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POLESTAR IS TAKING ITS GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Meanwhile, online…

NEW 500 AND PANDA TO LEAD FIAT MODEL BLITZ • Revamp by 2030 also includes larger SUV, fastback and possibly Punto

GRANDE PANDA TO GET 4x4 – AND PURE ICE

Grapevine

PORSCHE 911 DAKAR TO RETURN AS HOT HYBRID • All-roads sports car due with 534bhp and innovative T-Hybrid tech

TOP PORSCHE EXECS TIPPED FOR EARLY EXIT

AUDI CHANGES MODEL-NAME STRATEGY – AGAIN

ANOTHER AUDI REVERSE FERRET

DACIA BIGSTER TOUCHES DOWN IN UK

FERRARI EV TO BE ONE OF SIX NEW CARS THIS YEAR

VOLKSWAGEN JUST WEEKS FROM UNVEILING £17,000 EV • Concept will lay bare the firm’s plans for an entry-level electric city car

JAG’S ELECTRIC SUPER-GT GIVES UP MORE SECRETS

NISSAN TO PULL OUT OF MERGER DEAL WITH HONDA

MUSK: TESLA’S VALUE LIES IN ROBOTS, NOT EVs • CEO glosses over firm’s stalled sales and makes bold claims for new tech

‘MORE AFFORDABLE’ TESLAS DUE THIS SUMMER

THERE’S NO STOPPING BRAKE-BY-WIRE TECH

KG KGM’S NEW OWNER SPARKS OPTIMISM ABOUT UK FUTURE • “Pushing tech and design forward” after years of Ssangyong stagnation

MY WEEK IN CARS

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BYD ATTO 2 • Chinese giant’s next EV is family-minded medium SUV

NISSAN ARIYA NISMO • Performance sub-brand returns to spice up Nissan’s electric family SUV

AUDI A6 E-TRON • Does this new electric executive car hit the spot in UK-market spec?

PORSCHE 911 CARRERA T • Manual gearbox is centrepiece of most driver-focused non-GT3 variant

MERCEDES-BENZ G580 EQ • Quad-motor G-Wagen has 850lb ft of torque to pound into the ground

POLESTAR 3 • Polestar gets into proper luxury SUV territory while trying to stay sporty

PEUGEOT 5008 • Seven-seat SUV has the style – and the price – to tempt family buyers

Testing, testing

30 CARS FOR £30K • A £30k budget would buy you only one of the new cars tested in this week’s mag – or any of these used dream machines.

The shape of things to come • CoventryUni students competed to design a radical FCEV supercar that Riversimple will put into production by 2030. STEVE CROPLEY reports

WINNER

Cars for sale. Job lot • Bernie Ecclestone is selling this astonishing collection.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE COLLECTION

MG 3 • So can this hybrid compete with the best superminis? Here’s our verdict

MAZDA MX-5 • Atmo engine, manual ’box, RWD? In 2025? Yes, please

SKODA SUPERB • Yes, there’s range anxiety: we’re trying to go 800 miles on a tank

MERCEDES-AMG CLE • One big pothole inflicts a whole lot of serious damage

SNAPSHOTS

WHEN THE GOLF GTI REACHED ITS HOT HATCHBACK ZENITH • Just £6000 buys the ultimate version of this everyday performance icon

How to get one in your garage

There’ll be Bluebirds over… and over again

A hard life lived – with the scars to show it

Head to head

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

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