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Game-changing electric Ferrari will be ‘a lot of fun’ • CEO confirms car maker’s debut EV will be unveiled next year and is a true Ferrari

FERRARI: E-FUEL CAN KEEP OUR COMBUSTION ENGINES ALIVE

New driver-focused Honda Prelude destined for UK • Front-driven, Civic-based hybrid coupé has been “built around the driver”

TOMOYUKI YAMAGAMI, PRELUDE PROJECT LEAD, HONDA

WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE FRONT-DRIVE COUPES?

INEOS MOTHBALLS FUSILIER OVER EV CONCERNS

Nomad gets tougher and quicker • Second iteration of Ariel’s wild off-roader gains 60%-stiffer frame, 305bhp Ford four

SIMON SAUNDERS, DIRECTOR, ARIEL

GROWTH PLANS

MORE SERIOUS, LESS FUN?

Private buyers ditching new cars for used, warn dealers • Second-hand car sales are rising as private buyers hold back on new cars and EVs

NISSAN RAMPS UP ITS AUTONOMOUS TECH PUSH

Mini unleashes its electric JCW • Hot John Cooper Works EV will make its world debut at the Festival of Speed

What to look out for at Goodwood

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Smart eyes European EV production • Move would enable brand to better cater to demand and avoid 20% import duty

Tariffs won’t deter Europe-bound Denza

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MY WEEK IN CARS

RACING LINES

PORSCHE 911 • Mid-life facelift for the 992 introduces an all-new engine as part of a hybrid powertrain

ALFA ROMEO JUNIOR ELETTRICA • Sporting brand finally goes electric with an unusual but curiously enticing take on the hot hatchback

ALFA’S EV FUTURE

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF • VW aims to fix the interior of its otherwise multitalented petrol family hatchback

PEUGEOT E-5008 • Seven-seat EV market is belatedly opened up by new sensibly sized, 311-mile SUV

MINI COOPER E • Is the lighter, less potent EV the best version of the new-generation hatch?

VOLKSWAGEN ID BUZZ GTX • Sporty versions of SUV, saloon and estate EVs are followed by… a van-shaped MPV

VOLKSWAGEN ID BUZZ LWB • Longer and therefore roomier body finally gives MPV the third row it always needed

WHERE WE’RE GOING, WE DON’T NEED V6s • Future-looking UK engineering firm Electrogenic has converted a DeLorean DMC-12 into an EV – and, yes, it will still do 88mph. Alex Goy takes it for a drive

Mission statement • A charity for ex-forces personnel is giving a written-off BRZ a new life – emblematic of its wider ambition to help people to ‘race, retrain, recover’. John Evans visits them

HORSES FOR COURSES • Ferrari’s new E-building gives it the flexibility to build ICE, hybrid and pure-electric cars together – and allows buyers far more personalisation. James Attwood visits it

Rise and shine • If you want to push your pride and joy to the limit, or just spend a day ogling a rich array of racing royalty and golden oldies, a hillclimb is hard to beat. Aaron McKay reports

Ford Tourneo Courier • Ford aims to bring new design appeal to the value utility car segment

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VERDICT • Has some Ford-typical star quality, but not enough for the...