Testers' notes

Poor Dave had to spend a couple of days in Corsica this week to attend the international media launch of the new Audi A6 allroad estate. Our hearts bleed for him. Don’t worry, we’re making sure his time is filled with creating content and writing up copy. As we already reported, the A6 allroad will be sold exclusively as an ‘e-hybrid’ in Ireland. That’s a plug-in hybrid if you don’t speak Audi marketing. Pricing starts at €88,150. Full review to follow.

No, the Opel Frontera isn't that bijou - Shane's just a bit rubbish at taking selfies... In fact, it's quite a spacious car for the money. It starts at €24,606 as an EV and can be had with hybrid power instead if that's your thing. There's a seven-seat option as well (for quite a bit more money), but sadly, you can't pair electric power with an extra row of seats. We're planning on one of our detailed 'definitive' reviews to cover the entire Frontera range, but you can read our first drives of the cars here.

In the first week of September, Matt attended the international media launch of the Skoda Peaq SUV, the firm’s first electric seven-seater. He drove it on a variety of roads – mostly mountainous – on the Austria-Germany border and came back mightily impressed. His detailed 4,240-word written review and 16-minute video went live on Sunday night once the embargo lifted and they’re well worth a read and a watch if you’re in the market for a big, practical and comfortable family EV. We suspect there will be thousands of existing Irish owners of the Skoda Kodiaq checking it out.