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ASTON’S PROSPECTS ARE STARTING TO LOOK UP

New Audi A4 topped by electric and hybrid RS duo • Pure EVs and combustion hybrids will be sold side by side, including hot flagships

A4 E - TRON TECH COULD GIVE PORSCHE A BMW i4 RIVAL

Q6 AND MACANE Vs FIRST WITH NEW ELECTRICPLAT FORM

Murray plots bold expansion • Gordon Murray’s firm will build more cars, design a new platform and develop EV tech as part of £300m investment

GORDON MURRAY, FOUNDER AND CEO, GMG

New Mégane to lead Renault Group EV blitz

Update for seven-seat Volkswagen Tiguan

Moers sets out Aston vision • New boss swaps bespoke V6 for AMG tech, forges ahead with work on EVs

ASTON MAKES PRODUCTION GAINS

Ferrari adds Targa-top version of new 812 Competizione

Merc readies new small MPVs • Concept previews Renault-twinned T-Class and electric EQT vans

JAGUAR DESIGN DIRECTOR STEPS DOWN

CONFIDENTIAL

New rules could break the ICE • Emissions proposals threaten to make engines unviable by 2026, says trade body

DOES THIS SPELL THE END FOR THE AFFORD ABLE SMALL CAR?

NEW CURVED ROADSIDE BARRIERS DESIGNED TO CLEAN UP URBAN AIR

Kia amped up for EV future • Strong sales and interest in new EV6, despite grant cut, encourage UK boss

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CUPRA LEON • On the face of it, this appears to be a better-looking, cheaper and potentially sharper VW Golf GTI Clubsport. So is there a catch?

MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS 3DR • Hatchback’s final spruce-up is extended to the 228bhp sporting version

JIA CHIEFTAIN • Restomod firm goes back to the drawing board for its classic Range Rover offering

FORD KUGA 2.5 DURATEC FHEV • Plugless hybrid power is one of many options for this big seller, but is it a wise choice?

SSANGYONG REXTON • Old-school 4x4 gets more potent engine, new gearbox and eye-catching redesign

Vauxhall Mokka • Frumpy crossover turns into something of a style icon. Does it have substance, too?

Range at a glance

Weights and measures

Multimedia system

Assisted driving notes

Data log

The driving experience sells a brave design effort just a little short

ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p80

SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MONDEO • Ford has called time on the Mondeo, the trailblazer the world has now moved on from. Steve Cropley recalls its glory days and compares the first with the last

MONDEO BOSSES WALL STREET

WILL FOR D REPLACE THE MONDEO?

WHEN WE DID 12,000 MILES IN A WEEK IN A MONDEO

LEADING THE CHARGE • Ralf Brandstätter is the new boss who is masterminding Volkswagen’s electric-led transformation. But making EVs is only just the beginning, he tells James Attwood

VOLKSWAGEN’S NEW WAY OF WORKING

WHO IS RALF BRANDSTATTER?

REBUILD, RESTORE, RENEW • Berkshire’s GTO Engineering fettles ageing Ferraris with an almost religious fervour. Steve Cropley pays it a visit

GTO’S FIRST...