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BMW’S EYE-OPENING VISION OF THE FUTURE

BMW’s i VISION DEE concept car, star of

BMW reinvents 3 Series as cool futuristic EV for 2025

New platform, fresh look and radical use of digital tech underpin new-era saloon

VW ID 7 takes fight to Model 3

Large saloon will arrive this year with up to 435 miles of range and a Cd of just 0.23

HOW THE ID RANGE IS SHAPING UP

ID 2 Primed for 2025 release with a

Toyota poised to add electric option to new C-HR line-up

THE NEXT-GENERATION Toyota C-HR is primed to take

New Peugeot era takes shape

Striking-looking concept sets out radical path for future design and technology

Ram starts electric truck Revolution with 1500 concept

Ram 1500 Revolution shows off the firm’s new-look

ALFA ROMEO PAVES WAY FOR SUPERCAR

Alfa Romeo has shown the logo of a

MERC STARTS OWN CHARGING NETWORK

Mercedes-Benz will launch its own charging network this

Sony-Honda firm reveals first car

Production version of firm’s first concept will go

QUALCOMM CREATES NEW CAR TO SHOWCASE ITS TECH

US electronics giant Qualcomm has created a concept

ASTON DBS TO BOW OUT IN STYLE

The final iteration of the Aston Martin DBS

BYD REVEALS ELECTRIC AUDI R8 RIVAL

A rakish Audi R8-rivalling coupé called the U9

New car sales hit 30-year low

UK registrations of new cars in 2022 fell to 1.61 million but there are signs of a bounce

Kia tops 100,000 annual sales in the UK for first time

KIA SOLD MORE than 100,000 cars in the

SMMT BOSS CALLS FOR EV CLARITY

SMMT CEO Mike Hawes used the announcement to

JOGGER NOW UK’S CHEAPEST HYBRID

Dacia’s hybrid Jogger will arrive in April, priced

Car salvage sector faces upheaval

Various factors have created growth but also problems for scrappers and repairers

PLANS FOR END-OF-LIFE EV SUPPLY CHAIN

End-of-life EVs are destined to be highly sought-after

A MAJOR NEW CUSTOMER

Extending life of cars is important for sustainability

Volvo’s focus on ‘digital seatbelt’

Techie CEO bets on code and chips to enhance safety; aims to win younger buyers

FUEL CELLS: THE TECHNOLOGY THAT REFUSES TO BE BEATEN

Continuous power output of BMW’s fuel cell system

Jim Holder

INSIDE INFORMATION

THE NOTEBOOK

TO bZ3 OR NOT TO bZ3 The new

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES

Steve Cropley

COMMENT

TRANSFER WINDOW FLIES OPEN

Time to analyse Formula 1’s team management merry-go-round

Land’s End to John O’Groats Reliability Trial

Stunning views were perhaps some solace for the

YOUR VIEWS

Here since day one? Vicky Parrott looks so

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GREAT REASONS TO BUY ON SALE 18 JANUARY

We meet one of history’s greatest innovators

ON THIS DAY IN 1924 This 1925 Lambda

Bentley contributes to debate about balloon tyres

“I want to know more about the benefits

Dodge impresses again

The American company Dodge had built up a

Demand grows for roofs

Remarkably, it took 25 years from the invention

SLIDESHOW

The zaniest concept cars ever made 

ORA LIGHTNING CAT

Chinese maker of quirky electric cars introduces us to another of its feline friends

VOLVO C40 RECHARGE

Electric coupé-SUV gains a cheaper, single-motor variant – but blink and you’ll miss it

LMC MKII FIA

If it looks like a Cobra and behaves like a Cobra, it must be a Cobra, right? Not quite…

Citroën Ami

Is tiny Citroën the future of urban motoring or a G-Wiz reborn in funkier wrapping?

Cleverly conceived but hard to recommend given its capability

We find it hard not to feel conflicted

Who do you think you are?

The DNA of the SL is a confused mixture of sports car and boulevard cruiser, but Mercedes-Benz passing responsibilit y for it to AMG surely signals a new firm focus on dynamics. Richard Lane tests the theory against the finest rival out there

BUMP AND GRIND

How well suited is the average small car to the rigours of ever yday family life, as well as some more adventurous journeys? Matt Saunders finds out by spending a busy week in the brilliant Suzuki Ignis

‘All future cars will be self-driving’

So says Mate Rimac, creator of arguably the most impressive hypercar this century. But that barely scratches the surface of what this forward thinker is up to, as Steve Cropley finds out

In 2023, even cars are becoming vegan. But are manufacturers inadvertently doing harm to the planet by turning away from animal products?

Jesse Crosse investigates how the look, smell and feel of car interiors are changing, and asks whether all this makes for a better environment both inside and out

VAUXHALL ASTRA

New-era hatch arrives in 1.2 guise before design boss oversees a swap to the PHEV

MAZDA CX- 60

A petrol car with plug-in electric power gives the best of both worlds, right?

CUPRA BORN

Cupra’s first EV worked its way under our skin during its 5750-mile test. Here’s why

HONDA CIVIC

Some things never change, as these two Hondas prove

RANGE ROVER EVOQUE

Feel-good luxury meets off-road capability in shrink-wrapped form. Mark Pearson reports

James Ruppert

KICKING TYRES One-owner, 43,000- mile Polo for £550

TURN UP THE HEAT

This rorty Renault is one of the best-ever hardcore hatches, argues Oliver Young

NEW CARS A TO Z

For full reviews of every car listed here, visit our website, autocar.co.uk

ROAD TEST INDEX

The latest and greatest rated as only Autocar knows how

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PEGASUS

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