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EV GRANT CHANGES: BAD MOVE, BADLY HANDLED
New Lambo supercar keeps V12 but adds hybrid punch • Aventador successor begins firm’s shift to electrification with unusual hybrid set-up
URUS TO GAIN PHEV MODEL IN MID-LIFE FACELIFT
STEPHAN LAMBORGHINI CEO
WHAT IS BUGATTI’S FUTURE NOW?
New 308 pushes upmarket • Peugeot’s family hatch gains extra design flair, new tech, plusher trim and two PHEVs
UK start-up to launch hardcore electric off-roader this year
Aston does road-legal take on F1 safety car
Aygo reinvented as crossover • Toyota’s Aygo X Prologue previews all-new petrol-powered city car due next year
EV grant cut to £2500, price cap to £35,000
Continental GT Speed arrives with 650bhp
CONFIDENTIAL
BMW sets out bold 2050 vision • Roadmap from 2025 includes EVs, hydrogen, e-fuels, a digital revolution and eco aims
BMW reveals production-spec i4 saloon ahead of autumn launch
Why Volvo EVs are online only • Commercial boss Lex Kerssemakers explains the logic behind its new sales model
DANDELIONS, RICE AND SOYBEANS: HOW TYRES CAN BE SUSTAINABLE
Will the company car be a victim of Covid-19? • Fleet industry figures are bullish about its future, despite the rise of home working
Jim Holder • INSIDE INFORMATION
Steve Cropley • MY WEEK IN CARS
KIA STINGER GT S • Subtle revisions help one of our favourite quick saloons to remain current in 2021
LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 D250 • New Ingenium straight six is now the only diesel engine offered in multi-talented 4x4
JAGUAR XF SPORTBRAKE • Has a subtle update made Jaguar’s plush executive estate more competitive?
LEXUS UX 300e • Luxury brand’s first pure-electric car faces stiff competition, so is it up to the mark?
MERCEDES-AMG GLB 35 • Compact seven-seater has its temperature raised by Affalterbach’s engineers
Ford Puma • Can Ford transfer its ST recipe for fun, usable, affordable performance to an SUV?
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Well judged, versatile and fun; the jacked-up hot hatch done well
ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p82
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WE’LL TAKE CHARGE FROM HERE • Can automotive juggernauts Volkswagen and Ford beat the EV specialists at their own game? Simon Davis pits the new ID 4 and Mustang Mach-E against a Polestar 2 to find out
NEARLY NEW ELECTRIC CARS FOR DIFFERENT BUDGETS
IT’S TIME TO BUY THE CAR OF YOUR DREAMS • The death knell has started to sound for new petrol and diesel cars, but the used one you always promised yourself is still in reach. Felix Page kicks off our 12-page used special with a guide to project cars
A PROJECT FOR EVERY BUDGET
NOUGHTIES BUT NICE • Ready to take the plunge but not yet certain what to buy? By targeting pre-2010 cars, you can get the best of all worlds: value, relative simplicity and future classic potential. Here are 20 models James Ruppert says you should...