
Finally, an electric car for the real world?
Schäfer stresses that this was no hypermiling exercise, in which professional economy drivers eke out the last drop of petrol or watt of power. “The car had…

Mercedes electric car does 1,000km trip on a single charge
Rival electric cars often do less than their advertised maximum range because hills, braking, heating and air conditioning can all sap the battery. In the UK, the…

Death of a middle-class icon: the rise and fall of the Mercedes estate car
And of course, further forward, the passenger compartment offered the sort of unburstable solidity for which 1980s Mercedes have since become prized, paired – if you were…

The 5 best classic cars to buy in 2022 for less than £2,000
Prices of the classic Volvo 240 are now well and truly on the rise, but buyers haven’t cottoned on to its successor, the 740, in quite the…

A 620-mile range and innovation galore for Mercedes EQXX electric car concept
It’s almost as slippery as a penguin, with a shape inspired by a drop of water, but it’s the 1,000km (620 miles) range of the latest Mercedes-Benz…

How cheap is your car to fix? Huge disparity in repair costs revealed
Other small cars to feature in this group are the Citroen C1, Hyundai i10, Honda Jazz and Suzuki Swift. The surprise of the top 10 for repair…

The 5 best classic cars to buy in 2021 for less than £2,000
Prices of the classic Volvo 240 are now well and truly on the rise, but buyers haven’t cottoned on to its successor, the 740, in quite the…