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FUN-LOVING MINI HAS A HEAD START IN EV RACE

Mini to turn electric only and expand its line-up • Brand’s EV reinvention includes a smaller hatch, larger Countryman and new MPV

SPECIAL ELECTRIC JCW FOR FORMULA E

WHY BMW HAS CHANGED ITS MIND

Prodrive desert hypercar is go • Based on the UK firm’s Dakar racer, the 500bhp road-legal Hunter will cost £1 million

SUCCESS IS ALMOST GUARANTEED

CONFIDENTIAL

VW Group small EVs due in 2025 • Seat to lead development and production of several cars on new ‘MEB-Lite’ platform

CUPRA TAVASCAN SUV COMING IN 2024

Bentley and Porsche back synthetic fuels

Skoda to make compact EV after new Fabia

READERS’ CHOICE AWARD: VOTE NOW

Lexus previews its EV future • Tech-rich LF-Z concept sets out the brand’s vision for how its EVs will look and drive

New Kia EV6 gains 577bhp four-wheel-drive flagship

AMG details V8 and four-pot hybrid tech

WHY TORQUE CONVERTERS ARE COMING BACK FROM THE DEAD

DS reveals plan for UK growth • Brand aims to attract new customers by giving them a luxury-product experience

Jim Holder • INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley •  MY WEEK IN CARS

HYUNDAI i20 N • Hyundai’s first hot hatch, the i30 N, put up an admirable fight against the Volkswagen Golf GTI. Can its second claim the scalp of the Ford Fiesta ST?

WHAT’S IN A LETTER?

TOYOTA HIGHLANDER • New seven-seater bucks the trend of large hybrid SUVs being of the plug-in variety

VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG R eHYBRID • Wolfsburg is stretching its R badge in all directions. Is a PHEV large SUV going too far?

VOLVO XC40 P8 RECHARGE • Swedish firm fires its first salvo in EV territory: a 402bhp four-wheel-drive SUV

MAZDA CX-30 E-SKYACTIV-X • Are revisions to Mazda’s pioneering compression-ignition petrol engine successful?

KIA SORENTO PHEV • We liked diesel and hybrid versions of this seven-seater – now for the plug-in hybrid

Volkswagen ID 3 • How might a car with the force of VW behind it move the needle on EV ownership?

Weights and measures

Multimedia system

Assisted driving notes

Data log

Bland, but with the substance to further the zero-emissions push

ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p82

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ALL GROWN UP? • With the rise of the SUV inevitably came the genesis of the sporty SUV. Are these cars now mature enough that enthusiasts can enjoy them with no caveats? James Disdale finds out by sampling the extremities of the class

SMART OR STUPID? • Smart motorways are far from popular, primarily due to the widely perceived danger of all-lane running. John Evans investigates whether or not they live up to their name

STEPS IN THE GOVERNMENT’S ACTION PLAN

IF YOUR VEHICLE GOES WRONG ON A SMART MOTORWAY

WHAT DO THOSE INVOLVED SAY?

20 YEARS AND MORE THE NEW TESTAMENT • In 1959, BMC launched what became the most...