MINI IS BUCKING A TREND – AND SO MUST OTHERS

ALMOST EVERY new car launched is typically larger

Next-generation hatchback to lead Mini’s future line-up

New 3dr will get petrol and electric power; new 5dr, convertible and SUV pair due

Larger Countryman to be joined by electric crossover

WHILE THE MINI hatchback will remain relatively similar

First ride in a Mini three-door development prototype

MANUFACTURERS ARE often quite happy to let journalists

Maser’s Macan gets 523bhp V6

Crucial Grecale SUV will arrive this year in three petrol guises, featuring MC20 tech

Aston reawakens V12 Vantage

Porsche 911 rival re-engineered for 690bhp, 555lb ft limited-edition range-topper

A6 concept shows Audi will still back estates in EV era

A drag coefficient of 0.24 makes the A6

Seven new Ford EVs by 2024

A succession of crossovers and vans are set to swell Ford’s battery-electric line-up

HOW FORD’S EV PUSH COULD AFFECT THE FIESTA, FOCUS AND DAGENHAM PLANT

What happens to the Fiesta? Small EVs are

Alpine’s new-age supercar

Hydrogen-powered concept looks to 2035 and is the work of students in Turin

How car buying is changing

We find out why manufacturers are moving to an agency business model

Bentley Crewe

REMARKABLY FOR A manufacturer that’s not known for

Plastic fantastic for low-volume makers

New routes to market are being opened up by a switch from steel to composite panels

Best-selling Puma to also go electric

THE FORD PUMA will gain an all-electric variant

CAN HYDROGEN HELP TO GIVE US SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SECURITY?

UNDER THE SKIN JESSE CROSSE WAY BACK IN

THE NOTEBOOK

AUTOCAR IMAGE EV REBIRTH FOR R8, TT Audi

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES

Car production and exports halt amid war in Ukraine

CAR COMPANIES ARE losing production because of Russia’s

Jim Holder

INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

F1 CAN’T AVOID REALITY

Sport and politics don’t mix? That’s impossible, especially in 2022

YOUR VIEWS

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Rookie Rosberg beats F1 stars in Silverstone downpour

“You want a race report? You want to

Turbo upgrades Lotus Esprit

The turbo version of the Lotus Esprit arrived

Affordable coupé showdown

It’s painful these days to remember how popular

SLIDESHOW

The car world’s most famous design flaws

PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN GT4 RS

TESTED 23.2.22, LISBON, PORTUGAL ON SALE APRIL PRICE £108,370

NISSAN ARIYA

TESTED 16.3.22, MADRID, SPAIN ON SALE SUMMER

RML SHORT WHEELBASE

TESTED 15.3.22, BEDFORDSHIRE ON SALE LATE 2022

MERCEDES-BENZ GLC

Stuttgart aims to make its best-selling model even more attractive to buyers

NISSAN QASHQAI E-POWER

Impressive crossover receives an unconventional series-hybrid powertrain

Tesla Model Y

Tesla Model Y Tesla’s smaller SU V, and potentially its big gest seller, finally arrives in the UK

A far better electric car than a premium SUV

Like we said in the introduction, Tesla isn’t

ROAD TEST

Testers’ notes ILLYA VERPRAET Since Tesla’s interiors are

ROAD TEST RIVALS

Verdicts on every new car, p72

ROCK AND ROAD STAR

Ford has claimed the GOAT acronym for the new Bronco, promising that it Goes Over Any Type of Terrain. But, in terms of reborn 4x4 icons, is it really the Greatest Of All Time? Matt Prior finds out

ENTER SANDMAN

Fresh from winning his fourth Dakar Rally in a 400bhp Toyota truck, Nasser A l-Attiyah takes R ichard Lane on a ver y quick tour of his ranch in the Spanish mountains

BRIDGING THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

Bridge of Weir has been the top car leather supplier for 120 years. Jesse Crosse learns how it has gone high-tech

MEET THE MINI ELECTRIC

(and see why th ere’s lots to love)

RENAULT ARKANA

New French crossover is lovely to look at, but what’s it like to live with? We reveal all

AUDI Q4 E-TRON SPORTBACK

As we swap Audi for Audi, let’s play a game of spot the difference

McLAREN GT

We’ve caught the F1 bug and pitted our McLaren for fresh tyres

KICKING TYRES FIAT MULTIPLA

What to buy, where to buy it and how much to pay

ALWAYS DESTINED FOR GREATNESS

We foretold the Corrado’s classic status 30 years ago. Oliver Young takes a fresh look

MERCEDES-BENZ GLC

An SUV with C-Class DNA is tempting, especially at £20,000, says Jack Warrick

Seat Ibiza Bocanegra £6999

LOOKING FOR A subtle hot hatch? Step forward