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THIS WEEK

NEW TESLA MODEL Y UNVEILED • REVEALED Radical makeover inside and out for Tesla’s big selling SU V, with bold Cybertruck-style nose

REVEALED Mazda sets sights on Tesla with 6e • Firm isn’t ready to give up on the saloon market as it announces new rival for Model 3

Inside story on new Renault Twingo revealed • REVEALED Prototype of the new city car’s cabin has been displayed at the Brussels Motor Show

BYD grows UK line-up with its most affordable SUV yet

Micro shows off a roofless streak with Spider Concept

OUR SHOW STAR Richard Ingram SKODA ENYAQ FACELIFT

All-new Honda EV could be a £30k supermini… • REVEALED Japanese maker is gearing up to develop a small, more affordable successor to the Honda e

XPeng makes flying car a reality

OUR SHOW STAR Paul Barker HONDA 0 SERIES SALOON

World’s first solar-powered car ready for production

…while first Sony-Honda car makes its debut in the USA

Concepts turn up the GR Yaris wick • REVEALED New aero package for hot hatch and mid-engined show car are hits for Toyota

Mazda Spirit Racing roars in with more aggressive MX-5

Honda Civic Type R hot hatch is back in black

OUR SHOW STAR Jordan Katsianis Toyota GR Yaris M Concept

Sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned after 2030 • Labour brings forward deadline by five years, but announces consultation to consider types of vehicles permitted between 2030 and 2035

Genesis gives upmarket GV60 a makeover

Dacia Bigster to cost from less than £25k

Facelifted Aston Martin Vantage Roadster arrives

COUNCILS TELL GOVERNMENT: STOP HOLDING BACK FUNDING TO PAY FOR POTHOLE REPAIRS • 15 JANUARY IS NATIONAL POTHOLE DAY AND WITH A REVIEW OF ROAD MAINTENANCE SPENDING AROUND THE CORNER, WE LOOK AT THE CURRENT SITUATION ON DEALING WITH BRITAIN’S CRUMBLING CARRIAGEWAYS

Kia K4 • FIRSTDRIVE We run the rule over the K4, which could replace Kia’s Ceed in the UK later this year

Volvo EX90 • FIRST UK DRIVE Swedish firm’s all-electric seven-seat flagship SUV tackles British roads – and winter weather

XPen g G6 • FIRSTUKDRIVE Chinese brand’s Tesla Model Y rival shows a lot of promise for family buyers and company-car drivers

Audi S6 e-tron Avant • FIRSTDRIVE Is Audi’s first all-electric, high-performance estate a worthy addition to a memorable lineage of hot haulers?

Maserati Gr an Cabrio Trofeo • FIRSTUKDRIVE Open-top gran d tourers might not be much in vogue right now, but Maserati’s ranCabrio is an alluring choice

CLASS OF1985 OUR PICK OF THE LATEST TAX-FREE CLASSICS • We take a look at the 40-year-old cars that have just qualified for the historic vehicle road tax exemption, plus 1985’s best sellers

HOW TO BUY A 40-YEAR-OLD CLASSIC

1985’s BEST SELLERS • THEY may not have been new designs, but these six cars topped the charts in 1985. If you’re of a certain age, you may well remember them unnervingly vividly – and historic vehicle tax exemption has made examples from that year a little more affordable to own.

CLASH OF THE TITANS • By combining petrol and electric power, these two super-saloons are more potent than ever, but which is best?

BMW M5 vs PORSCHE PANAMERA • Hi-tech hybrids offer power and sophistication, at a hefty...