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Women's Car List 2025: 10 Chic Cars 2025 for Women with Style – Renault 5, Alfa Romeo Junior, Mini Cooper and Company

We are often asked in the editorial office which car “has chic”. Charisma is not an Excel spreadsheet; it is the way a car greets you, how it turns in a shop window and how it squeezes into that too-tight parking space without drama. Below is my selection of 10 2025 city cars and smaller models that stand out – nine are electric, one is a cute petrol “wildcard”. I wasn’t chasing hundreds on the Nürburgring, but what counts in real life: range, charging, interior usability, design, technology… and a dash of flirtatious confidence.

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Tesla Model Y Performance Juniper 2025: Coming to the configurator faster than we thought – everything you need to know about the new beast!

Something big is happening in the world of electric mobility. Tesla, the pioneer of innovative vehicles that combine performance, technology and sustainability, is on the verge of launching the redesigned Model Y Performance, also known as "Juniper" - officially - Tesla Model Y Performance Juniper 2025. According to information from reliable sources, including enthusiasts and insiders such as popular YouTuber BigOElectrify, it seems that the newcomer will soon be available in the configurator - perhaps as early as tomorrow! Will this be a revolution in the SUV segment? Let's take a look at the details.

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Will the €25,000 Leapmotor B05 be the Chinese ID.3 killer? Compact electric Golf rival coming to Munich

China's Leapmotor will unveil the B05, a compact electric rival to the VW Golf/ID.3, at the Munich IAA. It promises a smart platform, Excellence within reach, and a price that could make the competition's pulse drop.

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Xiaomi cars go west: Chinese tech giant to conquer Europe with electric cars by 2027

Xiaomi cars?! What do we get when a tech giant known for smartphones starts making cars? The Xiaomi SU7 – an electric super-sedan that has created quite a stir in its native China. So well-designed that even the boss of Ford was speechless with excitement (and that's without a software update to the emotions). Demand? Still so hot you could sell it with a fire extinguisher.

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Volkswagen starts charging a subscription fee for extra horsepower: Volkswagen ID.3 locks in horsepower in the UK for a subscription fee of £16.50/month

Volkswagen has equipped the ID.3 in the UK with something new: pay-for-power. You get 150 kW (201 hp) as standard, but for the full dose of 170 kW (228 hp) you have to… sign up for a subscription. Welcome to the automotive world where horses are unlocked like Netflix episodes. So Volkswagen has started charging a subscription fee for additional horsepower!

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New Volvo XC70 (2026) PHEV: up to 200 km of electricity – but only for China?!

The new Volvo XC70 rolled off the assembly line in Taizhou, pre-sales begin on August 27 in Chengdu. Under the hood: the new SMA Super Hybrid Architecture, 3-motor drive and 3-speed DHT. Literally Swedish rationality on a Chinese battery.

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Cadillac Elevated Velocity: a concept with gullwing doors, a desert appetite and wellness behind the wheel

Gullwing doors, blue glass and a red lounge in the style of a “dust pole.” The Cadillac Elevated Velocity concept hints at where Cadillac is taking the electric V-Series – onto the road and over the dunes.

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Why the Tesla Model Y (RWD) is the best buy among electric vehicles right now and why the base Model Y is not a “compromise”, but a balance

The basic Model Y (RWD) is like a good backpack: it doesn't scream, it doesn't weigh, it just works. Owners' experiences show that with Tesla, less is often enough. There's no laboratory here, it's everyday life. How they experience the new Tesla Model Y. Why the Tesla Model Y (RWD) is currently the best possible purchase among electric vehicles.

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Lucid Gravity X Concept: electric SUV gets a lift, off-road tires and an appetite for gravel

Lucid took its Gravity out into the wild for a weekend and brought it back as the Gravity X—a concept that lifts the body, widens the tracks, hangs skid plates, and adds a roof box with lights. If it goes into production, it could outrun Rivian on the first dirt road.

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MG IM5 Performance: 742 PS, 17-minute charge and 270 km/h – is this the most for your money?

When MG packs 742 horsepower (PS) and an 800-volt battery into the back of the car for under £50,000, the competition starts to gasp for air. The IM5 Performance is an electric sedan that takes on the Tesla Model 3 Performance – and it doesn’t flinch when it comes to numbers.

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This is the Karma Amaris GT Coupé: an EREV with 708 hp, three screens and character

The cabin of the Karma Amaris GT Coupé is revealed for the first time and acts as a lounge for technophiles: a “squircle” steering wheel with a visible carbon rim, capacitive buttons, digital gauges in front of the driver, a large infotainment screen in the middle, a third screen in front of the passenger. A gear selector “floats” on the tunnel. The example on display is a two-seater, dressed in Crimson Orbit leather and Alcantara, with plenty of carbon and piano black, and the luggage rack in the back is designed for travel bags. The roof? Electrochromatic darkening, like sunglasses for the whole car.

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Volkswagen cuts ID.5: coupe-like electric SUV set to retire in 2027

A reliable British media outlet reports that Volkswagen will end production of the ID.5, the “coupe” version of the ID.4, in 2027. At the same time, the Touareg is also saying goodbye in 2026. In the background: cleaning up the range and moving towards the more affordable electric models ID.2 (~€25,000) and ID.1 (~€20,000).

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