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LOTUS ENDS THIS ERA TO CHASE A BETTER ONE
Electric Lotus sports car to embody firm’s true DNA • Alpine-twinned two-seater will be a proper Lotus and “a car you love to drive”
HOW WILL THEY MAKE IT FEEL LIKE A TRUE LOTUS?
New £100k ‘Esprit’ to kick-start next Lotus generation this year
WHAT ELSE COULD A LOTUS-ALPINE PARTNERSHIP DO?
Model S gets 1100bhp, 520-mile range • Tesla saloon and Model X SUV gain new interior, better battery and tri-motor option
British car production plummets 29% to lowest level since 1984
Jaguar to build eight new C-Types
RENAULT BOSS BACKS UK’S ICE BAN
Volkswagen ID 4 on sale at £38k
Battista to be a true pioneer • That’s our man’s view after riding in the £1.7m, 1900bhp four-motor electric hypercar
Global car production hit by unexpected shortage of chips
CONFIDENTIAL
Jaguar’s future to be decided • After a huge sales drop in 2020, what will new JLR boss do with embattled brand?
HOW ITALY COULD SOLVE THE JAGUAR PROBLEM
THE ROBOTS THAT CAN PAINT IN MINUTE DETAIL AND NEVER MISS
Is 2021 (finally) the year of the electric car? • We talk to Stellantis’s vice-president and an ex-Ford technical chief about the prospect
Jim Holder • INSIDE INFORMATION
Steve Cropley • MY WEEK IN CARS
BMW 128ti • BMW has stepped out of its comfort zone to make a back-to-basics front-driven hot hatch. Need Renault and Volkswagen be worried?
VAUXHALL INSIGNIA GSi • Reworked flagship saloon aims to snare keen drivers who appreciate good value
ALPINA D3 S TOURING • The first hybrid Alpina in history reprises one of the marque’s best-loved recipes
PORSCHE TAYCAN • Entry-level battery-saloon is rear drive, lighter and cheaper, so what’s not to like?
TOYOTA GR SUPRA 2.0 • New four-cylinder version is cheaper and lighter, so is it the thinking driver’s choice?
JAGUAR F-PACE P400 MHEV • SUV’s refresh includes the arrival of this 395bhp six-cylinder mild-hybrid engine
Cupra Formentor • Volkswagen Group’s newest car brand steps up with its first stand-alone model
Range at a glance
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Multimedia system
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Versatile, interesting, rewarding; one of the best fast crossovers yet
ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p82
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THE TEST OF TIME • Even after we set 13 EV endurance records in the new Taycan, it has some way to go to match the 911’s legendary staying power. Andrew Frankel compares the traditional and modern Porsche
COULD THE 911 EVER GO ELECTRIC?
The small town that made a marque • James Attwood always thought the seaside town where he grew up had no motoring heritage to speak of. Until he heard the remarkable tale of Richard Stephens’ Clevedon Motor Cars…
RIDING IN CLEVEDON’S MOTOR CAR
NOW PAY ATTENTION • Aston Martin’s Q division has much the same brief as its fictional namesake. James Attwood examines its...