BYD Atto 3

LETTERS

The original car magazine, published since 1895 ‘in

ASTON FINALLY HAS THE WIND IN ITS SAILS

WHEN IT WAS launched back in 2016, the

DB12 kicks off Aston’s new era with bold rethink

First ‘new-era’ front-engined sports car is underpinned by radical tech changes

Aston boss on DB12 and next ‘big task’

Felisa became Aston Martin’s CEO a year ago

Hot Rangie Sport hits new high

New 626bhp SV model raises the bar for Range Rover performance and dynamics

Kia thinks small in big EV push

Rivals to the Jeep Avenger and VW ID 2 feature in the brand’s major EV expansion

OWL SCREECHES INTO RECORD BOOKS

The £2.5m Rimac Nevera-chasing Aspark Owl electric hypercar

CHARGEPLACE SCOTLAND TO BE SOLD

National EV charging provider Chargeplace Scotland is set

Giugiaro keen to work again with Hyundai

ACCLAIMED CAR DESIGNER Giorgetto Giugiaro says he hopes

NEW LOOK FOR MG’s CUT-PRICE QASHQAI

MG has facelifted its HS flagship, giving it

MUNRO LAUNCHES ELECTRIC PICK-UP

Scottish EV start-up Munro has unveiled a pick-up

Astra EVs to spur Vauxhall growth

Family hatch and estate set tone for reinvention of UK brand, says boss

Alpine and Lotus call off electric sports car collaboration

IMAGE Next A110 was set to share elements

Rolls ‘might exit batteries’ for FCEV

Rolls-Royce boss says its future EVs may use hydrogen fuel cells instead of batteries

Pressure builds for post-2030 e-fuels solution

As combustion ban looms, support grows for e-fuels to prolong ICE’s future, alongside BEVs

Rules of origin not an issue for building cars in UK, says Rolls

ROLLS-ROYCE CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös has categorically refuted the

Spectre EV variants in the wings

New variants of the Rolls-Royce Spectre EV will

BRAKES TO GO THE EXTRA MILE YET CUT EMISSIONS

UNDER THE SKIN JESSE CROSSE Green Caliper is

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New electric SUVs to lock horns

Crucial EV crossovers from Volvo, Fisker and Fiat will shake up the segment over the coming months – and new details have come to light before their official launches

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES Alfa SZ (for Sprint Zagato), built

MORE ICONIC THAN EVER

Get more style, more fun, more features as standard and one year free car insurance with the MINI Hatch [1]

Steve Cropley

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Audi’s estate hammer blow

The RS2 Avant proved there was a big

Ford to revitalise Jaguar

Jaguar’s prospects looked bright as a new era

SLIDESHOW

How many times Mazda went totally off script

Damien Smith

RACING LINES

PEMBLETON T24

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HONDA JAZZ

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VOLKSWAGEN AMAROK 2.0 TDI

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Lack of attention to detail lets down the impressive battery tech

★★★★★ The BYD Atto 3 is similar to

ROAD TEST RIVALS

Spec advice

Don’t bother with the more expensive trims. The

Jobs for the facelift

• Improve the smartphone integration. • Make the

BROTHERS IN CHARMS

BMW’s long-awaited M3 Touring is an improbable performance car with masses of ever yday appeal – abit like the V8 Range Rover Sport. R ichard Lane discovers what unites – and divides – them in the real world

Part and parcel

What does car production look like in reverse? John Evans finds out by visiting the salvage yard with a difference

From banger to boxes

Charles Trent’s nine-step deproduction process

SPEND IT LIKE BECKHAM

Always wanted an exotic but never had the funds? Richard Bremner has the answers

Not black and white

Kia has named its new design philosophy Opposites United, inspired by the contrasts in nature. There’s nuance to it, though, creative chief Karim Habib explains to Felix Page

Testers’ notes

ILLYA VERPRAET I love that you can turn

CITROEN C5 X

Welcome to our new, er, what exactly? Estate, family car, SUV, closet exec? Let’s see

SSANGYONG KOR ANDO

If you can hook up, it’s not so much plug ’n’ play as plug ’n’ pay – through the nose

TOYOTA LAND CRUISER

We have a 4x4 stalwart in the hands of an off-road novice. Let’s redress the balance

AUDI E-TRON GT

Even during an inconvenience like this, our Audi delivers a surprising reward

RENAULT MEGANE E-TECH ELECTRIC

It turns out that less really can mean more with a Mégane

DAILY STAR

LOTUS EVORA

HOW TO GET ONE IN YOUR GARAGE

An owner’s view JIM HOLDER “I had an

James Ruppert

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