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STRIVING FOR BETTER GIVESARIEL ITS SPIRIT

Electric S-Class replaces EQS for next generation • All-new Mercedes flagship will arrive in 2030 in EV and combustion forms

EQS, S-Class in line for refresh

Smart heads off the beaten track • Off-road-styled#5 electric SUV is by far Smart’s largest and most potent car yet

Fiat to end production of 500 and pull Panda from UK

Stage set for radical Jag reset • MDtalksaboutplansto become a premium-price EV-only brand

Caterham coupé development gets funding boost

Ariel creates electric Nomad • Prototype paves way for light, all-roads EV using advanced tech and due in 2026

WHY THE AUDI A6 E-TRON IS A TOTAL AIRHEAD

New MG ZS undercuts rival hybrids • Revamped and electrified compact crossover offers 194bhp and 55mpg for £22k

Frontera is £23k in petrol or electric form

SECRETSOURCE • OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

Lamp-post chargers under attack • Faulty chargers and empty charging bays in hard-to-park areas are drawing criticism

TESTER’S NOTES

MY WEEK IN CARS

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RACING LINES

ARIEL NOMAD 2 • Follow-up to 2015’s wildcard, mixed-discipline special is said to be better-ineveryway–andmuchmore powerful. Doesitstilldelight?

ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE • A full roadtest of Gaydon’s new ‘junior’ grand tourer is coming. Here’s an early taste

HYUNDAI SANTA FE PHEV • Eye-catchingly angular new cut-price Land Rover Discovery arrives in the UK

VOLKSWAGEN ID 7 TOURER • Excellent saloon EV now offers an estate body and a bigger, more efficient battery

SKODA KODIAQ iV • Plug-in hybrid version of accomplished new family SUV gets an enormous battery

WHOLE IN ONE • Afamily hatch should be the ideal all-rounder but the Mk8Golf arrivedflawed. Has afacelift changed that? Illya Ve rpraet tees up key riva ls to see if it’s now all the car you’ll ever need

OTHER WAYS TO IMP ROVE YOUR DRIVE • For those who still find the new Golf a bit ‘straight down the middle’, Sam Phillips has combedthe classifieds and found13 more classy alternativesat a fraction of the price

MONSTERS BALL • If you think F1 cars are the bigbeasts of motorsport, you can’t have seen a five-tonne, 1500bhp monster truck flying through the air. James Attwood joined the thrill-seekers on the Monster Jam world tour

Range Rover Sport • Gaydon sends its talismanic Range Rover Sport into exotic super-SUV territory

Data log

VERDICT • More capable than most rivals, but others are more compelling

PEUGEOT E-308 SW • Daring not to be different may be the way to go in the EVera. Let’s put that to the test

LAND ROVER DEFENDER • Even when the Defender is working hard, it makes sure you don’t have to

PORSCHE TAYCAN SPORT TURISMO • What are the secrets to driving an electric Porsche? We find out from the pros

YOUR VIEWS

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