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RENAULT GOT THE RIGHT BOSS AT THE RIGHT TIME

A6 E-tron heralds new era of mainstream electric Audis • Shanghai concept previews all-new battery-powered saloon; on sale in 2023

WHY THIS AUDI REALLY MATTERS

Audi unveils Q4 E-tron pair with cutting-edge cabin tech

EQS is top-rung Mercedes EV • Merc’s ultra-slippery electric luxury saloon to offer cutting-edge tech and luxury

EQB SUV swells Merc’s EV ranks

Toyota bZ4X starts BEV era • SUV concept shows the brand’s bZ-badged battery-electric future

CONFIDENTIAL

X-Trail to get ‘ePower’ hybrid tech • Fourth-gen large SUV will feature Nissan’s unique hybrid system; on sale next year

Mild-hybrid Levante is ‘more agile’

ID 6 is biggest VW EV

ZEEKR MARKS GEELY’S PREMIUM PUSH

M3 and M4 gain 4WD option • M division adds four-wheel-drive capability to its hardcore saloon and coupé pair

MG’s Cyber looks to Generation Z

Ferrari targets all-new tech for its 2025 EV

SUPERCHARGED AIR PUMP TECH SET TO CLEAN UP DIESEL’S ACT

The digital future of car sales • As the cost of switching to electrification bites, are the showroom’s days numbered?

INSIDE INFORMATION

MY WEEK IN CARS

PORSCHE 911 GT3 • Hardcore but ostensibly familiar 911 arrives with key mechanical updates and a greater driver focus than ever before

WHY THE SWITCH TO DOUBLE WISH BONES?

HYUNDAI SANTA FE • Seven-seater gains a new platform, electrification, fresher looks and cabin upgrades

MERCEDES-BENZ S400d 4MATIC L • New-generation limo arrives in the UK in tech-heavy, long-wheelbase form

AC COBRA SUPERBLOWER • Supercharged V8 roadster reborn as AC’s most potent Cobra yet

ISUZU D-MAX V-CROSS • Indefatigable Japanese pick-up gains a less workaday spec for its latest iteration

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.0 eTSI • How much of a difference does mild-hybrid power make to the entry-level model?

BMW M4 • It’s bigger, brawnier and gawkier than ever. Can the new M4 cut the mustard?

Range at a glance

Weights and measures

Multimedia system

Track notes

Data log

A very modern M car and a brilliantly versatile and enjoyable one

ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p82

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PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ • The Bacalar, only 12 examples of which are being sold at £1.5m apiece, heralds a new era of exclusivity at Bentley courtesy of historic coachbuilding arm Mulliner. We’ve already sampled a concept. Now Piers Ward drives the real thing

HERE’S ONE MULLINER MADE EARLIER

MULLINER’S NEXT MOVES

REINVENTING THE WHEEL • The circular steering wheel is a well-proven concept, but some car designers still dare to be di_ erent. Richard Dredge rounds up some of the best

RESTORING RENAULT’S VA VA VOOM • Luca de Meo is enacting an overhaul that could turn around the fortunes of the Renault Group, over which he now presides. Steve Cropley meets him to find out what the future holds

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