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CAR SALES IN 2021: ODD ONE-OFF OR NEW DAWN?

NEW CAR SALES in 2021 were held back

Noble returns to its roots with £150k, 550bhp M500

British maker resurfaces with new supercar that matches M600 chassis with Ford V6

BMW showcases future tech

Colour-changing paint and in-car cinema are among a host of innovations revealed by the company at CES in Las Vegas that aim to transform the on-board experience

Sony poised to turn car maker

Tech firm sets up mobility company and follows EV saloon with a seven-seat SUV

Nio reveals 620-mile Model 3 rival

Chinese electric car maker will challenge top-selling Tesla in Europe from this year

Latest buying trends revealed

Official data of the UK’s new car registrations in 2021 shows how the sands are shifting

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The year of the EV charger

Boss of charger provider Osprey tells us why things are looking up for EV drivers

Volkswagen electric saloon nearly ready

Passat-size EV is set to go on sale

FAST-CHARGING, SELF-HEALING BATTERY TECH USES SILICON ALLY

ISRAELI COMPANY STOREDOT, which numbers Daimler, Samsung and

THE NOTEBOOK

FAREWELL, HAKAN Håkan Samuelsson is soon to step

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TESTER’S NOTES

Germany to quicken pace of switch to electrification

VW Group boss Diess (left) has given the

INSIDE INFORMATION

Those who argue for ICE over EV will

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MY WEEK IN CARS

MORE OF THE SAME, PLEASE

Why the stage is set for another great year of motorsport

TOP STEP

Rosberg team snatches Extreme E trophy

YOUR VIEWS

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SLIDESHOW

The most famous car advertising slogans

MERCEDES-AMG SL

AMG has been charged with transforming the image of Stuttgart’s most iconic model to that of a driver-focused sports car. Has it succeeded?

ELECTROGENIC PORSCHE 356

British company swaps 1963 Porsche’s flat four for electric motor and battery

VOLKSWAGEN ID 6X

Chinese-built EV is essentially an extended-wheelbase, seven-seat version of the ID 4

PORSCHE MACAN S

Best-selling SUV is updated yet again, promising greater agility and a refined interior

SKODA EN YAQ iV 80x

More powerful four-wheel-drive option is introduced to electric crossover

RADICAL SR10

GT3-fast track-day special gains new engine map and enhanced safety

Kia EV6

Kia steps up its game for the electric era with a distinctive and dynamic family EV

WORTH THE WEIGHT?

Mark ing the end of one era and the beginning of another for Lotus, the Emira is claimed to be a sports car for the masses as well as for the purists, despite pushing one and a half tonnes in weight. Steve Cropley sees for himself in Hethel ’s first new series-production car since 2009

SORRY, WRONG NUMBER

Car clock ing is as big a problem as ever, though this time it’s not only dodg y dealers trying to pull a fast one but immoral motorists, too.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO 90`S CARS?

Once upon a time, new cars were simple, fixable, easy to live with and fun – with just enough kit to be safe and comf y. That was the 1990s. Today, they make smart buys, says James Ruppert,if you can find them

Sports cars

LOTUS ELISE 111 1.8, 1999, 55,000 MILES, £15,995

Hot hatches

PEUGEOT 106 GTi 106 GTi, 1998, 72,000

Family cars

PEUGEOT 406 ESTATE 1.8 LS, 1998, 104,000

City cars

FORD KA 1.3, 1998, 45,000 MILES, £1995 Fabulously

Prestige cars

BMW 5 SERIES 528i SE, 1998, 110,000

KIA SORENTO

A seven-seat PHEV sounds like it would be useful, but what was the reality of family and working life over 7650 miles?

POLESTAR 2

Our Scandi-cool EV is already turning heads. Will we be shaking ours before we part?

USED CARS

What to buy, where to buy it and how much to pay

KUNG-FU PANDA

Any Fiat Panda is fun but, says Mark Pearson, the hot 100HP has all the right moves

SKODA CITIGO

Cheap, practical and fun, this is the cream of the city car crop, says Mark Pearson

NEW CARS A TO Z

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ROAD TEST INDEX

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