing. This is Aion’s new electric family SUV, and while the badge may still be unfamiliar to most British buyers, the proposition is anything but vague: 317 miles of WLTP range, £36,450 OTR, around 204PS, lots of equipment, loads of space and one of the most interesting ownership packages currently being offered on any new car in Britain.

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30/05/2026 0

New Nissan Micra Review: It’s an EV… But Does It Still Have a Spark?

The all-new sixth-generation Nissan Micra returns as a fully electric supermini with Renault 5 underpinnings, retro-futuristic styling and up to 257 miles of range from under £22,000

The Nissan Micra has always been one of those cars that quietly got on with the job. It was never glamorous, rarely outrageous, and yet somehow became deeply woven into British motoring culture. Your mum had one, your driving instructor had one, your mate learned to heel-and-toe in one, and somewhere out in the sticks, there’s probably still a battered K10 surviving on sheer stubbornness and WD40 fumes. But now the Micra enters a whole new era because this all-new sixth-generation model is fully electric, thoroughly modern, heavily digitised and, perhaps most surprisingly of all, good value and rather likeable.

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1988 Nissan Micra GSX Automatic Review: The Tiny 50bhp Time Capsule That’s More Engaging Than Modern Cars

Driving this ultra-low-mileage 1988 Nissan Micra GSX Automatic proved that simplicity, lightness and honesty can still outshine modern motoring complexity

There was a time when cars didn’t need mood lighting, over-the-air software updates, lane departure nags, adaptive personalities or a touchscreen larger than a student bedsit television simply to survive the school run. There was a time when a humble hatchback existed purely to provide practical, affordable and dependable transport, and somehow, almost accidentally, managed to become charming in the process. This 1988 Nissan Micra GSX Automatic is one of those cars.

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22/05/2026 1

Kia PV5 Passenger Review: The Cool Electric Van That Thinks Beyond Cars

The Kia PV5 Passenger is futuristic, spacious and deeply practical, but the five-seat launch version feels like the story has started before the best chapter has arrived

This is the Kia PV5 Passenger, and no, I don’t normally review commercial vehicles, but this one sits in that interesting space between van, MPV, taxi, family bus and rolling sci-fi appliance. Kia calls it a Platform Beyond Vehicle, or PBV, which sounds like marketing nonsense until you understand the idea. Because electric vehicles use a flat skateboard-style platform, Kia can build different bodies on top of it: a proper van, a passenger version like this, a chassis cab for conversions, and potentially all sorts of specialist versions in future. You know, I’ve been taking about this flexibility for years – looks like manufacturers are finally starting to exploit it.

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30/04/2026 0

Kia EV5 Full Review

Kia’s EV5 aims to replace the family SUV with electric practicality, strong range and serious tech — but as I discovered, it’s not always keen to show off its clever features when you need it to

The EV5 is Kia taking its best-selling formula – the Sportage – and rethinking it for the electric era, not just swapping out the engine for a battery, but genuinely reworking the whole idea of what a family SUV should be when you start with a clean sheet, and if they’ve got this right then this could end up being one of the most important EVs on sale right now, because it slots along the combustion-engined powered Sportage as the electric equivalent. And the Sportage is a best-seller for Kia.

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09/04/2026 0

Geely EX5 Review UK

Is This the Best Value Electric SUV You Can Buy?

The Geely EX5 marks the official arrival of Geely Auto into the UK market, and while the badge might be unfamiliar to many British buyers, the company behind it most definitely isn’t. This is the same automotive giant that owns Volvo, Polestar, Lotus, Smart and Zeekr, so there’s serious engineering muscle behind this car. The EX5 is Geely’s opening move in one of the most competitive segments in the country right now: the mid-size electric family SUV. Think Kia EV6, Hyundai Kona Electric, BYD Atto 3 and MG4 Extended Range territory.

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21/03/2026 0

2026 Toyota Aygo X Hybrid Review – Has Toyota’s Smallest Crossover Grown Up?

Toyota’s smallest crossover gets a major upgrade with a new hybrid drivetrain, more tech and higher prices – but has the cheeky Aygo X grown up a little too much?

Some cars don’t change very often. Others quietly evolve until one day you realise they’ve become something quite different from what they started out as. That’s exactly what has happened to the Toyota Aygo X.

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16/03/2026 0

2026 Xpeng G6 AWD Performance Review: 480bhp, 20,000 Updates and a Serious EV Player?

The updated 2026 Xpeng G6 arrives in the UK with over 20,000 engineering refinements, a new AWD Performance model and claims of improved real-world range and usability

This is the ‘second generation’ XPENG G6. So why does it feel like the G6 has only just arrived in the UK? Well… because it has. The brand officially launched here in early 2025. The G6 was its spearhead product. And just as we were getting used to seeing them on British roads, XPENG turns around and says, “Here’s the new one.” Hey?

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2026 MG4 EV XPower Review – 434bhp Electric Hot Hatch for £33,995

All-wheel drive, 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds and hot hatch money – the updated MG4 EV XPower might just be the biggest performance bargain in Britain

There was a time when 0-62mph in under four seconds was the preserve of Italian exotics, Porsche Turbo badges and something with at least eight cylinders and a bank manager on speed dial. Now, apparently, it is the domain of a five-door electric hatchback wearing an MG badge and priced from £33,995. To put that 3.8-second sprint into context, the next closest mainstream EV to get you there as quickly is something like a Volvo EX30 Twin Motor at 3.6 seconds – and that will cost you roughly £10,000 more.

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MG Cyberster GT Review – Detailed Daily Driver Review

Why This Electric Roadster Matters More Than You Think

I first drove the MG Cyberster earlier last year on a brief test at Millbrook Proving Ground. Enough to intrigue, enough to raise eyebrows, but not enough to truly understand it. This time, MG handed me the keys for a week. Living with a car exposes its truths. Its cleverness. Its quirks. Its brilliance. And occasionally, its foibles.

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