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CAYENNE ELECTRIC PACKS HYPERCAR-BAITING 1140BHP • Advanced new Porsche SUV arrives in two guises: rapid and ballistic
641BHP GENESIS GV60 MAGMA GUNS FOR MACAN • SUV paves way for more models from new performance sub-brand
WILL MAGMA SUPERCHARGE GENESIS’S IMAGE?
GENESIS REVEALS VISION FOR FERRARI RIVAL, GT3 RACER
HYPERSQUARE IS ‘FUTURE OF DRIVING PLEASURE’ • Can Peugeot’s new drive-by-wire steering live up to that claim? We try it
WHAT IS STEER BY WIRE?
FOCUS REACHES END OF THE LINE
THE FOCUS SCOOP WE NEVER SPOTTED
BO3X-FRESH LEAPMOTOR
GOLF TO BECOME PLUG-FREE FULL HYBRID NEXT YEAR • Prius-style system will join the line-up alongside PHEV and mild hybrid
RAKISH NEW BMW iX4 TO EXCEED 500-MILE RANGE
VW REVIEW THROWS DOUBT ON GOLF PRODUCTION MOVE
LAND CRUISER TO BE AN £81K HYBRID
DRIVERLESS CARS POISED FOR BIG UK TRIAL
UK FIRM MAKES DRIVERLESS TECH ADVANCES USING AI • Wayve’s cutting-edge Fords are driving hands-free in busy London traffic
Next big thing
FIRST BESPOKE MAZDA EV ON NEW PLATFORM DUE IN 2027 • Latest spy shots indicate it could be an electric equivalent of the CX-5
MITSUBISHI CONFIRMS RETURN TO UK NEXT YEAR
Grapevine
BYD EYES EU FOR RACCO ROLLOUT • Kei class-compliant EV could come to Europe if E-car proposal takes off
DENZA FLAGSHIP CONFIRMED FOR GOODWOOD UNVEILING
BYD IN SCREEN U-TURN
Steve Cropley
AND ANOTHER THING
Matt Prior
Damien Smith
THE DAMAGE IS DONE
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VOLKSWAGEN T-ROC • Incredibly popular small crossover enters its second generation aiming to right some wrongs
BYD ATTO 2 DM-i • Electric compact SUV is retrofitted with a plug-in hybrid powertrain
MG S6 EV • Big new SUV bridges gap between MG’s core EVs and upmarket IM ones
GEELY EX5 • Chinese giant makes its first move in the UK: an SUV to rival the MG S5 EV
VOLVO EX90 • Is electric sibling of seven-seat XC90 flagship a worthy new torchbearer?
MYWEEK IN CARS
Testing, testing
STARLIGHT EXPRESS • Glitzy electric Mercedes CLA aims to railroad the updated Tesla and upmarket MG. JAMES DISDALE jumps aboard
SAME MONEY BUT USED
Now for the encore • Audi has conquered virtually every type of motorsport you can name – but none is trickier than Formula 1. CHARLIE MARTIN discovers how it plans to rise to the very top
AUDI’S GRAND PRIX HISTORY
Pothole in one • We all complain about potholes, but not even Rod Stewart can draw attention to them like this young man has. JOHN EVANS meets him
HOW TO CLAIM FOR POTHOLE DAMAGE AND APPEAL A DECISION
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTE • We unplug this PHEV for the last time and ponder if it was a smart choice
FORD PUMA GEN-E • Electric version of Britain’s best-selling car joins the Autocar fleet
VOLVO EX30 • Is its minimalism a result of being eco-friendly or just cutting costs?
RENAULT 5 • Popular car’s...