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JAGUAR’S REBRAND: THE INSIDE STORY, BY ITS BOSS

JAG FORGES NEW ERA WITH ‘EMOTIONAL’ 986BHP ELECTRIC GT • Striking-looking GT will kick off a series of radical EVs that distil the best of the brand’s dynamic heritage, says Jag’s boss

JAGUAR’S BOSS REVEALS WHY THAT REBRAND WAS SO VITAL

Grapevine

MERCEDES-AMG REVERTS TO V8 ENGINE FOR NEW CLE 63 • U-turn follows commercial failure of C63’s four-cylinder PHEV system

SPECIAL EDITIONS MARK END OF ICE A110 PRODUCTION

TOYOTA TO UNVEIL THIRD ELECTRIC CROSSOVER

KIA PREVIEWS £25K, LONG-RANGE RENAULT 5 FIGHTER • New EV2, due in 2026, is announced with an eye-catching concept

HATCH AND SALOON GIVE NEW EV4 BROAD APPEAL

KIA EXPLORES PICANTO-LIKE BABY EV

WATCH OUT, FORD: HERE COMES A KIA VAN

NEW BMW EV TECH TO GIVE ‘QUANTUM LEAP FORWARD’ • Incoming Gen6 platform will transform all future BMW, Mini and Rolls EVs

BATTERY PACKS

BMW DOESN’T NEED SOLID-STATE BATTERIES – YET

ELECTRIC MOTORS

STAGE IS NOW SET FOR REAR-DRIVE MINI EVs

WHY THE CAR INDUSTRY IS TURNING TO STEER-BY-WIRE

NEW AUDI A6 AVANT KEEPS THE DIESEL FLAME BURNING • Sporty-looking next-gen estate arrives in diesel-hybrid and petrol guise

MY WEEK IN CARS

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RACING LINES

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HYUNDAI IONIQ 9 • Here comes another upmarket seven-seat SUV with a calm and cosseting ambience and a long-range electric powertrain

DON’T CALL IT GREENWASHING

BMW iX • Changes to chassis and EV tech promise superior driving and for longer

BMW iX M70 • M division has been hard at work too

MERCEDES-AMG GLE 53 HYBRID • Six-cylinder performance version of big luxury SUV gains a PHEV sibling

PORSCHE 911 • Has hybrid power sullied the purity of Porsche’s hallowed sports car?

Testing, testing

Cheap skates • The Dacia Spring is widely regarded as the value champion of practical, usable EVs but now it has a credible £16k rival in the UK: the Leapmotor T03. ILLYA VERPRAET pits them against each other

Nearly new alternatives

“I’m not surprised that EVs haven’t taken off, because most of them suck” • Peter Rawlinson’s uniquely dissenting views helped turn Lucid into a major force. As he steps back from the front line, he tells MARK TISSHAW how

LUCID’S AMBITIOUS EXPANSION PLANS

Some like it hot • A Saab 9-3 is serving COLIN GOODWIN well seven years after he bought it for £2300 but one thing needs fixing: a heated seat. How hard can it be?

CUPRA TAVASCAN • Can a big family EV capture this brand’s young, sporty ethos? Let’s see

SNAPSHOTS

LEXUS RX • Life will be a lot less comfortable now this luxury SUV has left us

THE CLASS-TOPPING ASTON WITH OLD-SCHOOL CHARM • Mk2 Vantage was our top pick when it arrived in 2018 – and now it’s £60k

How to get one in your garage

A Q-car classic for the 21st century

Hang the fuel economy, let’s take the Raptor. Again

Head to head

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