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CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM IS BREAKING OUT IN THE UK

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TOYOTA SET TO REVIVE MR2, CELICA AND LFA • Mid-engined MR2, 4WD Celica and V8 Lexus LFA successor on the way

TOYOTA IS OFF THE LEASH FOR ITS NEW SPORTS CARS

RENAULT STREAMLINER IN EV RANGE RECORD BID • One-off 1000kg single-seater uses advanced tech to boost efficiency

ASTON BOSS SPELLS OUT VISION FOR FUTURE • Hallmark wants more hybrids, more model variants and an EV by 2030

TRICK TO MAKE EV FEEL LIKE V12 HYPERCAR

UK CAR PRODUCTION SINKS TO NEW LOW • Total for 2024 was smallest for 70 years – but industry says it’s just a blip

DOES TRUMP POSE A THREAT?

HOW MERCEDES’ NEW CLA WILL CHANGE THE EV GAME

GENESIS TO PRESS THE RESET BUTTON IN 2025 • Hyundai-owned premium brand is going EV-only as its first customers’ cars come up for renewal

LEXUS LS TAKEN OFF SALE IN THE UK AS DEMAND TUMBLES

THE CAR THAT MADE THE BRAND

Grapevine

HOW SHOULD THE GOV’T HANDLE ICE PHASE-OUT? • The UK government is seeking views and you can give yours. Here’s ours

NO MORE RENAULT PLUGIN HYBRIDS AFTER RAFALE • Flagship is a one-off as “hybrid is easiest way to prepare people for EVs”

NEXT RENAULT 5 WILL BE ‘THE SAME CAR BUT DIFFERENT’

MY WEEK IN CARS

PRIOR CONVICTION

RACING LINES

YOUR VIEWS

DON’T PLAY WITH MY DOLLY

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PORSCHE 911 GT3 • GT division lavishes detail changes on the track-focused 911, some learned from the fabulous S/T

WEIGHT GAINS AND LOSSES

FIAT GRANDE PANDA • Supermini-sized ‘utility’ EV offers retro cheeriness at a very low price

CITROEN C3 AIRCROSS • Cheap crossover gets new look, new mechanicals, seven-seat option…

CITROEN E-C3 AIRCROSS • …and 188-mile electric sibling

JAECOO 7 • Omoda’s tougher-looking sibling brand starts with Tucson-rivalling SUV

CUPRA TAVASCAN • Has Martorell followed up the Born with another Volkswagen-beater?

AUDI RS6

Testing, testing

Enduring Legacy • After 36 years, Subaru Legacy production is about to end. STEPHEN DOBIE reflects on the lineage’s diverse appeal

McRAE’S BIG SPLASH

BAG A BARGAIN

“We’ve completely changed the way we create cars” • Mercedes has over 130 years of car-making heritage, but tech chief Markus Schäfer says new technology is transforming everything. He tells JAMES ATTWOOD how

UK FIRM POWERING AMG’S FUTURE EVs

Dish the dirt • Why on earth is this off-road buggy a Lexus? JAMES ATTWOOD explains

TOYOTA’S HY-SOCIETY

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VAUXHALL CORSA • Our time with this mild hybrid is up - and we learned a way to save £2k

LEXUS RX • We’ve got a warm feeling about our Lexus, despite Britain’s best efforts

AUDI A3 SPORTBACK • Are diesel cars still pariahs? Depends who you ask

SNAPSHOTS

THE CAR THAT KILLED THE M3 COUPE AND NO ONE MINDED • Or if they did, the punchier and more dynamic M4 soon won them over

How to get one in your garage

Lucky 13 for this charming 205 GTi

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