Motoring for the rich

WILL INEOS SUCCEED WHERE SO MANY FAIL?

THE CREATION OF any new car is an

Tesla Model 2: £20k and 250-plus miles

Next-generation battery tech will give Tesla’s entry-level hatchback an eye-catching range for its price

New NX is first Lexus PHEV

Plug-in hybrid SUV will join a traditional hybrid when the NX hits the UK later this year

Kia unveils striking new-generation Sportage

THE KIA SPORTAGE has been completely overhauled inside

Genesis readies Audi Q4 E-tron rival

Electric crossover will adopt a rakish profile and

CONFIDENTIAL

AS AUDI GOES all-electric, boss Markus Duesmann reckons

MINI EV CONVERSION FROM £25,000

London Electric Cars has revealed an electric version

VW reinvents the Caravelle

Now called the Multivan, it has a car-based platform and a raft of new tech

NEW 394BHP AUDI RS3 BREAKS COVER

Audi has quietly previewed the upcoming RS3 hot

Defender to begin hydrogen trials this year

JAGUAR LAND ROVER will start testing its new

PORSCHE 911 GT3 LOSES BIG WING, GAINS MANUAL FOR TOURING VERSION

The new Porsche 911 GT3 has gained a

FERRARI NAMES VIGNA AS NEW CEO

Half a year since the high-profile departure of

FORD MAVERICK IS BACK – AS A PICK-UP

Ford has revived the Maverick nameplate for a

Latest Chiron is ‘ultimate GT’

Bugatti’s new Super Sport matches 1578bhp W16 with chassis tuned for comfort

Renault shows Mégane electric SUV in production form

THE RADICAL RENAULT Mégane eVision concept is destined

Leading UK’s battery charge

We meet the former Ford chairman now behind Britain’s first battery gigafactory

China car market booming after rapid Covid recovery

Car sales are set for return to 2019 levels and Chinese brands are eyeing expansion

Jim Holder

INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

ELECTRIC TIN-TOP OPENER

We meet Alfa Romeo racer Oliver Webb ahead of first ETCR race

NEWS ROUND-UP

Sudden tyre failure six laps from finish robbed

YOUR VIEWS

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TESTER’S NOTES

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GENESIS G80

NEW CARS TESTED AND RATED

GENESIS GV80

Is new brand better suited to a big SUV?

PORSCHE MACAN GTS

New range-topping version of the facelifted SUV shows its hand in prototype form

RENAULT ARKANA

All-new compact coupé-SUV announces that the Renaulution will be hybridised

MERCEDES-MAYBACH S-CLASS

Stuttgart’s priciest car aims to rival Rolls-Royce with V12 and arsenal of chassis tech

Toyota Mirai

Hydrogen power returns to Toyota’s line-up with a radically different Mk2 Mirai

Impressive Mirai has made strides but remains hamstrung overall

VERDICT ★★★★☆ I t wasn’t so long ago

THIS IS MY FIRST RODEO

It may have the reassuring look of an experienced off-roader, but the Grenadier is an entirely new car from a company that has never built one before. Greg Kable tests its mettle in the mountains of Austria

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

More than £100k once separated the prices of the McLaren 12C and E46-gen BMW M3 CSL, but today you can acquire either for the same £70k. 

RUBBER STAMPED

Why has a new label for tyres been introduced and what happens when you don’t pay them enough attention? John Evans visits a depot to find out

EVERYBODY’S FREE TO FEEL GOOD

Restrictions are beginning to ease, so summer  is ours for the taking. Here’s how car  lovers can make the most of it

FLY THROUGH A FOREST IN AN OLD ESCORT

‘Go west, young man’ might or might not

LAND ROVER EXPERIENCE AT EASTNOR

Land Rover Experience (LRE) centres are to the

Delivering the goods

The overall winner of this year’s Great Women: Rising Stars initiative has spent her time at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles opening doors and closing deals. 

RISING STARS 2021: CATEGORY WINNERS

AFTERSALES AND WORKSHOP Samantha Anscombe Qualified parts

Late restart was right choice

Why end a race early if you can pause it and then sprint to the finish?

The Mercedes-AMG F1 car’s ‘magic button’

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix offered one of those

MOTORSPORT GREATS

Sergio Pérez’s inherited Baku win moved him onto

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Jaguar eases to title 12 October 1988 “IF

The trials and tribulations of a Formula 1 rookie

Virtually every driver finds it difficult to step up to the highest echelon of motorsport. Edd Straw hears how AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda is dealing with the reality check

HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC

Our time with the EV subscription service is up. Was it good value?

LOVE IT

CHOICE AND CONVENIENCE The Onto fleet has a

TOYOTA GR YARIS

You’re looking at what could be the most entertaining delivery vehicle in Dorset

MAZDA MX-30

Everything is better when it’s sunny – even our car’s range

FORD TOURNEO CUSTOM

It seems our van prefers to let others do the climbing

OUR CARS

Ford Focus ST MILEAGE 9879 LAST SEEN 9.6.21

THEY WON’T LET YOU DOWN

Last week we had the worst MOT test cars, so now for the best

LAND ROVER SERIES 3

MILEAGE 138,079 Weeks after removing the spare wheel

Volkswagen Polo Dune 1.4

Rob showed us his 2003 Volkswagen Golf 1.9

READERS’ QUESTIONS

QUESTION Is there any more info on Mitsubishi

MAZDA CX-30

AS GOOD AS NEW 

BEST LEASE DEALS: LARGE FAMILY CARS

FORD MONDEO 2.0 ECOBLUE ZETEC 5DR £1831

Vauxhall Ampera Electron £7000

US-BORN HYBRID HERO Vauxhall surprised everybody in 2012

SUZUKI CAPPUCCINO

With its 50:50 weight distribution and tipping the

FUTURE CLASSIC

Honda Integra Type R £16,985 It may not

CLASH OF THE CLASSIFIEDS

USED CAR DESK DOES BATTLE 

THE F WORD

As in fun – because that’s what the F in MGF might as well stand for. This is a sweet-handling mid-engined car priced from £500. 

HOW TO GET ONE IN YOUR GARAGE

An expert’s view NIGEL MAY, CHAIR, MG CAR

NEW CARS A TO Z

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