FIVE DECADES ON, 3 SERIES REMAINS A BENCHMARK

Innovation is the linchpin of the automotive world

RANGE ROVER EVOQUE TO TURN NEXT-GENERATION EV

Top-seller will adopt electric underpinnings as JLR overhauls its line-up

NEW 208 PREVIEWED AS STEER-BY-WIRE CONCEPT

Polygon unveiled as window onto Peugeot’s next-gen electric supermini

TWINGO RETURNS AS AN EFFICIENT, AFFORDABLE EV FIRST ELECTRIC BENTLEY TO BE 200MPH-PLUS SUV

Renault reveals sub-£20k compact electric city car with 163-mile range

FIRST ELECTRIC BENTLEY TO BE 200MPH-PLUS SUV

Forthcoming battery-powered SUV to begin ‘new era’ for Crewe firm

HYBRIDS KEY TO EURO CARBON CUTS, SAYS NISSAN

Qashqai e-Power recorded 75mpg on an 837-mile cross-UK

LONGBOW TARGETS DRIVER APPEAL WITH NEW SPEEDSTER

British EV start-up unveils roofless prototype with a ‘timeless’ design

NEW MERC E-CLASS BREAKS COVER AS SALOON-ONLY EV

Seventh-generation executive stalwart to get 500-mile range

GOVERNMENT PROPOSES PAY-PER-MILE TAX FOR EVs

Fiscal move seen as EV equivalent of fuel duty has come under attack

JAECOO 7 SWATS QASHQAI

THE JAECOO 7 outsold the Nissan Qashqai in

EMPLOYEE CAR OWNERSHIP SCHEMES IN THE FIRING LINE

THE UK CAR industry has warned that ending

GARAGES SPLIT OVER INCREASING MOT TEST FEE

Government review into raising the MOT price cap has sparked debate

MORE CUTS ON THE WAY AS VW’S PROFITS TUMBLE

THE VOLKSWAGEN GROUP will continue to restructure its

WHAT IS ITS CHANCE OF SUCCESS?

Despite being born in tough economic times, and

NEW PILOT STEPS UP NISSAN’S FOCUS ON AUTONOMY

Nissan has recruited members of the public to

PURE-ELECTRIC TOYOTA HILUX HERE NEXT YEAR

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SUBARU’S BRAT LIFE SALUTE

The Subaru Brat pick-up has been reinvented as

Grapevine

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Steve Cropley

Longbow Speedster EV weighs 895kg; range is 275

PRIOR CONVICTION

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RACING LINES

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Testing, testing

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ROAD TEST RESULTS

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HYUNDAI IONIQ 6 N

Korean brand’s do-no-wrong N division presents its much-anticipated performance EV follow-up act in the wake of the 5 N’s runaway success

HONDA SUPER-N

Forthcoming funky electric city car reveals itself in prototype form

RENAULT AUSTRAL E-TECH

Facelifted SUV eyes class honours with a more down-to-earth approach

KIA EV4

Curiously conceived electric hatch aims to offer an alternative to SUVs

BMW XM

An emphatic dynamic statement or just an M-barrassment?

MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATION

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VERDICT

Succeeds neither as a driver’s car nor as a luxury SUV

All good things…

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What we said in 1975

“There was still something quite audacious in 1968

‘WE NEED TO KEEP GROWING’

Seat-Cupra’s new CEO, Markus Haupt, has taken charge of both brands at a crucial time.

Keeping it regular

E-Rally is gaining traction as a more relevant form of motorsport.

LONG STORY SHORT

Car of the Year jurors gathered recently to whittle this long list of new cars down to a shortlist of seven.

LIVING WITH A…

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MORGAN SUPER 3

As the nights draw in and rain gets colder, it’s time to… keep on driving

HONDA HR-V

Trunk roads dispatched easily, despite an elephant

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CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

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