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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...