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The race for premium-car cash is well and truly on

Land Rover Defender at One • EXCLUSIVE As the new Defender celebrates its first birthday, we look back at its first year and forward to what’s coming next

What’s next for Defender?

New i4 EV targets ‘core’ BMW buyers

…and we’ve driven it!

Q&A • Weber joined BMW in 2011 and has been responsible for luxury vehicles, including Rolls-Royce. He started his current role on the BMW board in July 2020

Prices named for flagship iX SUV

Sportier flavour forV8Ben tayga

Electrification expansion at Ford

Rolls pushes the boat out for yacht-inspired one-off

Kia teases next-generation Sportage

news in brief

Toyotaand Lexusoffer 10-year cover on new and used vehicles

Lancia 037 Group B beast reborn as 498bhp restomod

Rimac reveals 1,888bhp EV

Skoda scouts out emergency services

Rise in demand for used cars pushes prices to record high

Renault sorts names for new Mobilize EVs

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HOT TOPIC Aston DBX Coupé • We want to hear your views. Send your questions or opinions to the E-mailaddress below

THE COMMUTER CUP • We give the traditional race between bike and car a modern twist, by adding an electric scooter and the funky Citroen Ami to the mix

THE CONTESTANTS

WHO WAS FASTEST?

Audi Q5 Sportback • FIRSTDRIVE Audi adds sporty coupé-SUV to its Q5 line-up

Honda Civic Type R Sport Line • FIRSTDRIVE Class-lea ding hot hatch turns up the sensible, but does it still deliver the thrills?

DS 9 • FIRSTDRIVE We get behind the wheel of DS’s rival to the BMW 5 Series in the UK

Kia Ceed 1.6 CRDi iMT • FIRSTDRIVE Entry-leve hatch offers good value and fine economy

DISABILITY, PRODUCTIVITY & POSITIVITY • Evtec produces millions of parts for the automotive industry, but the West Midlands firm is also dedicated to ensuring around a third of its employees are people with disabilities

Battle for supremacy • The heat is on in the hot-hatch class with the Cupra Leon and VW Golf GTI Clubsport turning up the wick.We put them to the test

Cupra Leon • SEAT’s performance sub-brand has added TSI 300 model to its hot-hatch range. We test it against the class benchmark

VolkswagenGolf GTI • Its Mk1 ancestor kicked off the whole hot-hatch craze, but can the latest Mk8 performance version cut it against the Leon?

Head to head: Track battle • We took the Cupra Leon and VW Golf GTI Clubsport to Llandow Circuit in Wales to really put these hot hatches through their paces

Infotainment • Which multimedia system is best for music, sat-nav & connectivity?

Rivals • Other options in this category…

Head to head

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SEAT Leon e-Hybrid • FIRST REPORT Charging has been a challenge, but we’re happily plugging away with our hybrid

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KIDS CAN EXPERIENCE A BLAST FROM THE PAST

Kim Adams

New Autoplus can stop your car going viral

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Can Halfords sweep in and beat wiper champ?

books, games & apps

12V COOLBOXES • We find the best way to chill out this summer

Lexus IS • YOU TELL US Look past its infotainment system and this Japanese compact executive shines in every area

Tristan Shale-Hester

BUYER’SGUIDE: Hond a Civic • FROM £10,000 Mk10 version of long-running family...