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09-07-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Express
Events like the Goodwood Festival of Speed could only ever work in the UK
A host of recent interesting stories from individual manufacturers have added up to a big picture that reinforces the brilliantly diverse nature of the UK car industry. The uncertainty over Lotus's future here and Nissan cutting jobs in Sunderland – although the plant looks secure – are countered by Toyota's decision to invest in its UK facility to build the GR Corolla, and the transformation at JLR's Halewood plant ahead of it producing the mid-sized electric Range Rover model from next year. McLaren and Bentley picked up well deserved wins at the Auto Express New Car Awards last week, showing they're still at the top of their game, with Morgan getting a first-ever New Car Awards Commended nod for the excellent new Supersport. Advertisement - Article continues below Then you've got Ariel's most powerful car ever – the 525bhp Atom 4RR – and Aston Martin launching the 'most performance focused' Vantage in its history at Goodwood this week. Ah yes, the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Although it's an increasingly expensive day out, there is no other event in the world like it, and I'm not sure any other country could pull it off. The array of vehicles and drivers, plus the ability to get up close to some iconic race and road cars, is unprecedented. Then you can add Caterham working away on the Project V that could shape the brand's future, Rolls-Royce serenely being Rolls-Royce, and Oxford's MINI plant churning away, plus the host of small British sports car makers that flit in and out of the news. Marcos is the latest that could be on the way back. Of course, that is the sort of story we've heard before; another quaint UK tradition is the number of low-volume performance brands that either teeter near the brink, or disappear, only to be revived again. (Or at least have a businessman announce plans to revive them that never quite materialises). The likes of Jensen, Noble and especially TVR have a rollercoaster of a history, but there are plenty of others. It all makes for the very rich, unique tapestry of the UK's automotive scene, where there's certainly always something going on. Did you know you can buy a used car with Auto Express? Choose from tens of thousands of cars with trusted dealers around the UK. Click here to buy used with Auto Express now...
Auto Express
02-07-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Express
The Skoda Elroq is a great all-round EV and a worthy Car of the Year winner
Our annual celebration of the best new cars is one of our favourite times of the year. Once the ridiculous amount of hard work has been completed, the issue is off to press and everything uploaded to our website, that is…! Every year we seem to say the competition is hotter than ever, but that's only because it's true. In the final reckoning, there were five cars that could easily have claimed the ultimate accolade of 2025 Auto Express Car of the Year. Whatever you need your vehicle to do, we've exhaustively tested every model out there to put together a three-car shortlist for each category – so if you don't agree with our winner, there are a couple of other excellent options. Advertisement - Article continues below Our winners are – in the opinion of our test team, which has decades of experience behind it – the best in their class. But we know that in any given sector of the market, buyers have very different requirements around brand, pricing and appeal of different models. So you won't always agree with our king of the castle. But every one of the cars across our New Car Awards extravaganza is bloomin' brilliant. From city cars to supercars, we love them all, and the conversations about the winners were always enthusiastic and animated, no matter what sort of model we were discussing. Skip advert Advertisement - Article continues below Some categories have been retained by our 2024 winners, but the car world moves fast and we have a lot of new models that have come straight in at the top of the class. As if to highlight the strength in depth across the car industry, we have no fewer than 17 different brands with their name on a winner's trophy, and 25 different marques were commended across the categories. There are very few dominant brands; a couple collected four or five awards each, but there are particular high points in most manufacturers' model ranges, and we've picked them out, along with our choice of the sweet spot in the line-up for each of the winning cars. So enjoy our walk-through of the very best in the business, culminating in the Skoda Elroq winning our 2025 Auto Express Car of the Year. We think it's a very worthy winner, highly recommendable and an all-round great new arrival. Because that's the point of the Auto Express New Car Awards. Configure your perfect Skoda Elroq through our Find A Car service now. Alternatively, check out the best deals out there on a new Skoda Elroq from stock or top prices on used Skoda Elroq models... Find a car with the experts Car Deal of the Day: 717bhp BMW M5 Touring super-estate on a tasty lease deal Car Deal of the Day: 717bhp BMW M5 Touring super-estate on a tasty lease deal The BMW M5 Touring is M car royalty, with a thoroughly impressive PHEV powertrain. It's our Deal of the Day for 29 June Electric car appeal is at its lowest since 2019 Electric car appeal is at its lowest since 2019 From poor electric car sales to crashes in F1, Mike Rutherford thinks its been a crazy few weeks in the automotive world New 2026 Honda 0 SUV: Japanese brand to finally have an EV to rival Tesla and BYD New 2026 Honda 0 SUV: Japanese brand to finally have an EV to rival Tesla and BYD Honda EV plans are gathering momentum, and they'll be realised in the groundbreaking 0 SUV next year
