START-UPS MUST KEEP THE TESLA DREAM ALIVE

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Extreme £158k Octa takes Defender into new territory

New 4x4 mixes supercar-style pace, track ability and unparalleled off-road prowess

Hyundai Inster EV to battle ë-C3

New £22k electric city car will arrive next spring with a versatile cabin and lots of tech

DEFENDER TURNS £157K PICK-UP

Land Rover has taken the Defender to new

Capri: lights, camera, action

FORD HAS GIVEN the first look at the

Bold Rimac two-seater set for UK

Self-driving robotaxi from sub-brand Verne will make its European debut in 2026

YOU MADE ANEV… OUT OF A DELOREAN?!

UK electro-modder Electrogenic has turned the DeLorean DMC-12

WILD KIMERA K39 TARGETS PIKES PEAK

Say hello to the world’s first ‘hyper-retromod’. That’s

New Ferrari factory paves way for EV

FERRARI HAS MOVED an important step closer to

VW GROUP TAPS RIVIAN’S DIGITAL NOUS

The VW Group has given Rivian a $5bn

AUDI RS3 RUNS ’RINGS ROUND HOT CIVIC

A prototype of the updated Audi RS3, now

Oli concept inspires new C4 EV

Affordability and sustainability are priorities for next Citroën family hatch, due 2027

Should you buy a Fisker Ocean?

Prices for the EV firm’s debut model have nosedived, but competitive specs could outweigh the risk of buying from amanufacturer that’s now bankrupt

McLaren opens up on EV supercar

CEO calls for R&D investment in UK as the tech isn’t there yet for a ‘true’ McLaren EV

Stellantis warns of production pull-out in a ‘hostile’ UK

Davino (left) said: “Stellantis production in the UK

New Smart Fortwo in the works

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AUDI SQ6 E-TRON

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MASERATI GRANCABRIO FOLGORE

New electric convertible flouts convention with T-shaped battery and three motors

MASERATI GRANCABRIO TROFEO

Grand touring in an EV not your style? Fear not: there’s a V6 version too

CUPRA LEON

Cupra distances hot hatch from Seat sibling with an angrier face and a harder punch

SKODA ELROQ

Smaller and freshly styled electric sibling to the Enyaq tested in pre-production form

Porsche 911

This road-focused 911 special edition has the potential to be very special indeed

GT division alters its recipe to deliver an all-time great

W hen Porsche launched the current 911 GT3,

THEY WERE THE FUTURE ONCE

The Honda Insight and Audi A2 were pioneers of lightweight, fuel-efficient tech 25 years ago but the world just wasn’t ready. Have we finally caught up? James Disdale looks at them through a 2024 lens

CAN A BRIT WIN THE BRITISH GP?

Max Verstappen remains the man to beat in F1, but he is now beatable. So has the stage been set for a home winner at Silverstone?

74hrs of Le Mans

Although a lover of the Nürburgring 24 Hours, Richard Lane had never done Le Mans. That, he decided, needed to change

AUDI SQ8 E-TRON

Did we like the big EV as much as its big mileage suggests? The final verdict’s in

PEUGEOT E-208

Electric hatchback arrives with at least four crucial questions to answer

MOVE ON UP

Qashqai rival turns on the style without sacrificing substance

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