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V8s ARE BACK AS LAMBO AND ROLLS COOL ON EVs
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DACIA GUNS FOR OCTAVIA WITH UPSIZED ESTATE • Rugged, Bigster-based wagon will arrive next year priced at less than £25,000
NEW DACIA SPRING TO MOVE GAME ON
LUCID TAKES ON TESLA WITH UK-BOUND MODEL Y RIVAL • Earth SUV to join Air and Gravity as US firm targets global sales push
STI BADGE TO RETURN ON ICE AND ELECTRIC SUBARUS
BENTLEY MARKS MILESTONES WITH MULLINER SPECIALS
LANZADOR LIKELY TO DITCH ELECTRIC POWER FOR PHEV • The raised four-seat GT was originally billed as Lamborghini’s first EV
JAECOO 8 TO SQUARE UP TO KODIAQ IN UK NEXT YEAR
NEW FIAT FASTBACK TO EXPAND PANDA LINE-UP
HOW RIMAC TECHNOLOGY PLANS TO TRANSFORM EVs • Solid-state batteries and light, potent powertrains bring new possibilities
NEW CALL TO BOOST ROAD SAFETY USING FINES FUND • Police and charities want motoring fines to help pay for safety measures
ROSPA CALLS FOR MORE 20MPH ZONES
HOW NISSAN’S E-POWER PUSHES EFFICIENCY HIGHER
VW ID SUVs ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTRIC CAR GRANT
SELF-DRIVING TAXIS TO HIT UK ROADS NEXT YEAR • Waymo will begin autonomous I-Pace ride-hailing service in London
THE UK’S NO-PILOT PILOT SCHEMES
CRASH TESTS REVEAL NEW MG BY ACCIDENT
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NEW COROLLA TO GO ELECTRIC • Tokyo show concept previews next-gen model as futuristic four-door EV
LS REIMAGINED AS A SIX-WHEEL MPV
LFA REPLACEMENT SET FOR DECEMBER REVEAL
MAZDA COMMITS TO ICE
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KIA K4 • Indirect Ceed successor is an all-new Golf-rivalling petrol hatchback tuned specifically for Europe
VOLVO ES90 • Swedish brand goes against the grain with an esoteric electric saloon
MERCEDES-BENZ CLA • Long-range electric four-door coupé tests its mettle on UK roads
MAZDA 6E • A test on UK roads reveals if this EV truly does drive like a typical Mazda
BENTLEY FLYING SPUR AZURE • Crewe’s plug-in hybrid limousine aims to restrain itself in 671bhp guise
SUZUKI eVITARA • Twin to the Toyota Urban Cruiser takes to UK roads in dual-motor guise
CITROEN E-C3 AIRCROSS • Electric SUVs get no cheaper than this five-seater, but is it good value?
CITROEN C3 AIRCROSS • C3 supermini’s chunky sibling achieves a practicality first among B-SUVs
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Testing, testing
The best Macan can get? • Previous Macan Electrics have failed to hit the spot. MATT SAUNDERS finds out how the new 4S fares against ICE-powered rivals from Audi and BMW
Action stations • What are EV charging sites really like? Clean, reliable and easy to use or simply a nightmare? JOHN EVANS visits stations from 10 providers to see
Aah! Bicester • The enduring Bicester Scramble brings out the very best in Britain’s motoring scene. SAM PHILLIPS shares some of the highlights
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE • Our PHEV acquitted itself well while it was here – in all but one respect
POLESTAR 3 • Just when you...