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G-Class EV revealed as luxury, hardcore off-roader

Mercedes claims its big electric 4x4 is“better than the combustion version off road”

Aceman tipped as Mini’s star car

New mid-range electric crossover will arrive in two states of tune, with a JCW to follow

Aston revamps DBX cabin, chassis and engine line-up

OFFICIAL PICTURES New touchscreen runs Aston’s latest infotainment

C3 Aircross reborn as a seven-seater

OFFICIAL PICTURES C3 Aircross will get EV, pure-petrol

Quattroporte ‘an important problem’

Maserati mulls replatforming delayed saloon EV to ensure it’s outstanding in all areas

New-old sports car is Abarth’s 75th-birthday present to itself

OFFICIAL PICTURES Alfa 4C has been given Abarth

Q&A KLAUS BUSSE, HEAD OF DESIGN, MASERATI

You’ve said you don’t want Maseratis to be

Alfa to politicians: forget car names and save industry

Boss Imparato speaks out after minister compels Milano rebrand

Volvo on the cusp of a production revolution

Radical new mega-casting production method will cut complexity while boosting flexibility

Vauxhall reinvents the Grandland

New version is bigger, sleeker and available as a 435-mile EV, mild hybrid and PHEV

Mazda reveals CX-80 seven-seat flagship

OFFICIAL PICTURES New 5.0m-long CX-80 will come with

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Car clubs at mercy of insurers

Soaring insurance costs now pose an‘existential threat’ to community car sharing

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES Even April showers can’t dampen our

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS Goodwood F3 racing took

Damien Smith

RACING LINES Can anybody catch super Sutton’s Ford

YOUR VIEWS

LETTER OF THE WEEK Mon Chery I was

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The terribly timed communist revolution

Kompakt, Oka, Oda; Aleko, Tavria, Debut, Giugiaro’s 1125;

SLIDESHOW

Notable kei cars

DACIA DUSTER

With a more sophisticated platform, design-savvy look and fresh tech, has this all-new version lost sight of the model’s value appeal?

PORSCHE MACAN ELECTRIC

New platform, different motive power, more weight: can the electric version really behave like a Macan should?

AUDI A3 SPORTBACK

Four years later, Audi moves to address criticisms of its swanky family hatchback

AUDI S3 SALOON

Warmed-up version of A3 sets out stall with more power and RS3-spec driveline tech

MERCEDES-BENZ CLE CABRIOLET

Convertible follows coupé to complete newly consolidated two-door range

LOTUS ELETRE S

Massive electric SUV that introduced us to ‘new Lotus’ is at last driven on British roads

Bentley Bentayga

For the first time, Crewe’s most extravagant offering is an SUV. Does it stack up?

It lacks the Mulsanne’s charm but is a better luxury car by far

VERDICT ★★★★☆ F our years after the Mulsanne

TOP 100 CARS ON SALE TODAY

Choosing the best new cars and ranking them in order is a mighty task. We did it so you don’t have to

The final countdown: from fifth to first

Here, then, are our five finalists, each of them a car of the first order. Richard Lane makes the difficult decision and declares a winner

BAG A TOP 100 CAR FOR LESS

Second-hand needn’t mean second-best, so here’s the cream of the classified crop

MUSTANG ALLEY

A round 800 Ford Mustangs lined up at the British Motor Museum in celebration of the ever yman sports car’s 60th birthday. Felix Page was wowed by the variety on show

‘If you don’t have great racing, you don’t have anything’

The British Touring Car Championship has evolved into the world’s greatest domestic motor racing series. Steve Cropley meets the man who keeps it on track

ABARTH 500e

Can this pint-size but pricey hot EV deliver day-to-day practicality and B-road thrills?

McLAREN ARTURA

Finally, sunshine after the rain – but not before some of it got inside our supercar

SMART #1

It differs to its Volvo twin more than you might expect

EXECUTIVE RELIEF

The XF was a welcome alternative to the E-Class and 5 Series

HOW TO GET ONE IN YOUR GARAGE

An owner’s view HOWARD GLASS “I have

James Ruppert

KICKING TYRES

ROAD TEST INDEX

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