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JAGUAR’S REBRAND: THE INSIDE STORY, BY ITS BOSS

It’s a big week at Autocar HQ when

JAG FORGES NEW ERA WITH ‘EMOTIONAL’ 986BHP ELECTRIC GT

Striking-looking GT will kick off a series of radical EVs that distil the best of the brand’s dynamic heritage, says Jag’s boss

JAGUAR’S BOSS REVEALS WHY THAT REBRAND WAS SO VITAL

Rawdon Glover says you can never remind people

MERCEDES-AMG REVERTS TO V8 ENGINE FOR NEW CLE 63

U-turn follows commercial failure of C63’s four-cylinder PHEV system

SPECIAL EDITIONS MARK END OF ICE A110 PRODUCTION

THE ALPINE A110 will gain two new performance-honed

TOYOTA TO UNVEIL THIRD ELECTRIC CROSSOVER

Shaded preview image reveals a fastback-shaped tall profile

KIA PREVIEWS £25K, LONG-RANGE RENAULT 5 FIGHTER

New EV2, due in 2026, is announced with an eye-catching concept

HATCH AND SALOON GIVE NEW EV4 BROAD APPEAL

THE NEW KIA EV4 will attempt to dethrone

ASTON AXES UK WORKERS

Aston Martin is cutting 170 jobs, all but

COVENTRY BATTERY BOOST

Start-up Volklec will start making battery cells in

KIA EXPLORES PICANTO-LIKE BABY EV

Kia “definitely needs” an entry-level electric model to

WATCH OUT, FORD: HERE COMES AKIA VAN

PV5 brings sci-fidesign to functionover-form van market

STELLANTIS PROFITS CRASH

Stellantis’s profits fell by 70% to £4.5bn in

UK-MADE MINI EVs DELAYED

Electric Mini production at Oxford has been delayed

NEW BMW EV TECH TO GIVE ‘QUANTUM LEAP FORWARD’

Incoming Gen6 platform will transform all future BMW, Mini and Rolls EVs

NEW AUDI A6 AVANT KEEPS THE DIESEL FLAME BURNING

Sporty-looking next-gen estate arrives in diesel-hybrid and petrol guise

Grapevine

Jag’s rebrand last November sparked strong reactions

WHY THE CAR INDUSTRY IS TURNING TO STEER-BY-WIRE

JESSE CROSSE

Steve Cropley

There was an abundance of supreme metal at

Matt Prior

A2 was renowned for its low drag, but

Damien Smith

Modern F1 cars draw in younger fans –

Testing, testing

Customers agreed with us that M177 V8 was

HILLCLIMBS

You can get right up close to the

What we did this week

RAINING CHAMP I made a brief stop during

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The mad locals at the Geneva motor show

T raditionally at this time of year, the

ROAD TEST

HYUNDAI IONIQ 9

Here comes another upmarket seven-seat SUV with a calm and cosseting ambience and a long-range electric powertrain

BMW iX

Changes to chassis and EV tech promise superior driving and for longer

BMW iX M70

Mdivision has been hard at work too

MERCEDES-AMG GLE 53 HYBRID

TESTED 25.2.25, OXFORDSHIRE DELIVERIES NOW

PORSCHE 911

Has hybrid power sullied the purity of Porsche’s hallowed sports car?

VERDICT

Hybrid tech punts barnstorming Carrera into the supercar sphere

Cheap skates

The Dacia Spring is widely regarded as the value champion of practical, usable EVs but now it has a credible £16k rival in the UK: the Leapmotor T03. ILLYA VERPRAET pits them against each other

“I’m not surprised that EVs haven’t taken off, because most of them suck”

Peter Rawlinson’s uniquely dissenting views helped turn Lucid into a major force. As he steps back from the front line, he tells MARK TISSHAW how

Some like it hot

A Saab 9-3is serving COLIN GOODWIN well seven years after he bought it for £2300 but one thing needs fixing: a heated seat. How hard can it be?

SNAPSHOTS

VOLVO EX40 Mileage 2665 Last seen 26.2.25

CUPRA TAVASCAN

LIVING WITH A…

LEXUS RX

Life will be a lot less comfortable now this luxury SUV has left us

THE CLASS-TOPPING ASTON WITH OLD -SCHOOL CHARM

HOW TO BUY AN ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE

How to get one in your garage

AN OWNER’S VIEW IAN SLATER “I

A Q-car classic for the 21st century

R egistered in 1970, Jules Cranwell’s ‘woody’ was

Hang the fuel economy, let’s take the Raptor. Again

I’ve been doing far more miles in the

Head to head

Brief: Find aluxury coupé that won’t break the bank

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

MINI CLUBMAN 1.6 COOPER S 2010, 95,500

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