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WELCOME BACK TO THE INNOVATIVE HONDA

HONDA HAS LONG been a confusing brand, mixing

Mini Aceman targets big sales and class leadership

New electric-only five-door crossover will arrive this year; hot JCW to follow in 2026

Honda reveals bold look for future EVs

Brand’s new wave of clean-sheet electric cars, called 0 Series, will kick off in 2026 with striking large saloon

Volkswagen Up to return in 2026 with strict cost-cutting focus

Entry-level EV will provide essentials for first-timers and city use

JLR reduces hefty backlog of orders

Most of the backlog is for high-end Range

Fancy your own aircraft carrier?

Xpeng launches six-wheeled EV with baby helicopter– and will sell to the public

The sky’s the limit for Hyundai’s twist on taxi travel

Rotors aim up and down for take-off and

Vietnamese EV maker Vinfast coming to UK this year

VIETNAMESE EV MAKER Vinfast will start selling cars

Kia joins commercial vehicle club

Highly adaptable, boldly designed electric taxi and van due 2026, with more to follow

Merc doubles down on screens

Tech chief says touchscreens will continue to get bigger and better in the firm’s cars

UK gets first airport EV hub

Gridserve opens forecourt at Gatwick with 22 ultra-rapid chargers

CO2 IN THE ATMOSPHERE A PROBLEM? SUCK IT UP

Hydrogen Corolla race car is fitted with direct

BMW Munich plant to go all-EV

BMW’S FLAGSHIP FACTORY in Munich, Germany, will produce

MULLEN UNLEASHES 1000BHP EV

US firm Mullen Automotive has revealed the Five

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OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

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TESTER’S NOTES

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

Damien Smith

RACING LINES

YOUR VIEWS

WRITE TO autocar@haymarket.com LETTER OF THE WEEK No

Wonderful French V8 coupé made by… Ford?!

FROM THE ARCHIVE Ford Comète: Bonhams sold this

SLIDESHOW

Power rangers

TOYOTA GR YARIS

Rally homologation special’s unexpected popularity has paved the way for this new ‘Evo’ model. Has Toyota made a five-star car even better?

HYUNDAI i20

Facelifted supermini swims against the tide by ditching mild-hybrid power

RENAULT CLIO TCe 90

No Fiesta? No problem. France’s class-leading supermini has regained apetrol option

MODE TO JOY

Porsche’s latest hot 911 is the new frontier for on-the-fly chassis adjustability, offering the driver a world of configuration – but is it worth the hassle? R ichard Lane belts up

Just like in the movies

Cars appearing in films and TV shows can be of much greater value to their makers than conventional ads. Iain Macauley searches for the secrets of product placement

NEW TALE FOR MANX

Meyers’ Manx hits 60 this year but its maker is look ing to the future, with a new EV on the cards. Felix Page visits its HQ in California

WHAT’S IT REALLY LIK E TO GO ELECTR IC?

Three years ago, Jesse Crosse decided to make the big switch. He now runs two EVs with his own solar charger and a lot of top tips

OLD GOLD

Pre-war grand prix racing is largely forgotten, but for the past 25 years two enthusiasts have been preser ving it in all its glory,

McL AREN ARTURA

Has hybrid supercar got through its teething troubles? Our new arrival will reveal all

LEXUS RZ

It raised many questions when it arrived. Now that it’s leaving, we have the answers

JAGUAR F-TYPE

You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone? We do, actually

A SLAP ON THE BACK

Audi did a super job on this Sportback, so let’s bask in the glory

James Ruppert

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