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Every month CAR interviews the stars of motorsport, demystifies the latest in-car technology and shares our writers’ passion for car culture and car design. Discover the world’s newest and most exciting cars: join us to drive everything from supercars and hot hatches to family cars.

Welcome

STAY OF ELECTROCUTION • Aston Martin is holding off the future with the latest Vantage – will that prove to be a mistake?

‘It’s not a million miles from Ferrari’s range structure’

LESS POWER, MORE PACE • Stripped-down race version is ready for endurance action

‘IT’S A TWO-HORSE TECH RACE; US AND TESLA’ • Whatever your ambitions in the EV space, tech is key explains Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson

My career in three sketches • KARL NEUHOLD HEAD OF EXTERIOR DESIGN, SKODA

‘I like being an Aston Martin shareholder’ • That works-both-ways Aston Martin deal

LOTUS TYPE 135: SPAWN OF EMIRA • It’s the big one: a fully electric Lotus sports car.

ACES OF SPACE • Four newcomers keeping the estate dream alive.

‘WE SPENT NINE DAYS ON ROUTE 66’ • We meet the man who ensured game-changing animation Cars was rooted in reality.

Six questions only we would ask…

TAYCAN 2: THE TECH • Further, faster, smarter – Porsche overhauls its electric flagship

JLR’S WAR ON RANGIE THEFTS • The mission to make them rolling fortresses is on.

TESLA’S STALK-FREE DRIVE SELECTOR • One more function goes into the touchscreen on the latest Model 3.

HOW IT WORKS

RANGE ROVER SPORT SV Heist almighty • The lairiest version of the Range Rover Sport retains a strong whiff of getaway car

First drives 300 mile test

The squeezed middle • Other offerings appeal more, so where does that leave the Mk2 X2?

Got there at last • The next version is the S3 that Audi should always have made

No Country for old men • New Countryman is available with petrol or electric power, and an astonishing variety of clever features

A simple solution

‘As F1 racing abandons its historic roots, it’s good to see Lewis acknowledging tradition’

‘This electric super-coupe is so cossetting it’s like being trapped inside a 24-carat marshmallow’

SONG TWO • Singer’s reimagined Porsches are evolving fast, while staying true to the original mission: perfection

THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP

LOADS OF FUN • So you don’t want mud on that cream leather interior? Then forget your luxury SUV – for real sports and utility in 2024, you need a van

PRE -FLIGHT BRIEFING

PRE -FLIGHT BRIEFING

PRE -FLIGHT BRIEFING

PRE -FLIGHT BRIEFING

TRANSIT vs RIVALS: THE DETAILS

NEED vs WANT vs LIVE WITH

MODEL 2 THE NEXT TESLA • Forget reusable rockets or armoured pick-ups –Elon’s saved his biggest moonshot for last: a $25k Tesla to give the EV its Model T Ford moment

MUSK'S MISSING PIECE • The (really) big picture: how the new Model 2 fits into Elon Musk’s masterplan

DEPLOY THE RETRO THRUSTERS • Europe’s old guard are putting decades of heritage to good use by recreating icons as EVs

BUCKING THE TREND • Forget electric for now, and forget the old muscle car rivalry – Ford is aiming for Europe’s sports car elite with its new V8 Mustang, on road and track. We join the team at Daytona for the car’s GT3 debut

Range master • Diesel Range Rover Sport eats long journeys with ease.

Power trip • Vauxhall promises our GSe has some extra oomph over other Astras. We’re struggling to find it.

Antidote to the blob • Its great looks mean you can forgive the junior Alfa its fundamental ordinariness.

Shock and ow • Opportunity cost.

VW sells sanctuary • Cult appeal and...