{"id":2088785,"date":"2026-08-11T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2088785"},"modified":"2026-08-11T23:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:01:00","slug":"the-awkward-follow-up-album-aion-ut-supermini-preps-for-uk-launch-in-autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2088785","title":{"rendered":"The awkward follow-up album: Aion UT supermini preps for UK launch in autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"articleItem\">\n<p>    {&#8220;@context&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/schema.org&#8221;,&#8221;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Article&#8221;,&#8221;image&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/070-aion-ut.jpg&#8221;,&#8221;mainEntityOfPage&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;WebPage&#8221;,&#8221;@id&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/first-official-pictures\/aion\/2026-ut-supermini\/&#8221;},&#8221;url&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/first-official-pictures\/aion\/2026-ut-supermini\/&#8221;,&#8221;author&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Person&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Luke Wilkinson&#8221;,&#8221;description&#8221;:&#8221;Luke Wilkinson is Deputy Editor of our sister site, Parkers. However, he also writes news, reviews and features for CAR magazine. Heu2019s worked as a car journalist for five years now, having started his career as a Staff Writer at Auto Express in November 2018. He joined Bauer Media in February 2022.nHe was excited to work as a car journalist before heu2019d even finished his studies. As a university student, heu2019d visit his local car dealerships in his spare time (posing as a customer), and test drive cars. He would then write reviews on those cars for his own website to build up a portfolio to show to his future employer.nLukeu2019s efforts soon landed him an internship with the Daily Recordu2019s motoring supplement, Road Record. He worked for two weeks at the publication, gathering vital online and print magazine skills that would stand him in good stead for his entrance into the working world.nHighlights of his career so far include driving a V8 powered (and ULEZ exempt!) Range Rover Classic down Saville Row, redlining the David Brown Automotive Mini Remasteredu00A0and tearing down Millbrook Proving Groundu2019s mile straight at 170mph in au00A0McLaren 720S.nWhen he isnu2019t shackled to his desk, Luke spends his time restoring hisu00A0Classic Mini. Itu2019s a 1993 Rover Mini Sprite thatu2019s heu2019s owned since he was 15. Itu2019s already undergoing its second bout of rust repair and is awaiting an entire new floor pan, a fresh front end and a rebuilt engine.nYou can follow Luke on his Twitter,u00A0Instagramu00A0andu00A0LinkedInu00A0pages. Alternatively, you can find a list of his latest articles at the bottom of this page.&#8221;,&#8221;image&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;ImageObject&#8221;,&#8221;url&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/14254\/lukewilkinson1.jpeg&#8221;,&#8221;caption&#8221;:&#8221;Luke Wilkinson&#8221;},&#8221;sameAs&#8221;:[&#8220;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/luke-wilkinson-08a155112\/&#8221;,&#8221;https:\/\/x.com\/LT_Wilkinson&#8221;,&#8221;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lt_wilkinson\/&#8221;],&#8221;url&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/luke-wilkinson\/&#8221;,&#8221;alumniOf&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;EducationalOrganization&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;University of Glasgow&#8221;},&#8221;jobTitle&#8221;:&#8221;Deputy Editor&#8221;,&#8221;knowsAbout&#8221;:&#8221;Automotive,Motoring,Road testing,Car news&#8221;,&#8221;worksFor&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Organization&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Parkers&#8221;}},&#8221;dateModified&#8221;:&#8221;2026-08-12T00:01:00+01:00&#8243;,&#8221;datePublished&#8221;:&#8221;2026-08-12T00:01:00+01:00&#8243;,&#8221;headline&#8221;:&#8221;The awkward follow-up album: Aion UT supermini preps for UK launch in autumn&#8221;,&#8221;publisher&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Organization&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Bauer Media&#8221;,&#8221;brand&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Organization&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Car Magazine&#8221;},&#8221;logo&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;ImageObject&#8221;,&#8221;url&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/logos\/car.200&#215;88.png&#8221;}}}<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"column xlarge-10 xlarge-push-2\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe awkward follow-up album: Aion UT supermini preps for UK launch in autumn<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"compact-author-info\">\n\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/luke-wilkinson\/\">Luke Wilkinson<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"dates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dates__date\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: Today 00:01<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source__inline\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source__line-break\"><\/div>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=carmagazine.co.uk\" class=\"google-preferred-source-link preferred-source__link preferred-source__link--left\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preferred-source__border\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source__inner\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source__google-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/assets\/images\/icons\/google-logo-46x46.png\" alt=\"Follow Car on Google\" data-src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/assets\/images\/icons\/google-logo-46x46.png\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source__google-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFollow <strong>Car<\/strong> on Google\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source__tooltip\">\n\t\t\t\tAdd Car as a preferred source on Google to see more of our latest content\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"cms-content\">\n<div class=\"in-page-gallery full-width thumbnails-bullets\">\n<ul class=\"carousel\" data-orbit=\"true\" data-options=\"bullets: true; resume_on_mouseout: false; timer: false; variable_height: true; slide_number: false\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/070-aion-ut.