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HAS RENAULT FINALLY REGAINED ITS MOJO?

Iconic Renault 5 reborn as EV in new model blitz • Retro supermini due in 2023 as one of seven new electric Renaults

THE FIAT 500 IS THE BLUEPRINT

GILLES VIDAL, RENAULT 5 PROTOTYPE DESIGNER

‘RENAULUTION’ ALSO EXTENDS TO DACIA, LADA AND NEW MOBILIZE BRAND

HISTORY OF THE RENAULT 5

Hot hatch heads new Alpines • Brand’s new EV-only remit also includes an A110 successor developed with Lotus

ALPINE TAKES CHARGE OF ALL RENAULT GROUP MOTORSPORT

Peugeot eyes new models • Boss says a content-rich small car is among those being considered

PSA SALES FALL 27.8% IN 2020

Kia rethinks its goals

TAYCAN JUST GOT A LITTLE CHEAPER

Lifeline for niche makers • Clever new chassis could help UK specialist firms switch to EVs

CONFIDENTIAL

Arrival: the £4bn UK start-up • New firm has technically yet to sell a single vehicle but is pulling in serious investors

WHY ARRIVAL HAS CHOSEN THE UK

TECH FIRMS MAKE A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE TO IMPROVE BRAKES

ICE ban to have global impact • End of UK sales to cause production upheaval and big changes to brands’ ranges

Jim Holder • INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley • MY WEEK IN CARS

MERCEDES-BENZ EQA • Mercedes has turned its accomplished GLA crossover into an EV to take on the Volkswagen ID 3. Is this a recipe for success?

MK INDY RR HAYABUSA • Caterham Seven lookalike is fitted with a screaming Suzuki motorbike engine

HYUNDAI TUCSON 1.6 T-GDi 4WD • All-wheel-drive version of the new, sharp-suited best-seller gets a 48V helping hand

RENAULT MEGANE RS 300 TROPHY • Hot hatch ditches its manual gearbox but there are welcome changes elsewhere

Kia Sorento • New version of Kia’s big SUV is a car of real ambition and new powertrain options

Weights and measures

Multimedia system

Assisted driving notes

Data log

It lacks polish but abundant utility appeal and value shine through

ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p82

JANUARY SALE

THERE’S NOT MUCH IN IT • Both the Mini Electric and Mazda MX-30 cost less then £30k, are fun EVs to drive and have a rather short range. Richard Lane seeks out their differences

THE ORIGINAL ELECTRIC HOT HATCH

THE COUNTDOWN TO YEAR ZERO • The ban on new petrol and diesel cars will transform UK motoring on a scale never seen before. So what needs to happen by 2030 and how can it be done? Over the next 12 pages, we answer these key questions and more

POWER OF DESCRIPTION • It’s vital that a development engineer can drive a vehicle at its limit and still be able to evaluate and interpret its behaviour. John Evans meets a man who teaches them how

THE ENGINEER’S VIEW

Our man on the inside • Complaints about the evolution of car cockpit design are only becoming louder. Andrew Frankel considers how today’s conflicting ambitions can be reconciled

WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN NEXT?

THE BEST AND WORST INTERIORS

A SLEEPING GIANT STIRS • New golden era beckons for a pre-war engineering heavy-hitter

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