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Auto Express is a weekly motoring magazine sold in the United Kingdom published by Carwow Group. The editor is Paul Barker.
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New Mercedes A-Class to get massive transformation as it targets the Audi A3 e-tron ⚡💡🔋 A massive transformation is in store for the Mercedes A-Class, with a new generation set to gain all-electric power. There had been questions over the future of the company’s smallest model, because it was due to bow out in 2025 with no successor planned. But fresh EV tech will ensure the hatchback can live on into the next decade – and our exclusive image shows what to expect. Even though the current A-Class has been around since 2018, the new model isn’t expected to arrive until 2029. That’s after the current model goes off sale in 2028, having seen its lifespan extended through a switch in production to the Kecskemet plant in Hungary, allowing the Rastatt factory in Germany to build the new Mercedes CLA. Speaking exclusively to Auto Express, Robert Lesnik, Exterior Design Director at Mercedes, said: “The current A-Class is going to the Hungary plant next year. The plant can cater to the next g
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BMW iX beats Volvo EX90 in premium electric SUV twin test 🥊🇩🇪👊🇸🇪 While German firms dominate the premium sectors of the market, you aren’t limited to Audi, BMW or Mercedes if you want a posh machine. One maker that has stepped up to take on the big three is Volvo, and in the large electric SUV segment it has launched the EX90, a bespoke seven-seater designed to sit alongside the long-lived XC90. The EX90 shares many aspects with the XC90, including a strong emphasis on design-led luxury, a seven-seat layout and, of course, Volvo’s commitment to class-leading safety. We had to wait a little while for the EX90 to hit showrooms, so much so that it has already been subject to a range of updates for what Volvo calls its 2027 model year. These largely focus on new powertrains with improved efficiency and performance, leaving the luxury and safety broadly unchanged. So how does the Volvo EX90 measure up? There aren’t many seven-seat premium EVs on sale, so for this test we’ve lined up our
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Volkswagen ID.3 Neo confirmed: new name, new look and April reveal 👀⚡💡 The Volkswagen ID.3 will be reborn this year with a new look and a new name, the brand’s sales and marketing boss has confirmed. The long-awaited ID. Golf badge will be reserved for the next-generation model due before the end of the decade, but so substantial are these mid-life changes to the ID.3 that VW has deemed it appropriate to add the ‘Neo’ suffix for 2026. Martin Sander, Volkswagen’s board member for sales, marketing and aftersales told Auto Express: “[ID.3] is taking on a new name. It will be launched this year; ID. Golf is coming later.” The ID.3 Neo, due for reveal in “mid-April”, will be a comprehensive reskin of the current car designed to address early criticism and customer feedback. It’ll feature the latest software generation including, for the first time, a one-pedal driving function whereby the vehicle apparently “recuperates until it comes to a standstill”. An enhanced Travel Assist system wi
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Are car headlights too bright? How hi-tech LED lights prioritise the driver but risk dazzling everyone else 💡🔆😎🚨 Trundling through the darkness on a country road in Oxfordshire, the light of our car’s adaptive LED headlights pick out a pothole lurking amid the undulations of the tarmac. Seeing this, we’re given enough time to swerve out of the way, saving ourselves a potential popped tyre or kerbed wheel. We’re taking part in a new Vauxhall study to probe the tangible benefits of LED headlights, specifically those with adaptive matrix tech. In view of the debate over the negative impact of LED car lamps, primarily the dazzling of other road users, the brand is keen to showcase how its Intelli-Lux HD headlights not only make driving at night safer, but also less stressful. According to a survey conducted by Vauxhall itself, one in 10 motorists are afraid of driving in the dark, with the majority of respondents admitting they often struggle to see road signs or even pedestrians when d
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New Renault Bridger Concept confirms a cute little French 4x4 is coming 🚙😍💥 This is the Renault Bridger concept, a preview of a new small off-roader that has more than a few baby Land Rover Defender vibes with its upright stance and chunky body. However, as much as we’d love to see it trundling down your local high street, this looks unlikely as Renault hasn’t confirmed it’ll be available in the UK when the production variant arrives. Instead, the new Bridger will be an international model designed largely for emerging markets such as India. At under four metres long, it’s no longer than an average supermini, but sits higher both in terms of its roofline and its 200mm ride height. Although it is labelled a ‘concept’, production is destined to kick off next year, starting in India. Of course, Renault already builds a B-segment SUV in the form of the Captur, but this model takes a very different approach. From a design perspective, Renault seems to have taken inspiration from focused
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New Mercedes VLE takes the luxury car experience to new heights, in a van 🚤🧐💰😎 The all-new Mercedes VLE might have a broadly brick-like shape, sliding doors and a short bonnet, but what you’re looking at is the latest and potentially most convincing modern interpretations of the ultimate luxury car. Yet the VLE is just the first of a whole new generation of high-end electric models that prioritise space and luxury over traditional premium saloon car proportions. The basis of this is a brand new and totally bespoke electric architecture, rather than one based on a commercial vehicle, and as such the VLE has the stats to back up its claims – this is now a match for any traditional high-end luxury electric car. The platform – ironically called VAN.EA – shares its all-new 800V architecture with the new GLC and CLA, both of which introduce their own next-gen Mercedes platforms: MB.EA and MMA. The VLE300 will launch the ‘VL’ range, and pairs the platform’s biggest 115kWh battery option
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