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Extreme £158k Octa takes Defender into new territory • New 4x4 mixes supercar-style pace, track ability and unparalleled off-road prowess

Hyundai Inster EV to battle ë-C3 • New £22k electric city car will arrive next spring with a versatile cabin and lots of tech

Capri: lights, camera, action

Bold Rimac two-seater set for UK • Self-driving robotaxi from sub-brand Verne will make its European debut in 2026

New Ferrari factory paves way for EV

Oli concept inspires new C4 EV • Affordability and sustainability are priorities for next Citroën family hatch, due 2027

New Smart Fortwo in the works

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Should you buy a Fisker Ocean? • Prices for the EV firm’s debut model have nosedived, but competitive specs could outweigh the risk of buying from a manufacturer that’s now bankrupt

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McLaren opens up on EV supercar • CEO calls for R&D investment in UK as the tech isn’t there yet for a ‘true’ McLaren EV

Stellantis warns of production pull-out in a ‘hostile’ UK

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MY WEEK IN CARS

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LOTUS EMEYA • The first car to result from Lotus’s Chinese adventure changed the electric SUV game. Now the second aims to do the same for electric ‘saloons’

MG CYBERSTER • First new MG sports car since 1995 is also the first mainstream electric sports car

POLESTAR 4 • Electric five-seat SUV-coupé appears to cover every conceivable base

ASTON MARTIN VALOUR • Strictly limited, manual V12 coupé looks more than a million dollars for a reason

AUDI Q6 E-TRON • New electric equivalent of Q5 is first Audi to use transformative luxury EV platform

AUDI SQ6 E-TRON • Another 127bhp for the sportier version

MASERATI GRANCABRIO FOLGORE • New electric convertible flouts convention with T-shaped battery and three motors

MASERATI GRANCABRIO TROFEO • Grand touring in an EV not your style? Fear not: there’s a V6 version too

CUPRA LEON • Cupra distances hot hatch from Seat sibling with an angrier face and a harder punch

SKODA ELROQ • Smaller and freshly styled electric sibling to the Enyaq tested in pre-production form

THEY WERE THE FUTURE ONCE • The Honda Insight and Audi A2 were pioneers of lightweight, fuel-efficient tech 25 years ago but the world just wasn’t ready. Have we finally caught up? James Disdale looks at them through a 2024 lens

CAN A BRIT WIN THE BRITISH GP? • Max Verstappen remains the man to beat in F1, but he is now beatable. So has the stage been set for a home winner at Silverstone? Damien Smith considers

74hrs of Le Mans • Although a lover of the Nürburgring 24 Hours, Richard Lane had never done Le Mans. That, he decided, needed to change

Porsche 911 • This road-focused 911 special edition has the potential to be very special indeed

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VERDICT • GT division alters its recipe to deliver an all-time great

AUDI SQ8 E-TRON • Did we like the big EV as much as its big mileage suggests?...