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THE START OF ONE ERA, THE END OF ANOTHER

Vanquish back as 824bhp V12-engined GT flagship • Aston Martin sticks with ‘defining’ 5.2-litre twin-turbo unit for £300k special

New Audi Q5 goes hybrid-only • Brand’s best-selling SUV to bridge the gap to its all-electric future

Cupra targets X1, Tiguan with driver-focused new Terramar

New Ioniq 9 sets sights on EX90 • Hyundai readies renamed seven-seat electric SUV, which will go on sale next year

Hyundai champions range-extenders

Old Defenders reborn for £228k • Land Rover’s Classic division modernises off-roader to create V8 sports SUV

Lotus lowers sales forecasts as 100% tariffs take hold

£181k G-Class EV in Merc range renewal

NEW PAINT TECH TAKES THE HEAT OFF AIR-CON

Evolv unveiled as last-mile solution • Prodrive conceived electric van concept to meet growing urban delivery need

New Dacia Duster starts at £18,745

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Toyota holds firm on hydrogen • Japanese giant says infrastructure is crucial to its viability as future green vehicle fuel

TESTER’S NOTES

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RACING LINES

VOLVO EX90 • New seven-seat SUV will soon join XC90 in showrooms as a technological trailblazer for Volvo’s all-electric future

KIA EV6 • Low-key facelift aims to keep fashionable electric family SUV near the top of the pile

AC SCHNITZER ACS2 SPORT • Attention-grabbing German tuning firm turns up the wick on BMW’s M2

MASERATI GRECALE FOLGORE • Electric version of Modena’s youthful large SUV arrives in the UK

BYD DOLPHIN 44.9KWH • Electric supermini is now available for £3000 less, thanks to a smaller battery

The fabric of time • The new soft-top Roma Spider can trace its roots back 60 years to the 275 GTS that revolutionised front-engined Ferrari convertibles. Simon Hucknall drives them both

TUNNEL VISIONARIES • The Eurotunnel service turns 30 this year, as does another groundbreaking cross-continent shuttle, the Audi RS2. Stephen Dobie toasts their success

Donuts not welcome • Tanoshi’s meets are a new kind of modified car event. John Evans heads along

Peugeot e-3008 • Mid-sized SUV introduces a platform that’s destined for millions of Stellantis EVs

Data log

VERDICT • Rich, handsome and refined, but no technical tour de force

BMW M2 • Did this compact(ish) M car endear itself to us during its time here? We reveal all

MASERATI MC20 • Lesser-spotted Italian supercar joins the fleet. Can it justify its hefty price tag?

ABARTH 500E • Our electric hot hatch captures the zeitgeist in both good ways and bad

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