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Why 2025 is shaping up to join the all-time greats

Fixing Stellantis is as easy as ABC: anyone but Carlos

Porsche buyers prefer engines. Who knew?

RIP: BMW’s iDrive controller

Mazda’s best EV isn’t even a Mazda

When losing sales is really a win

The last thing Honda needs right now? Nissan

Polestar banks on normal

Which is the odd one out?

There will never be another Audi A2. Sob

Like a G • The Defender would appear unstoppable, with no let-up in demand five years in. To celebrate, Land Rover’s created a six-figure G-Class rival. We drive it

Cruz’in, but no bruising • Hyundai’s wacky American pick-up is refreshing, fun and easy

Marginal gains • Small improvements add up to a significantly improved GT3

Mobile anonymity • No one will notice how good this is, unless it’s in orange

When five ate four • What used to be the A4 is now the A5: Audi’s ever-evolving rival for the BMW 3-series and Mercedes C-Class

Opinion • THAT JAG + SCOUT REBOOT + OLD vs NEW MERC

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‘Fangio won the title in his debut season for Ferrari, a feat Hamilton will hope to emulate this year’

‘The closest any brand has got to having a brown brand identity is Porsche, or possibly British Leyland’

GAME, SET & MATCH • The first hybrid 911 takes on recently refreshed rivals from Aston Martin and AMG

GENUINE CONTEST; CLEAR WIN

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THE CAR POWER LIST 2025 • Not necessarily our favourite people. Some aren’t even car people. But here are the minds shaping the next 12 months on planet car

CARRY ON REGARDLESS • Not electric. Not SUVs. Revised versions of BMW, VW and AMG super hatches show the value of expert evolution

WINNING VIA TINY TWEAKS

CRASH. BURN. REPEAT • Join us inside the toughest, most car-wrecking, hope-destroying Dakar Rally ever, as Ford sniffs a shot at victory

RIDING WITH AN OFF-ROAD GOD

OPEN-AIR THEATRE • The ultimate symbol of self-indulgence, luxury cabriolets from Bentley and Maserati up the drama as they sweep across northern England

CAR AT ITS ROOFLESS BEST • Four cars and three unique experiences celebrating the variety and joy of open-top driving

Revved up • Mazda’s back to its weird ways with its first rotary in years, attached to a nonweird crossover EV.

Chemistry vs winter

Pace, space and grace

Digital economy

No, it won’t polish out

Seal-ing the deal • We get the BYD dealer experience by trading in our super-quick Seal for a longer-range version.

Changing of the guard • Once famous for their engines, both Alfa and Mini are transitioning to EV. Which does it better?

Just lacks magic • A merely good car in a sea of strong rivals.

GBU • The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: The Top 5s