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DON’T BET AGAINST MX-5 WINNING BBDC AS AN EV

New-age MX-5 to be a rotary EV • Concept lays out bold future for Mazda’s beloved roadster

FT-Se concept reimagines Toyota MR2 • Cutting-edge battery and platform tech create ‘low, light and fun’ Gazoo-badged EV

Honda coupé is prelude to new Prelude

FT-3e reveals Toyota’s bold lifestyle vision

Super-saloon and luxurious SUV reveal high-tech future of Lexus • Concepts preview fully customisable dynamics and new ownership experience

Godzilla to return as cutting-edge EV • Nissan’s 1341bhp Hyper Force concept previews next-generation GT-R, due by 2029

Subaru EV honours rally greats

EV prices stabilise after long drop • Rising values add silver lining to cloud of doubt over used EVs, even if not all fare well

THE NEW TECH MAKING A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE

New G-Class adopts kinetic tech • Revised off-roader gets semi-active suspension option in G63 guise; due next year

TWR name revived for specialist car maker

SECRET SOURCE • OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

China’s BYD muscles in on Mayfair • EV giant opens flagship showroom on same road as Rolls, Ferrari, Porsche and more

Renault buys first Geneva ticket

TESTER’S NOTES

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MY WEEK IN CARS

RACING LINES

BMW i5 eDRIVE40 • First of the G60-generation 5 Series variants to arrive here is a fully electric one

PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO E-HYBRID • Most powerful Cayenne yet is the new range-topper for a facelifted line-up

NIO EL6 • New family SUV from Chinese EV specialist is overflowing with innovation

BMW i4 eDRIVE35 • Less powerful motor and smaller battery slice £8000 off price of electric 4 Series

JAGUAR XF SPORTBRAKE • Final update for dynamic executive estate adds more luxuries as standard

RENAULT ESPACE • Austral is stretched to create hybrid SUV replacement for seven-seat MPV

THE MAGNIFICENT ELEVEN • There has rarely been a more diverse bunch of contenders for Britain’s Best Driver’s Car. Which is best? Let’s find out

PART 1: ON THE ROAD

PART 2: ON THE TRACK

AND THEN THERE WERE THREE

THE LAST ONE STANDING

ANGLESEY TRACK NOTES

HOW TO GET A BBDC HERO FOR £1000 • Today, a Britain’s Best Driver’s Car champ can cost anything from£1k to over £100k. Charlie Martin sniffs out star buys

The death warrant for ICE cars has been signed. So what? • Many enthusiasts fear the enforced transition to electric power will bring an end to driver engagement. Jesse Crosse sees not crisis but opportunity

35 YEARS OF BBDC • There have been plenty of changes to ‘Handling Day’ since 1989 – although in some ways, not much has changed at all. Illya Verpraet takes a look back

Whoops and oops from BBDC • Scary moments, favourite cars, a closed road, a 120mph off… Judges spill the beans

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Honda e:Ny1 • How does Honda’s ability to innovate manifest in its first mainstream EV?

Data log

VERDICT • Charming in some ways, but too little substance to justify the price

RANGE ROVER • After 12,000 miles with our upmarket...