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/1056x594\/transparent.png\" alt=\"Aion UT (2026): front three quarter static, blue paint\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/480x270\/070-aion-ut.jpg, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/720x405\/070-aion-ut.jpg, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/1056x594\/070-aion-ut.jpg, (large)]\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption orbit-caption\">\n<div>Aion UT (2026): front three quarter static, blue paint<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/071-aion-ut.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/1056x594\/transparent.png\" alt=\"Aion UT (2026): rear three quarter static, blue paint\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/480x270\/071-aion-ut.jpg, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/720x405\/071-aion-ut.jpg, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/1056x594\/071-aion-ut.jpg, (large)]\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption orbit-caption\">\n<div>Aion UT (2026): rear three quarter static, blue paint<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/072-aion-ut.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/1056x594\/transparent.png\" alt=\"The awkward follow-up album: Aion UT supermini preps for UK launch in autumn\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/480x270\/072-aion-ut.jpg, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/720x405\/072-aion-ut.jpg, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/1056x594\/072-aion-ut.jpg, (large)]\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleContent\">\n<div class=\"bold-links\">\n<p><strong>\u25ba <\/strong><strong>Aion\u2019s competitor for the Mini Cooper Electric is coming<br \/><\/strong><strong>\u25ba <\/strong><strong>It\u2019ll hit the UK this October, costing around \u00a325,000<br \/><\/strong><strong>\u25ba <\/strong><strong>Loads of standard kit, claimed range of 268 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meet the Aion UT. It\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/electric\/best-small-electric-cars\/\">pure-electric B-segment hatchback<\/a> designed to rival the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-reviews\/cupra\/2026-raval-hatchback\/\">Cupra Raval<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-reviews\/mini\/cooper-electric\/\">Mini Cooper Electric<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-reviews\/renault\/5-hatchback\/\">Renault 5<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-reviews\/volkswagen\/idpolo-prototype\/\">Volkswagen ID.Polo<\/a> \u2013 and it\u2019s destined to hit the UK market this autumn with an expected starting price of \u00a325,000.<\/p>\n<p>Like the larger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-reviews\/aion\/2026-v-suv\/\">V SUV<\/a>, Aion\u2019s selling point for the UT is that it\u2019ll offer an upmarket experience at a knockdown price. The brand is making some pretty bold claims about the quality of its cabin and its refinement levels \u2013 apparently it\u2019ll \u2018reset what UK motorists can expect from a B-segment supermini\u2019 \u2013 while the standard kit list wouldn\u2019t look out of place on a top-spec version of one of its European competitors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The UT will only be available in one specification, which comes as standard with a 14.6-inch infotainment screen, heated front seats and a 360-degree parking camera.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/480x0\/072-aion-ut.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-270391\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/480x0\/072-aion-ut.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/720x0\/072-aion-ut.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/1040x0\/072-aion-ut.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<p>However, if you spend a bit more money on Aion\u2019s Premium Pack, you\u2019ll unlock items such as a power-operated tailgate, ventilated driver\u2019s seat and panoramic sunroof. Even the Mini can\u2019t offer those extras \u2013 and that\u2019s probably the poshest electric supermini money can buy right now.<\/p>\n<p>That single-specification strategy extends to the UT\u2019s powertrain, too. The only option available will be a 204hp electric motor and 60kWh battery pack. Aion claims this setup offers a 0\u201362mph time of 7.3 seconds and a maximum driving range of 268 miles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The UT is already on sale in Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines, but Aion says it\u2019s made some changes to the car\u2019s chassis to make it better suited to UK roads. We\u2019ll get tweaked springs, dampers and bump stops, along with a revised rear anti-roll bar.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/480x0\/071-aion-ut.jpg?scale=down\" alt=\"Aion UT (2026): rear three quarter static, blue paint\" class=\"wp-image-270393\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/480x0\/071-aion-ut.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/720x0\/071-aion-ut.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/1040x0\/071-aion-ut.