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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 • The Golf back on top would be a welcome return to normality

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BOXY CLEVER • Fiat’s new Grande Panda heralds a modern family of vehicles while harking back to the very first Panda.

Breeding in captivity

MINIMALISM FOR THE MASSES • The original idea was so good there’s been no need to deviate

ALPINE’S EV SUV NEARS LAUNCH • Step two in Alpine’s journey to an all-electric range is an Ioniq 5-rivalling SUV.

THE ENGINE ISN’T DEAD YET • As demand for EVs slumps, hurriedly revised plans see car makers returning to combustion.

My career in three sketches

ODD ONES OUT • Four new arrivals, each with something very special.

‘HONDA DNA IN A SPORTY COUPE’ • The Prelude was dead, but now it’s back – with hybrid power. Why the change of heart?

Six questions only we would ask…

‘THIS HAS ALL THE GOOD STUFF F1 GOT RID OF’ • Red Bull’s RB17 is a hypercar built to motorsport standards but without motorsport constraints.

IN-WHEEL E-MOTORS • Unsprung mass! Individual wheel control! The pros and cons of a much-discussed but rarely used technology explained.

BOSCH’S BY-WIRE DRIVING TECH • Steering, braking and accelerating without mechanical linkages. Bosch says it’s the future. Is it?

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Rise of the beast • Somewhere between bold and bonkers, the Cyberster is the MG nobody expected or asked for. An inspired leap into wild new territory… or just confusing?

STILL A BIT BRITISH

Lost in space • Volkswagen’s sportier MPV is trying to be a lot of things at once

Urus meets ULEZ • Hybrid assistance makes the SE the most powerful Urus ever

Brutal truth • Limited-edition Aston Martin winds the clock back with a manual V12

This badge never lies • True to tradition, the new GTS is the best Cayenne to drive

Quick change artistry • After its last-minute name rethink, we get to drive Alfa’s new hot EV

Opinion • FAST FORDS + YOUR DOG KNOWS BEST + MANUAL ’BOXES

If you have to ask, you can’t afford it

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‘Once Europe’s biggest car maker, the UK is now an also-ran – but there are reasons to be cheerful’

‘One second you’re in a car, the next you’re in a NASA centrifuge, making gghhnn noises’

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LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE • Tesla’s new Model 3 Performance takes on our favourite hot EV, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. Can there really be two thrillingly good £60k-ish electric family cars?

PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING | HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 N

PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING | TESLA MODEL 3 PERFORMANCE

IONIQ 5 N vs MODEL 3 THE DETAILS

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ACCELERATE INTO SUMMER WITH CAR • Get the inside line this summer with CAR — all the insight, opinion and inspiration you need

GTI SOS • The Mk8 Golf has proved hard to love. Is the new Mk8.5 GTI the car to put Golf back on top?

HOLE IN ONE! THE BEST GOLFS

GOLF OPOLIS • Wolfsburg, home of VW and the Golf, is the biggest car factory in the world. We join design boss Andreas Mindt for an exclusive tour around the city built on the car that changed the world

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