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The June 2026 edition is a bumper issue – the biggest of the year – where we count down the 50 best electrified cars that you can buy, as well as crowning a new Electrified Car of the Year. With this year’s winner, we were bowled over by its chummy character, affordable price and excellent road manners. You’ll have to pick up a copy of the latest issue to find out what it is.

We’ve got the first photos of the Hyundai Ioniq 3, which is proudly displayed on the cover. Alongside it in the news pages, we’ve got information on the new Lexus TZ, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class EV, Vauxhall Corsa GSE, Volkswagen ID. Polo and updated BMW i7. There’s also first details on KGM’s Musso pick-up diesel, the Renault 4 E-Tech Roland Garros, Porsche Cayenne Coupé, facelifted Nissan Ariya and the revised Audi Q4 e-tron, in addition to the upcoming Omoda 4.

Our test team have been trying out the facelifted Cupra Born, the DS N^o8, Nissan Micra and Mercedes-Benz GLB, as well as the BYD Atto 3 Evo, Peugeot 408 plug-in hybrid and Jaecoo 8. Completing this month’s tests are the Fiat Grande Panda Electric, Cupra Formentor eHybrid and Land Rover Defender 110Trophy Edition with mighty D350 engine. We welcome a Citroën C5 Aircross plug-in hybrid to the Our Cars garage, alongside a Vauxhall Frontera and Isuzu D-Max pick-up, just as we wave goodbye to our Renault Symbioz.

The Mazda MX-30 Electric is under the spotlight in this month’s used car buyer’s guide, and we also examine three different generations of the Renault Captur. We pitch the Genesis GV70 diesel up against the Land Rover Discovery Sport D200 and ask whether the Citroën C3 Pluriel was a hero or a zero. We also take a trip down memory lane, looking back at the SEAT Altea Freetrack 4. This is in addition to all of your other favourite features including Motorgrump, Fully Equipped, Bright Spark, and the most up-to-date data section in the magazine business. Don’t forget to check out one of our newest columns, Grand Designs, that places a spotlight on the Jaguar C-XF concept car from 2007, as well as an interesting look at past prototypes, clay models and design sketches, some or all of which you may never have seen before.

Tested:

• BYD Atto 3 Evo Excellence AWD Automatic
• Cupra Born VZ Automatic
• Cupra Formentor VZ1 e-Hybrid
• DS No8 Étoile AWD Long Range Automatic
• Fiat Grande Panda Electric La Prima
• Jaecoo 8 SHS-P Executive Automatic
• Land Rover Defender 110 Trophy Edition D350 AWD
• Mercedes-Benz GLB 350 4Matic Electric AMG Line Premium Plus Automatic
• Nissan Micra Evolve 52kWh Automatic
• Peugeot 408 GT Plug-in Hybrid 240 Automatic

Long-term test reports:

• Abarth 600e Scorpionissima Automatic
• Citroen C5 Max Plug-in Hybrid Automatic
• Cupra Terramar VZ2 e-Hybrid Automatic
• Isuzu D-Max V-Cross Automatic
• Jeep Avenger 4xe The North Face Edition 1.2 e-Hybrid Automatic
• Mazda 2 Hybrid 1.5 Homura Automatic
• Renault Symbioz E-Tech Iconic Esprit 160 Automatic
• Skoda Octavia Estate SE L 2.0 TDI DSG Automatic
• Toyota Yaris Cross GR Sport Hybrid 1.5 VVT-i Automatic
• Vauxhall Frontera GS 1.2 Mild Hybrid Automatic
• Volvo XC90 Ultra T8 AWD Plug-in Hybrid Automatic

Features:

• Bright Spark – Electrifying the world
• Current affairs – Why budget tyres can be a false economy on an EV
• Fully equipped – What’s my line
• Gadget Inspector
• Motorgrump – Exotic press trips
• Technology explained – What is a crumple zone?
• The Doctor – advice column
• You, the jury – data privacy

Buying, selling and maintaining

• Generation Game – Renault Captur – three generations explored
• Hero or zero – Citroën C3 Pluriel
• Product watch – Glass polish
• Remember this – SEAT Altea Freetrack 4
• Secondhand shootout – Genesis GV70 2.2 Diesel vs Land Rover Discovery Sport D200 AWD

Used Car Buyer’s Guide

• Mazda MX-30 Electric (2020 to 2025)

Data Files

• Denied diesels – Volvo 240 Diesel
• Forgotten Concept – Jaguar C-XF from 2007
• Joy of Lists – Special edition names for the Vauxhall Astra diesel built at Ellesmere Port
• Under development – Mercedes-Benz Immendingen, Germany
• The most comprehensive and up-to-data in the business

Regulars

• News and views
• News in pictures
• Motoring Morsels
• Refuelling Costs
• Day trip to…
• What’s On
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• The Doctor
• This Month
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• Techzone
• You, the jury
• Motorgrump
• Fully equipped
• Bright Spark
• DM@il
• Tuning specialists directory
• Buying. Selling and Maintaining
• The Generation Game
• The Doctor’s Hero or Zero
• Marketplace Statistics
• Marketplace In The Pipeline
• Marketplace What’s New
• Data Files
• Next month
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• The Legal Lane