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PEOPLE ARE PLUGGING INTO PHEVs ONCE AGAIN

ONCE THE DEFAULT choice of tax-conscious company car

Reborn MR2 to take on MX-5

Toyota is set to bring back a compact, everyday sports car to rival Mazda’s roadster

New Morgan taps Italian style

The Midsummer is aPlus Six-based Pininfarina-Morgan collab priced from £120k

Ineos makes case for hydrogen

Grenadier FCEV could enter production – if legislation allows it. We drive aprototype

JLR on track to hit ZEV targets

JLR BOSSES ARE confident that “extraordinary interest” in

Alfa closes in on new, fifth model

Electric Cayenne rival for 2027 is tipped but a family hatchback is also in the running

SEAT LEON GETS PHEV IN BIG MAKEOVER

Seat’s renaissance continues with a hefty update for

VAUXHALL FRONTERA EV TO SEAT SEVEN

Vauxhall has confirmed that its electric Frontera crossover

Mercedes slashes £5bn from R&D budget for electric cars

Successors to today’s luxury EQ models won’t get

911 HYBRID IS AS QUICK AS THE TURBO S

Porsche will reveal the long-awaited 911 hybrid on

GTX’S DAYS ARE NUMBERED, SAYS VW

Volkswagen will phase out the GTX name in

EV prices slashed by up to 14%

Car makers are offering big incentives to private buyers of new EVs to boost sales

New Mini JCW set for ’Ring debut

Camouflaged hot hatch will compete in next weekend’s Nürburgring 24 Hours race

China’s price war prompts Aiways to relocate to Europe

Aiways U6 will be joined in Europe by

KIA EV6 FACELIFT BRINGS TECH UPGRADES

The Kia EV6 has been heavily updated for

EV charger cable crime spree

Thieves are targeting precious metals in cables across UK’s public charger network

NISSAN IS THE BATTERY WORLD’S SO SOLID CREW

UNDER THE SKIN JESSE CROSSE Adoption of smaller

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CUPRA TAVASCAN

Eye-catching new electric family SUV is a sporty alternative to the Volkswagen ID 4

CUPR A BORN VZ

Do chassis and motor upgrades for leading EV create a truly fun electric hot hatch?

MERCEDES-AMG GT 63

Second coming of the Porsche 911 pretender promises the same plus a bit extra

SKODA OCTAVIA

Around of improvements for the big-selling, big-bodied family hatchback

BMW M4 CS

Rather than cranking the dial up to 11, as the CSL did, this car aims for a perfect 10

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Chinese giant adds aplug-in hybrid SUV to its growing showroom range

INEOS GRENADIER QUARTERMASTER

Young manufacturer’s hard-grafting off-roader gains alonger pick-up truck variant

LEXUS UX 300H

UX aims to distance itself from new LBX with stronger powertrain and sharper chassis

PEUGEOT E-3008

Style-conscious family SUV is the first electric car based on big-bet Stellantis platform

Functional and mature, but not the engine or trim we would go for

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SUPPLY AND DEMAND

The E-Class and 5 Series have reflected buyers’ wants and needs for almost five decades. Illya Verpraet drives the latest plug-in versions of each

EAT, SLEEP, HUSTLE, REPEAT

Wimbledon’s Southside Hustle has grown from intimate get-together into thriving monthly social event. Alex Goy goes along for the ride

EVENT HORIZON: THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER

There are plenty more motoring meets, events and shows across the UK in the coming months. Here’s a taste of the wide variety on offer

REINVENTING THE WHEEL

AUK-based consortium has been perfecting the in-wheel motors that could represent a step-change in EV packaging and production. Mark Tisshaw drives a modified Defender and finds out more

SMART #1

Our time with the #1 is up. Has it wormed its way into our affections? Not quite

BMW M2

Small, rear-driven coupé with afurious turbo six arrives on our fleet to much fanfare

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