THE CHINESE ARE COMING, TARIFFS OR NOT

MERCEDES-BENZ boss Ola Källenius and Volkswagen Group CEO

Bentley’s first EV will be a 1000bhp statement of intent

UK firm will launch electric offensive in 2026 with aW12-obliterating all-new model

Q6 E-tron kick-starts new era for Audi EVs

SUV ushers in a new platform for premium EVs and pioneers tech that’s destined for future Audis

New Clio EV lined up to join hybrid

Renault’s all-new supermini is due in 2026 – and an electric version is in the pipeline

COST-CUTTING DACIA SANDERO EV DUE IN 2028

The Clio’s value-focused Dacia Sandero sibling will follow

Renault to shrink development time

Twingo design signed off in February 2024; finished

Skoda previews entry-level SUV

Epiq concept revealed as latest chapter in Czech manufacturer’s electric car story

Aceman outed ahead of Beijing show reveal

THE MINI ACEMAN has been outed early, courtesy

AMG readies 1000bhp all-electric Taycan rival

Tech-packed four-seater breaks cover ahead of launch next year

A-Class saved after EV rethink

THE MERCEDES-BENZ Källenius has revealed that of the

MEETING CHINA’S EV THREAT

Import tariffs on cars from China should be

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Seven-seat EV for less than £50k

New 5008 SUV gets battery power as Peugeot sets sights on seven-seat EV class

Callum plots wheelchair-friendly EV

FORMER JAGUAR DESIGNER Ian Callum has partnered with

ID 3 and ID 7 Tourer get GTX upgrade

ID 7GTX (left) gets 335bhp; hot ID 3can

GANDINI PASSES AWAY

Legendary car designer Marcello Gandini has died at

PORSCHE TAKES A MORE ACTIVE APPROACH

UNDER THE SKIN

TESTER’S NOTES

Now there’s a rare sight: two traffic police

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

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RACING LINES

YOUR VIEWS

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Audio tech used to create incredible suspension

The Autocar FROM THE ARCHIVE Light trails show

SLIDESHOW

Gandini’s greats

SKODA SUPERB ESTATE

Fourth-generation load-carrying stalwart sticks with tradition and retains its very conventional estate car form

MASERATI GRECALE FOLGORE

Big SUV relinquishes V6 engine as Italian luxury brand initiates electric transition

YANGWANG U8

Themakerofthe Sealandthe Dolphin producesa car that can actually swim

VOLKSWAGEN ID 5

More powerful motors, more efficient battery and improved ergonomics for EV

TOYOTA C-HR PHEV

Popular crossover gains plug-in hybrid powertrain with 40-mile electric range

Unyielding performance focus makes for a fast but compromised SUV

★★★☆☆ I t is interesting how BMW swims

A DRAM WITH OUT DRAMA

The fabulously cultivated W12 engine that revitalised Bentley is retiring, at the same time as a very different type of Bentley arrives. Mark Tisshaw drives a Flying Spur up to Scotland for a first and last taste

How to design the perfect BMW

Author Steve Saxty is an expert on BMW design. He gives John Evans an insight into eight essential features that make a BMW a BMW

Is Silence golden?

A Spanish firm has used its electric motorbike tech to create a miniature electric ‘car’ that we can buy in the UK. Matt Prior has a go

FORD RANGER RAPTOR

Stepping out of a tiny roadster and into the largest car on our fleet

McLAREN ARTURA

A supercar that can do 1285 miles on one tank of fuel? Maybe after the update…

JEEP AVENGER

Ever suffered systems failure on adark, wet motorway?

THE EDGE OF GLORY

SUV didn’t quite make the grade when new but appeals today

James Ruppert

KICKING TYRES

ROAD TEST INDEX

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