Audi R8 Spyder

The new generation of electric cars is going further than ever before – or so current thinking goes…

If you have ever driven a remote-control toy car, you will have experienced – in miniature – the pros and cons of driving a full-scale, grown-up electric vehicle (EV). You'll have appreciated the instant, clean power harnessed to the exhilarating performance of the high-revving, very quiet and surprisingly powerful engine. You'll also have developed a loathing for batteries. Too many, too big, too expenisve, too weak…

Seat Ibiza 5dr FR TDI

Another year, another Alfa – but is this one any good? It was only a year ago that I drove the first generation Alfa Romeo Mito, which had not long been introduced to a generally approving but not wildly appreciative car world. The consensus was that it was a better Alfa than many, but still a tad disappointing in terms of performance and quality of drive.