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Every month CAR interviews the stars of motorsport, demystifies the latest in-car technology and shares our writers’ passion for car culture and car design. Discover the world’s newest and most exciting cars: join us to drive everything from supercars and hot hatches to family cars.

Welcome • Why does Audi feel vital again? F1 and Frascella

Stand back! Bentley’s first Porsche is here

How to win at life, the Jenson Button way

What’s gotten into Toyota?

Are these the right cars at the wrong time, again?

He saved Porsche once. But now?

How to beat Europe at its own game: by listening

AI would love to drive you home. Do you trust it?

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‘Design’s sorted. Now for quality’

Caned and able • Another hot electric Hyundai that does everything the fantastic Ioniq 5 N can do, plus a bit extra? This could get awkward…

Hot to trot • We try a future Caterham using an engine from a Renault-Geely collab

Old territory, new route • The hottest Subaru now being sold in Europe is an all-wheel-drive EV

Semi-saloon. Semi-great • Volvo’s first non-SUV EV is an odd mix of fabulous and frustrating

Let’s go round again • Seat proves oldies can be goodies with the latest Ibiza

Proudly plug-free • There’s nothing electric about the renamed and lightly revised MC20, except its performance

Opinion • M3 CS OVERKILL + MG TODAY + IAN FRASER

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‘As Ford and GM withdraw from global markets, Chinese makers cheerfully fill the void’

What do you get when you cross Christmas with a magazine? • A mag-nificent gift

‘It gives a surge of torque that has your eyeballs looking into the back of your skull’

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Deutsche bankers • There’s no shortage of variety with used BMWs. But the bargains? That’s a trickier path to tread – let CAR be your guide

RESTORATIVE MEDICINE

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ALL THE SMALL THINGS • Renault’s Twingo returns, cute and electric. But is it a design great like Apple’s G3 iMac – or indeed the original Twingo? Critic Stephen Bayley referees

MCRAE DAY • 30 years ago, Colin McRae flew, drifted and slid his way from WRC frontrunner to sporting megastar

WHO WANTS TO BEAT A TRILL IONAIRE? • Mercedes does. But can its new CLA really match Elon Musk’s phenomenally successful Model 3?

THE CLA’S GREAT… FOR A PLAN B

BUG OF WAR • The Bolide marks the end of Bugatti’s VW Group era and its mighty W16 engine. We get to grips with this weapon of a car

She’s a star • Already laden with accolades and test wins, the 5 has gone stellar. Should be a good six months, then.

Trailer made • What every old tractor needs for long trips: a Grenadier. What every Grenadier needs: a tractor to pull.

Polestars in their eyes • Is Polestar too big to be a cult? We meet the faithful.

Blast off ! • It’s CAR’s favourite hot hatch. This is going to be fun.

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GBU • The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: The Top 5s