Range: 436 miles Effectively the new-age, electric equivalent to the popular Passat, the ID 7 serves as a statement of intent for Volkswagen’s next generation of EVs. It introduces the company’s new, more efficient ‘AP550’ rear motor, which brings a boost to efficiency. With the largest available battery (in the Pro S model), it will afford 436

Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer has cast doubt on the prospect of the brand introducing range-extender (REx) powertrains in Europe, because it is already well served here by more conventional hybrid powertrains. Volkswagen last month revealed the ID Era concept at the Shanghai motor show as a preview of a large, range-extender electric SUV, aimed at the

In-car audio is as much about relaying information to the occupants as it is listening to music. With that in mind, one of the latest ideas to emerge from Continental is an instrument display that doubles as a sound chamber to transmit sound without the need for separate speakers. The display is based on the company’s

The Land Rover Discovery has been treated to a pair of special editions and some subtle updates in a bid to sustain its appeal as it enters its eighth year on sale.  The primary additions for the 2026 model year are a pair of new special-edition Discovery models that JLR says have been designed to