LUCA DE MEO BACKS WORDS WITH DEEDS

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Electric Range Rover Sport stars in JLR’s six-EV blitz

Four Range Rover EVs and two all-new electric Jaguars will be launched by 2026

Volkswagen mulls EV revival of Scirocco

Sports coupé would be based on new Porsche Boxster platform

ENHANCED INTERIOR FOR NEW JUKE

Nissan has given the Juke a bigger touchscreen,

VOLVO P1800 RESTOMOD NOW A GT

Cyan Racing has revealed a new GT version

Chrysler looks to Halcyon days

OFFICIAL PICTURES Rakish shape and huge bonnet scoop

RANGER GETS M-SPORT TREATMENT

Ford has revealed a new Ranger MS-RT for

MORE CHINESE NEWCOMERS ON THE WAY

Keeping track of all the Chinese cars coming

VW ID 7 Tourer to take on BMW i5

Electric exec estate will offer a range of up to 426 miles when it arrives later this year

Audi TT successor will be ‘icon’

TT replacement will be “different but emotional” IMAGE

£17k Spring EV destined for UK

Quality-raising revamp puts Dacia’s hatch on course to be the UK’s cheapest full-size EV from October

Road-legal US ‘hypertruck’ tops 1000bhp

Defender-inspired SV Rover packs 1100bhp supercharged V8 or 1005bhp EV set-up

Payloads: BIK up for pick-ups

DOUBLE-CAB PICK-UP trucks are set to lose their

WHY AUDIO ENGINEERS PREFER ICE CARS TO EVs

UNDER THE SKIN JESSE CROSSE Meridian’s work highlights

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS It’s not every day

Damien Smith

RACING LINES Alpine’s A524 F1 car and A424

YOUR VIEWS

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INDEX

The latest and greatest rated asonly Autocar knows how

SLIDESHOW

Germany’s most unusual car designs

MINI COUNTRYMAN

Crossover has expanded to Nissan Qashqai size for its third generation but promises to be a truer Mini than before

BMW 5 SERIES

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RANGE ROVER SPORT SV

High-performance car meets rugged 4x4 in a luxury SUV’s body

JIA CHIEFTAIN EV

Creator of top-tier restomods complements V8 classic Rangie with an electric one…

JIA CHIEFTAIN PHEV

…and, uniquely, a combination of both

PEUGEOT 3008 HYBRID

New crossover draws on mild-hybrid petrol tech as an alternative to the EV version

Porsche Cayenne

The S regains a V8 in a major revamp that also affects its chassis, cabin and more

Rebooted Cayenne impresses and the charming V8 is our pick

VERDICT ★★★★★ If Porsche’s intention with this comprehensive

THE CLASS OF 2024

Less than a week before the 2024 Car of the Year winner is announced, Mark Tisshaw gets under the skin of the shortlisted candidates with our road test editor

HOW TO SAVE THE EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

Having been on top of the world for years, European car makers are coming under pressure from new players – but Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo has a plan to respond

CHAIN RE ACTION

Supply crises caused by Covid eased in 2023, allowing growth in global car markets. Julian Rendell reports

AUDI SQ8 E-TRON SPORTBACK

Hot electric SUV is four years old now. Post-update, is it still worthy of flagship status?

CITROEN E-C4 X

Outstanding comfort and superb urban efficiency make for ahappy commuter

BMW X5

What eats miles and swallows loads but makes a meal of nothing?

RENAULT CLIO

Its Alpine badges aren’t quite as gratuitous as you might think

HOT TICKET

Sleek 276bhp three-door is amust-have for bargain hunters

HOW TO GET ONE IN YOUR GARAGE

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