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First and last • German, all-wheel drive, fast… and there the similarities end. Do you go for Audi’s first electric RS, the e-Tron GT, or BMW’s ultimate M5, the wild £140k CS?

China eMini plans scrapped but still key to BMW’s EV strategy… i1 on hold…

Think you know Mondeo? • Ford’s out-of-favour name plate lives on! On a hybrid crossover, due later this year…

Vive la DS différence • Is the DS 4 another parts-bin mash-up? Mais non, insists DS.

Stellantis: nothing less than greatness will do

‘A desert-racing animal in the shape of a 911’ • So says Singer’s Maz Fawaz of the Porsche restorer’s latest objet d’art – a wild off-road competition car born of Anglo-American expertise.

‘We always stand for functionality’ • New Skoda boss signals how the brand will differentiate without losing sight of its key values

Six questions only we would ask

Weaving a new Plaid • Tesla’s new Model S goes supernova

From desperation to sensation • Lean times at Porsche make for greatness, it seems, as Stuttgart’s ace Boxster celebrates its 25th birthday.

Time’s square • Cool watches with square cases.

Hyundai gives Apple wheels • Hyundai and Kia’s new scalable EV platform is ready to catapult both brands into the EV stratosphere, catching the eye of Cupertino.

E-GMP VS THE COMPETITION

AMG’s flat-plane crank V8 • Want more revs and sharper responses from your V8? Then you need a flatplane crank.

Unstoppable force • Bentleys have always offered refuge from the pressures of the world. Can the new V8 Flying Spur give shelter and driving satisfaction?

Taycan back to basics • Cheapest, lightest, most efficient: rear-wheel drive Taycan is the one

Totally Rad • Want your own little Le Mans prototype? Of course you do

From GLA to zzz… • Mercedes’ entry-level EV is calm, hushed and not very rapid

If Ferrari built an M5… • Most powerful Ghibli uses a Ferrari-sourced V8 to unforgettable effect

More Jamie Chadwick

Opinion • IN PRAISE OF CHADWICK + THE LOTUS IN TOYOTA’S GR YARIS

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Apple’s car project is back on

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‘I think the world could do with more car style – or at least more distinctive design’

‘Everyone was certain autonomy was the future, but now even that bandwagon is veering south’

HALF-PRICE HEROES • In a world gone new-car finance crazy, there is another way. How about a nicely run-in example of automotive genius at a bargain price? Count us in

I AM YOUR CAKE, EAT ME • Two outrageously talented cars to make the everyday exceptional

WHY WAIT FOR THE PUROSANGUE? • The flawed but deeply covetable Levante is that rarity: a luxury SUV with soul

AUDI’S SECRET SUPERCAR • Five reasons the TT RS is so much more than a Golf in coupe camo

THE ACCEPTABLE FACE OF HYBRIDISATION • Two petrol/electric trailblazers to help you forget the Prius

ALL THE SPORTS CAR YOU NEED • Four reasons the MX-5 makes more sense than ever

C FOR CLEVER CHOICE • While the herd heads SUV-wards, the smart money snaps up a C-Class

YES ’CAN DO • Whatever the question, a nearly-new Macan’s the answer

THE PASSAT SCRUBS UP • Sensible transport has rarely felt as special as VW’s Arteon

AT LAST: A MCLAREN TO EQUAL THE FIRST • The 720S is a car so incredible it lay the ghost of the...