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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.

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ANYTHING FERRARI CAN DO… • …Aston Martin thinks it can do better. The new Vanquish is a serious V12 performance car doubling as a GT. Remind you of anything?

‘You had to explain the DBS; with this, you don’t’

V12 OVERLOAD • The cars that made the new Vanquish

PORSCHE CONFIRMS ELECTRIC CAYENNE • 2025’s e-Cayenne from Porsche will be sold alongside combustion versions, as part of a split powertrain strategy.

HOW TO WIN AT CAR MAKING: GET A CRYSTAL BALL • Shifting customer demands, brutal regulations and tight targets… It’s tricky.

My career in three sketches

DREAM MACHINES • But maybe lay off the cheese before bed.

‘WE HAVE LOST V8 CUSTOMERS’

Six questions only we would ask…

WILL 3D PRINTING EVER HIT IT BIG? • The supercar geniuses at Czinger may have cracked it. But the manufacturing technique still has big roadblocks for the rest of the car industry.

THE MIGHTY MILD HYBRID • If engines are staying, they had better be mega efficient. Here’s Audi’s plan…

SAFETY COACHING IN YOUR RENAULT • Is Renault’s game-inspired coach an aid to safer driving? Or an overbearing nag?

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Safety fast • Stylish, all-electric, seven seats… and faster than a Civic Type R. Join our voyage of discovery in Volvo’s complex new flagship

Pick-up: 0 miles • First impressions all good. The clean lines that are possible thanks to being a grille-less EV help the front end’s looks.

NOW COOK WITH VOLVO

More space than pace • Roomy EV now comes as an estate and a questionable hot version

Nomad is an island • Dirt-friendly Ariel has been overhauled but remains utterly unique

Outbreak of sanity • The much-improved HS is now top-value unpretentious transport

Audi goes bananas • Nice to think that there’s a universe in which this car makes sense

Awning of a new age • VW’s latest campsite-ready van is more versatile and far better to drive

Opinion • FAST FORDS + RACING vs GOSSIP + DACIA’S NEW DIRECTION

Family favourites

5 MOST READ STORIES ON CARMAGAZINE.CO.UK

Ford’s new Capri

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‘If you live in the city and fancy a Land Cruiser for its appealing image then I plead: don’t do it’

‘The 3200 GT really saved Maserati in a way that I don’t think any single car could save it now’

BULL TILT • The Huracan, with its magical V10 engine, is gone, replaced by the Temerario – a hybrid V8 with twice the power of a Diablo…

ELECTRO MAGNETIC • The greatest rivalry on the planet goes hybrid. Buckle up for a 2017bhp exclusive: Lamborghini Revuelto meets Ferrari SF90 XX Spider

DINO 246 GT vs URRACO

TESTAROSSA vs COUNTACH

458 ITALIA vs GALLARDO

F12BERLINETTA vs AVENTADOR SV

L’ARTE DELL’ AUTO • Great designs, every one. But which is the fairest of them all? Our expert critic counts down the 10 most beautiful

WRC VERSUS BTCC • Toyota’s given its sensational GR Yaris lower seats, more power and a suspension tune. Honda’s evolved the Civic Type R into a £50k tour de force. Fight!

PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING | TOYOTA GR YARIS

PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING | HONDA CIVIC TYPE R

TYPE R vs GR YARIS THE DETAILS

THE BEST? OR THE MOST FUN?

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