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HERITAGE CAN BE YOUR FRIEND – OR YOUR FOE

Tesla readies £25k Model 2 • New hatch is set to enter production next year and is tipped to sell in huge numbers

Astonishing Tesla Roadster is back on

MG to fast-track budget urban EV • Electric city car is likely to be priced from below £20,000 and hit the UK next year

Electric MG 4 estate will replace 5 SW

Peugeot: it’s hip to be square

Renault 4 won’t just be a chunkier 5 • Second retro EV is ‘quite different’ despite using same hardware, says chief engineer

‘Retro-futuristic’ 5 to be Renault’s 911

GILLES VIDAL, DESIGN DIRECTOR, RENAULT

Ineos “won’t just follow the sheep” • Owner calls for multi-fuel future after unveiling firm’s maiden EV

Panda reborn to rival Renault 5 • New Fiat will be sold in petrol, hybrid and electric forms and take on the same-sized Renault 5 EV

NEW TECH THAT AIMS TO SLASH THE PRICE OF EVs

Aston primes fierce new ‘Vanquish’ • Exclusive pictures give first look at DB12-based, V12-powered DBS supercar successor

V16 power for Bugatti’s ‘incomparable’ new hypercar

SECRET SOURCE • OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

JLR abandons agency model • Its dealerships will now adopt a revised version of the existing wholesale model

TESTER’S NOTES

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RACING LINES

VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT • German brand has made its longest-lived model significantly larger in size and, it hopes, in stature for its ninth and final stint with internal combustion

MINI COUNTRYMAN SE ALL4 • We swap a petrol engine for electric motors and a battery in this all-new family SUV

MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS • Is favoured transport of wealthy frequent flyers still above ascending rivals?

MERCEDES-BENZ EQV • Same updates for the electric version, which also now goes further per charge

PEUGEOT E-3008 • Electric family SUV is now ready to be assessed without the touchscreen caveat

BMW 520i • Entry-level 5 Series is now a four-cylinder petrol, with no diesels coming to the UK

FIAT 600E • Italian brand aims to bring ‘la dolce vita’ to gloomy Britain with this cute crossover EV

AUDI Q4 E-TRON • More efficient new motor extends the range of the brand’s most popular SUV

KIA EV9 AIR • Seven-seater gets rangier yet cheaper with addition of single-motor powertrain

MERCEDES-BENZ EQB • Facelift of this seven-seat EV tackles criticisms of its range and cabin ambience

Original grin • Where does the 911 get its ability to make keen drivers smile? Matt Prior traces it back to its origins and drives the oldest Porsche in the UK, a 356/2

IT SURE IS NIPPY • Jyväskylä in Finland is famous for producing rally drivers – but it has also played a key role in refining the hot Toyota GR Yaris. James Attwood reports

GOIN’ DOWN GENEVA • The first Geneva show since 2019 had plenty to prove – and few exhibitors with which to prove it. Steve Cropley assesses the success of its return and its future prospects

Mercedes-Benz EQS • Has S-Class luxury been successfully packaged into a modern-day high-rise EV?

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