Chris Pickering

Ian Callum, one of Britain’s most celebrated car designers, tells us about his latest projects and the inspiration he draws from living on the Dorset coast 

Can the Cupra Born usher in a new all-electric era for the hot hatch?

The new Kia Sportage offers generous equipment levels and impressive refinement

Lexus carves its own path with a big GT that’s as distinctive to look at as it is to drive

The RBW Roadster is a 21st century take on the classic MGB – with electric power and a host of modern refinements

Porsche’s first all-electric model gains an extra dose of practicality in Cross Turismo form

The XC60 is Volvo’s best-seller and the plug-in hybrid Recharge models only extend its appeal

Don’t be fooled by the name. McLaren would be the first to admit that its 620hp ‘GT’ is not a big, cossetting grand tourer in the traditional sense of the term. Instead, it’s a full-blown supercar that just happens to be a little more usable than its track-focused siblings.

The Kia EV6 is a tricky car to pigeonhole. Its raised driving position suggests that it’s an SUV, but its side-profile is closer to a high-riding estate car, and there are even hints of a coupé in there with the swept back windscreen and curvaceous haunches.

The Hyundai Ioniq 5’s design looks to the future, but it might just be the car that we need today