Ford Mustang Mach-E
The Mustang Mach-E is no movie-icon muscle car, but it’s fun to drive, well-equipped and impressive all-round writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? Ford’s Mustang is the quintessential muscle car and one of the world’s most recognisable. It has featured in a host of f ilms, been driven by none other than Steve McQueen and become a modern cultural icon. So the decision by Ford to attach a Mustang badge to an electric...
Nissan Ariya EV Evolve
Nissan invented the crossover and was an electric car pioneer so can its eagerly awaited all-electric incarnation, the Ariya, live up to expectations writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? More than 15 years ago, the carmaker Nissan replaced its humble Almera hatchback with the Qashqai, a car that would prove to be a phenomenal sales success and spawn a host of rivals. Research by Nissan had revealed how motorists didn’t like the poor...
Renault Mégane E-Tech EV60
Renault’s new electric car is a tempting, eye-catching car with lots of clever tech features — and a touch of Gallic flair writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? This week’s test car, the Renault Mégane E-Tech, caused quite a stir and it seemed no age group was immune to its charm. Everyone from random passersby to teenage girls had something to say about the striking exterior Is it a looker? With concept-car looks and a very...
Mercedes-Benz EQE 350+
The EQE is a fine scaled-down EQS with a smaller price tag but the cost might be a stretch too far for E-Class owners wishing to embrace eco-friendly motoring writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? In April 2016, the US comedy TV show Saturday Night Live featured a parody advertisement for a new Mercedes-Benz “AA-Class”. Revealed by Julia Louis-Dreyfus of Seinfeld and Veep fame, it was the first fully electric luxury saloon powered...
Polestar 2
The Swedish art of balanced living is perfectly expressed by the new Polestar 2 writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? Television may portray Sweden as a bleak nation in perpetual darkness but, from Abba to Ikea, we can’t get enough of all things Swedish. Eager to be added to the illustrious list of Swedish success stories is Polestar, an all-electric performance car maker. Spawned from Volvo and the Chinese company Geely, the...
Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+
Driving the sublime Mercedes-Benz EQS is a joy but with a price tag of up to €180,000 is the maker’s flagship all-electric car really worth it? What is it? Something unusual happens when you drive the new Mercedes Benz EQS: complete strangers want to peer inside it, passers-by swarm you with mobile phones and the curiosity around it is unmatched by anything I have tested lately. The EQS is Mercedes’ new flagship...