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WILL BMW’S NEW-ERA EVs BE TRUE GAME-CHANGERS?
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NEW i3 BRINGS 559-MILE RANGE AND RADICAL LOOK • Saloon EV sets design template for future BMWs and paves way for quad-motor M3
NEW QUAD-MOTOR M3 TO TOP 1000BHP
NEW AUDI A2 TO CHANNEL SPIRIT OF BOLD ORIGINAL • Sub-£30k compact EV will be unveiled this autumn and focus on efficiency and intelligent packaging
Q9 SUV WILL BE AUDI’S NEW FLAGSHIP
NEW DS Nº7 CRUCIAL TO BRAND’S REVIVAL BID • Electric and hybrid versions of BMW X3 rival will arrive this year
DS BOSS FUELS SPECULATION OF RETRO-LOOK Nº3
BENTLEY AXES FOUR NEW EVs AFTER PORSCHE’S U-TURN
BMW 1 APRIL GAG: WHO’S LAUGHING NOW?
VW EYES FLAGSHIP ELECTRIC SUV TO REPLACE TOUAREG • Sales boss sees a niche for upmarket cars without a premium badge
FERRARI TAKES LID OFF NEW 631BHP V8 AMALFI
ID GOLF ‘NEEDS TO BE THE BENCHMARK’
COULD SOLAR POWER END PLUG-IN CHARGING FOR EVs?
ASTRA HOT HATCHBACK TO RETURN AS GSE-BADGED EV • Third model in revived GSE sub-brand aims to boost Vauxhall’s image
MERCEDES S-CLASS GETS LUXURY MAYBACH UPGRADE
ROLLS BESPOKE DIVISION TO UNVEIL NEW COACHBUILT EV
Unfinished business • NICK GIBBS
JAECOO 7 NOW FULL HYBRID
ELECTRIC LAMBO ON THE WAY DESPITE LANZADOR U-TURN • New 2+2 has switched from electric to PHEV but an EV is still in the works
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MERCEDES-BENZ GLC EQ • Familiar styling conceals a total technical transformation for Merc’s best-seller as it turns electric to face BMW’s new iX3
SUBARU E-OUTBACK • Solterra is lengthened and straightened to create electric off-road estate
VAUXHALL ASTRA • Facelift brings price parity among variants, more electric range for PHEV
MG S9 • Biggest MG yet is a seven-seat plug-in hybrid SUV, priced from just £34k
DENZA B5 • Upmarket BYD brand heads off road with chunky, £70k plug-in hybrid
JEEP COMPASS • Move onto Stellantis platform electrifies mid-sized SUV for its third era
PORSCHE 911 TURBO S CABRIOLET • Hybridisation elevates uber-911 to 701bhp and unlocks extra chassis tech
TOYOTA C-HR+ • World’s biggest car maker finally enters UK’s busiest market segment
BMW iX3 • This is the future of BMW – and maybe the future of electric motoring too
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Testing, testing
Prelude and feud • Honda’s coupé is back after a 25-year break and this time it’s playing a different, hybrid tune. MATT SAUNDERS pits it against Golf and Prius rivals
How does a CR-Z stack up today against a Prelude?
The next stage • British rallying has a new protégé. STEPHEN DOBIE meets Ioan Lloyd, who is preparing to take Vauxhall back to the European motorsport stage
BYD DOLPHIN SURF • Turns out that this is no Renault 5 – but it’s really not too far off
FORD CAPRI • Spring has sprung some extra range, giving us a sunnier disposition
BMW iX • We...