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WHY ICE CARS COULD YET BE THE FUTURE

I’VE OFTEN questioned the logic of cars like

Audi guns for Defender with rugged off-road EV

Plush go-anywhere electric 4x4 is part of Audi’s radical bid to enter new segments

Audi reinvents the Allroad as 2026 EV

Striking new Activesphere concept previews an all-terrain take on the electric replacement for the A6 and A7 Sportback

Activesphere: Why it’s Audi’s most radical concept yet

IT’S AUDI’S FIRST TRUCK. SORT OF… The Activesphere’s

Ford’s electric SUV breaks cover

New Volvo XC40 Recharge rival will be the first Ford based on VW’s MEB architecture

Limited-run 625bhp B5 GT is Alpina’s most powerful car yet

B5 GT is sold in saloon and estate

VW Group shuffles design chiefs

BENTLEY DESIGN BOSS Andreas Mindt has replaced his

Porsche 356 reborn with GT4 RS power

Vision 357 concept hints at new design themes, is propelled by 493bhp flat six

CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP AT TOYOTA

Akio Toyoda is stepping down as CEO of

GREEN PROJECTS RECEIVE FUNDING

Low-emissions street lighting and roads made from green

EMERGENCY BRAKING EMERGENCY

Volvo has been forced to recall 106,691 cars

ESPACE TO BECOME HYBRID SUV

The Renault Espace is being renewed as an

Peugeot to renew line-up in image of Inception concept

New picture previews a seven-member family of strongly styled, segment-bending electric cars

New safety laws to restrict Alpine A110 sales in Europe

Alpine says safety system costs would be ‘too

UK car production hits a 66-year low

The last time the UK made fewer cars was the year Austin launched the A35. We analyse the reasons

Qatari tie-up revives Geneva show

Swiss organisers setting up “ultimate motoring festival” in Doha confirm 2024 rebirth

A HEADS-UP ON HOW TO MAKE A CAR’S TOUCHSCREEN WORKABLE

Nine out of 10 people globally are right-handed,

Jim Holder

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INDUSTRY FRONT LINE

AUTOCAR BUSINESS 

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

OGIER’S MONTE MASTERCLASS

A record ninth victory puts the young champion in his place

Colour-blind car makers

WIN Letter of the week wins this ValetPRO

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Fantastic start to new era of F1

González, at the back of the line, tries

Local legend wins Monte Carlo Rally for Lancia

In the 1954 edition of the Monte Carlo

Where are our Beetles?

In 1938, the Nazis set up a scheme

Crazy coupé from the USSR

We were stupefied by the latest thing to

SLIDESHOW

Concept cars that could have saved their makers

PORSCHE 911 DAK AR

Safari 911s have long been cult favourites. Now at last Porsche has made one you can buy. With 473bhp and 4WD, is it the ultimate desert racer?

ALPINE A110 R

Sweet-handling sports car gets a high-downforce, high-grip, hardcore makeover

VAUXHALL ASTRA GSe

Vauxhall introduces Grand Sport Electric sub-brand with plug-in hybrid hatchback

LAMBORGHINI URUS PERFORMANTE

Super-SUV is pushed yet further with power gain, lower suspension and wider tracks

Ora Funky Cat

Distinctive Chinese EV jumps into the UK’s family market. Will it land on its feet?

ARABIAN ALL-NIGHTERS

The Dakar is the toughest rally on Earth, and these are the mechanics who make it happen. Piers Ward joins them on the job

Five minutes to plan for 400 miles

Also among rallying’s unsung heroes are co-drivers – more so on the Dakar than any where else, discovers Piers Ward

Making simple cleverer

Steve Cropley asks Skoda’s boss how he’s refining its successful recipe for the EV age

LAST ROLL OF THE ICE

As experts start to question the wisdom of all-out electrification, Hilton Holloway makes the economic and environmental case for keeping combustion cars on the road

Stretched to breaking point

Elongated limousines, perennially popular for prom nights plus hen and stag dos, are a much rarer sight than they used to be. John Evans visits one operator to ask why

HONDA CIVIC

Over 5678 miles, this humble family hatchback demonstrated what other cars, and other drivers, are missing

SKODA ENYAQ iV vRS

Will our latest arrival give us what we expect from a driver’s car, an EV and a Skoda?

VW MULTIVAN

If all you want to do is just hang out, nothing else really quite compares

BMW iX

As far as premium electric cars go, is this the best in show?

VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT ESTATE

Need something practical for a reasonable price? Dylan Lumpe has a sensible solution

James Ruppert

mmm KICKING TYRES Find a good 3 Series

THE ORIGINAL PEPPER PIG

The Mk1 Cayenne shaped modern Porsche – yet, says Mark Pearson, it’s just £2000

HOW TO GET ONE IN YOUR GARAGE

An owner’s view ANDREW DOYLE “I’ve owned my

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