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Every UT will also benefit from Aion\u2019s \u2018Great 8 Promise,\u2019 which provides an eight-year warranty, eight years\u2019 servicing, eight years\u2019 roadside assistance and enough MOTs to see the car through until its eighth birthday. That aftersales package stays with the car, too, which will become a good selling point when you need to move the car on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We\u2019re quietly hopeful about the Aion UT. The V, while flawed in some areas, showed an awful lot of promise. It\u2019s surprisingly polished to drive and it set itself apart from its Chinese competitors by offering some genuinely premium touches at the same affordable price point. So, Aion\u2019s comments about the quality of UT\u2019s cabin might be more than just marketing bluster.<\/p>\n<p>If Aion can repeat (and improve) the V\u2019s formula, the European B-segment might have something to worry about. We\u2019ll update you once we\u2019ve driven it\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<aside class=\"about-author\">\n<h2 class=\"about-author-heading\">About the author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"about-author-inner\">\n<div class=\"main-author-summary-container\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"main-author-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/luke-wilkinson\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/14254\/120x120\/lukewilkinson1.jpeg?quality=90)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-author-name-container\">\n<div class=\"main-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/luke-wilkinson\/\">Luke Wilkinson<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"main-author-job-title\">Deputy Editor<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"main-author-byline\">Luke is the Deputy Editor of our sister site Parkers, but he spends plenty of time writing news, reviews and features for CAR. He&#8217;s been a motoring journalist since 2018, learning his craft on the Auto Express news desk before joining the Parkers\/CAR team in 2022. When he isn&#8217;t yoked to his laptop, he&#8217;s tearing his hair out over his classic Mini restoration project or pinballing around the country attending heavy metal gigs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"column show-for-xlarge-up xlarge-2 xlarge-pull-10\">\n<figure class=\"author-info clearfix\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"author-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/luke-wilkinson\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/14254\/85x85\/lukewilkinson1.jpeg?quality=90)\"><\/a><figcaption>\n<p class=\"author-name\">\n\t\t\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/luke-wilkinson\/\">Luke Wilkinson<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"author-quote\">Deputy Editor of Parkers. Unhealthy obsession with classic Minis and old Alfas. Impenetrable Cumbrian accent<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source__line-break\"><\/div>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=carmagazine.co.uk\" class=\"google-preferred-source-link preferred-source__link\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preferred-source__border\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source__inner\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source__google-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/assets\/images\/icons\/google-logo-46x46.png\" alt=\"Follow Car on Google\" data-src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/assets\/images\/icons\/google-logo-46x46.png\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source__google-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFollow <strong>Car<\/strong> on Google\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source__tooltip\">\n\t\t\t\tAdd Car as a preferred source on Google to see more of our latest content\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"column xlarge-10 xlarge-push-2 disqus\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"commentsExpander\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/first-official-pictures\/aion\/2026-ut-supermini\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon fi-comments\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-text disqus-comment-count\" data-disqus-identifier=\"article-wp-270389\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"commentsSection\">\n<div id=\"disqus_thread\"><\/div>\n<p>var disqus_shortname = &#8216;carmagazine&#8217;;<br \/>\nvar disqus_developer = 0;<br \/>\nvar disqus_identifier = &#8216;article-wp-270389&#8217;;<br \/>\n\t(function () {<br \/>\n\t\tvar dsq = document.createElement(&#8216;script&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\tdsq.type = &#8216;text\/javascript&#8217;;<br \/>\n\t\tdsq.async = true;<br \/>\n\t\tdsq.src = &#8216;http:\/\/&#8217; + disqus_shortname + &#8216;.disqus.com\/embed.js&#8217;;<br \/>\n\t\t(document.getElementsByTagName(&#8216;head&#8217;)[0] || document.getElementsByTagName(&#8216;body&#8217;)[0]).appendChild(dsq);<\/p>\n<p>\t\tvar s = document.createElement(&#8216;script&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\ts.type = &#8216;text\/javascript&#8217;;<br \/>\n\t\ts.async = true;<br \/>\n\t\ts.src = &#8216;http:\/\/&#8217; + disqus_shortname + &#8216;.disqus.com\/count.js&#8217;;<br \/>\n\t\t(document.getElementsByTagName(&#8216;head&#8217;)[0] || document.getElementsByTagName(&#8216;body&#8217;)[0]).appendChild(s);<br \/>\n\t})();Please enable JavaScript to view the <a href=\"http:\/\/disqus.com\/?ref_noscript\">comments powered by Disqus.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails-v3\"><\/div>\n<p>  console.debug(&#8216;taboola container loaded..