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HOW SKODA EMULATED PORSCHE AND FERRARI

Capri reborn as high-riding EV saloon with hot hatch pace • Sporty Ford Explorer sibling has a 390-mile range and a likely starting price of £47k

All-new Audi A4 becomes the A5 • Renamed saloon and estate get new platform, electrified engines, more cabin tech

Red Bull RB17 quicker than F1 car • Adrian Newey’s 1184bhp V10 hypercar can top 217mph and outlap a Formula 1 racer

Polestar sharpens 6 with hot BST • Track-honed concept shows performance potential of new two-seat 6 sports car

MG unveils Cyberster GTS coupé

AMG cranks up GT to 603bhp • Track-focused GT 63 Pro gets more muscle, an aero bodykit and beefier brakes

Also starring at the Goodwood Festival of Speed…

STORIES OF ICE’S DEATH GREATLY EXAGGERATED

F355 turns British restomod • UK firm gives the 1990s Ferrari a Callum redesign, tweaked chassis and uprated V8

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Fiat readies Qashqai and RAV4 rivals • New SUV and crossover set to offer petrol and electric power

Electric Grande Panda here next year at under £22k

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MY WEEK IN CARS

RACING LINES

DACIA SPRING • Chinese-built baby hatch has cut the entry price for an electric car by many thousands. But are the compromises acceptable?

AUDI S3 SALOON • Never mind the extra power, there’s a new trick diff that should finally let the S3 get silly

MERCEDES-AMG CLE 53 COUPE • Performance version of brand’s new and now only two-door makes UK landfall

MERCEDES-BENZ CLE 450 CABRIOLET • Newcomer offers vanishingly rare opportunity for six-cylinder power with roof off

TOYOTA YARIS CROSS • More refinement, new tech and extra power for nifty, thrifty crossover

SKODA KODIAQ 1.5 TSI E-TEC • Does Skoda’s second-generation SUV still appeal in its most affordable form?

BEST-VALUE USED CARS • Value for money has never felt more vital as motoring costs rise, but John Evans has it covered, with top buys from under £5k to nearly new, and with room or vroom

HERE’S HOW THE PROS DO IT • Prodrive is celebrating four decades of excellence in motorsport and automotive this year. Founder David Richards tells Steve Cropley the secrets to its success

Skoda Superb Estate • Czech firm continues to make the case for diesel estates with its stalwart family hauler

Data log

VERDICT • The large, functional estate car modernised in all the right ways

TOYOTA COROLLA COMMERCIAL • Did the last of the van-estates make a compelling case for their return?

POLESTAR 2 • Night follows day and our editor takes an electric long-termer to Bruges

ABARTH 500E • Hot hatch’s precious electrons should be enjoyed, not eked out

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