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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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Star contributors

Green new deal • Bentley builds a 100th-birthday concept that’s full of hope for the company and for the planet

CEO runaround… BMW V12 doomed… will Audi lose Lambo to Porsche?

Puma, but not as we know it • A compact coupe name gets recycled and slapped on Ford’s latest crossover.

Your wildest dreams • 30 years ago, Gordon Murray’s V12, three-seat McLaren F1 was a sensation. His new V12, three-seat T.50 promises to eclipse it

Alpine told us less is more. It lied • Alpine cranks the A110 up to 11

Hands up who’s got a plan • How do we get from here to an all-electric future? Nobody knows for certain – but VW has the clearest, most ambitious plan

Now we’re cooking • How would you like your performance car? Punchy and posh or explosive and exclusive?

‘I’m obsessive about detail’ • Merc’s F1 boss on how to win almost everything (though it does mean cleaning the toilets…)

No box left unticked • 2008 crossover returns with an EV option

Six questions only we would ask

United colours • Turns out watches don’t have to look sombre. Who knew

Endurance racing’s new golden age is go • A grid full of works teams, cars you recognise and V12s at full chat – endurance racing’s next chapter promises to be very special indeed.

Reinventing the track car • Revolution’s first car is highly inventive in how it’s designed and how it’s made.

‘We’re taking cutting-edge tech from TV to automotive’

Formula E technology gets down and dirty with new race series • Extreme-E racing coming in 2021

Defying gravity the Jeep Wrangler way • Its styling dates back decades but its tech is smart enough to help millennial off-road novices drive like gods. Really?

Does it work?

KING OF THE HILLS HOW IT WORKS

Escape velocity • If you just want attention, Barcelona’s a great place to drive Aston’s new 715bhp DB11-based flagship, the DBS Superleggera Volante. But to do the car justice you need time and space – lots of space

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Hiding in plain sight • Open the door and you enter an unfamiliar place: a Renault supermini with a cabin as impressive as its driving dynamics

Diesel nostalgia, anyone? • Petrol-electric version is slightly cheaper, slightly cleaner, slightly worse

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The trickle-up effect • Focus ST absorbs hot Fiesta tech to become serious Golf GTI rival

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Less beef, more taste • Bentley’s smaller engines are often sweeter than their whoppers. It’s happened again with the Continental GT

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If in doubt, extra clout • Velar range-topper couples more luxury with much more power

Trophy, polished • The excellent Megane Trophy has been buffed into the hardcore Trophy-R. At a cost

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Aim hy • First taste of hybrid coupe from Volvo’s posh offshoot reveals remarkable performance and roadholding to match

Jag sorts out the XE

Opinion • JAGUAR’S CHALLENGES + ELECTRIC TEST DRIVES + OUR NEW LOOK

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