&#8217;)<br \/>\n  window._taboola = window._taboola || [];<br \/>\n  _taboola.push({<br \/>\n    mode: &#8216;thumbs-feed-1&#215;1&#8217;,<br \/>\n    container: &#8216;taboola-below-article-thumbnails-v3&#8217;,<br \/>\n    placement: &#8216;Below Article Thumbnails V3&#8217;,<br \/>\n    target_type: &#8216;mix&#8217;<br \/>\n  });<\/p>\n<div data-id=\"content-rec-01\" class=\"content-rec-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<div data-id=\"content-rec-02\" class=\"content-rec-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<div data-id=\"content-rec-03\" class=\"content-rec-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"largeGallery\">\n<div class=\"slide-gallery__container\">\n<div class=\"slide-gallery\">\n<div class=\"slide-gallery__leaderboard-gallery-container\">\n<div class=\"slide-gallery__leaderboard-gallery-container__inner\">\n<div id=\"leaderboard-gallery\" class=\"leaderboard-gallery advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"slide-gallery__adverts show-for-large-up\">\n<div class=\"slide-gallery__adverts__inner\" data-right-ad-frequency=\"3\" data-slide-ad-frequency=\"4\" data-slide-ad-duration=\"2\">\n<div class=\"slide-gallery__adverts__inner__mpu\">\n<div class=\"mpu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hide-for-large-up\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"mpu-gallery\" class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ads-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"slide-gallery__caption__container\">\n<div class=\"slide-gallery__caption\">\n<div class=\"slide-gallery__caption__text\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"slide-gallery__slider__container\">\n<div class=\"slide-gallery__slider royalSlider rsDefault\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- can this be ul \/ li'd --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rsImg\" href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/1752x1168\/070-aion-ut.jpg?mode=max&amp;quality=90&amp;scale=down\"><span class=\"inner\">Aion UT (2026): front three quarter static, blue paint<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rsTmb\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/79x79\/070-aion-ut.jpg?quality=50\" alt style=\"border-width:0px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rsImg\" href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/1752x1168\/071-aion-ut.jpg?mode=max&amp;quality=90&amp;scale=down\"><span class=\"inner\">Aion UT (2026): rear three quarter static, blue paint<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rsTmb\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/79x79\/071-aion-ut.jpg?quality=50\" alt style=\"border-width:0px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rsImg\" href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/1752x1168\/072-aion-ut.jpg?mode=max&amp;quality=90&amp;scale=down\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rsTmb\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/79x79\/072-aion-ut.jpg?quality=50\" alt style=\"border-width:0px\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"slide-gallery__controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<span title=\"Toggle thumbnails\" class=\"slide-gallery__controls__icon fi-list-thumbnails show-for-large-up\" data-elem=\"thumbsToggle\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span title=\"Previous photo\" class=\"slide-gallery__controls__icon fi-arrow-left\" data-elem=\"prev\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span title=\"Next photo\" class=\"slide-gallery__controls__icon fi-arrow-right\" data-elem=\"next\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span title=\"Toggle caption\" class=\"slide-gallery__controls__icon fi-info\" data-elem=\"captionToggle\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span title=\"Zoom in\" class=\"slide-gallery__controls__icon fi-zoom-in\" data-elem=\"zoomIn\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span title=\"Zoom out\" class=\"slide-gallery__controls__icon fi-zoom-out\" data-elem=\"zoomOut\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span title=\"Close gallery\" class=\"slide-gallery__controls__icon fi-x hide-for-large-up\" data-elem=\"close\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<a title=\"Close gallery\" class=\"slide-gallery__controls__icon slide-gallery__controls__icon--top-close fi-x show-for-large-up\" data-elem=\"close\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{&#8220;@context&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/schema.org&#8221;,&#8221;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Article&#8221;,&#8221;image&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/270389\/070-aion-ut.jpg&#8221;,&#8221;mainEntityOfPage&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;WebPage&#8221;,&#8221;@id&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/first-official-pictures\/aion\/2026-ut-supermini\/&#8221;},&#8221;url&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/first-official-pictures\/aion\/2026-ut-supermini\/&#8221;,&#8221;author&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Person&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Luke Wilkinson&#8221;,&#8221;description&#8221;:&#8221;Luke Wilkinson is Deputy Editor of our sister site, Parkers. However, he also writes news, reviews and features for CAR magazine. Heu2019s worked as a car journalist for five years now, having started his career as a Staff Writer at Auto Express in November 2018. He joined Bauer Media in February 2022.nHe was excited [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[239,226],"class_list":["post-2088785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-carmagazine-co-uk","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2088785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2088785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2088785\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2088785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2088785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2088785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}