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WILL INEOS SUCCEED WHERE SO MANY FAIL?

Tesla Model 2: £20k and 250-plus miles • Next-generation battery tech will give Tesla’s entry-level hatchback an eye-catching range for its price

TESLA LAUNCHES MODEL S PLAID BUT CANCELS PLAID +

TESLA: WHAT’S COMING WHEN

New NX is first Lexus PHEV • Plug-in hybrid SUV will join a traditional hybrid when the NX hits the UK later this year

Kia unveils striking new-generation Sportage

Genesis readies Audi Q4 E-tron rival

CONFIDENTIAL

VW reinvents the Caravelle • Now called the Multivan, it has a car-based platform and a raft of new tech

Defender to begin hydrogen trials this year

PORSCHE 911 GT3 LOSES BIG WING, GAINS MANUAL FOR TOURING VERSION

Latest Chiron is ‘ultimate GT’ • Bugatti’s new Super Sport matches 1578bhp W16 with chassis tuned for comfort

Renault shows Mégane electric SUV in production form

Leading UK’s battery charge • We meet the former Ford chairman now behind Britain’s first battery gigafactory

HOW DIGITAL PROTOTYPING HAS VASTLY IMPROVED ENGINEERING

China car market booming after rapid Covid recovery • Car sales are set for return to 2019 levels and Chinese brands are eyeing expansion

Jim Holder • INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley • MY WEEK IN CARS

GENESIS G80 • Hyundai introduces its Lexus equivalent to Europe with a mid-sized saloon focusing on luxury and refinement

GENESIS GV80 • Is new brand better suited to a big SUV?

PORSCHE MACAN GTS • New range-topping version of the facelifted SUV shows its hand in prototype form

RENAULT ARKANA • All-new compact coupé-SUV announces that the Renaulution will be hybridised

MERCEDES-MAYBACH S-CLASS • Stuttgart’s priciest car aims to rival Rolls-Royce with V12 and arsenal of chassis tech

Toyota Mirai • Hydrogen power returns to Toyota’s line-up with a radically di erent Mk2 Mirai

Weights and measures

Multimedia system

Track notes

Data log

Impressive Mirai has made strides but remains hamstrung overall

ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p82

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THIS IS MY FIRST RODEO • It may have the reassuring look of an experienced o_ -roader, but the Grenadier is an entirely new car from a company that has never built one before. Greg Kable tests its mettle in the mountains of Austria

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES • More than £100k once separated the prices of the McLaren 12C and E46-gen BMW M3 CSL, but today you can acquire either for the same £70k. Ben Barry takes a closer look

£70K WILL ALSO BUY A…

RUBBER STAMPED • Why has a new label for tyres been introduced and what happens when you don’t pay them enough attention? John Evans visits a depot to find out

EVERY BODY’S FREE TO FEEL GOOD • Restrictions are beginning to ease, so summer is ours for the taking. Here’s how car lovers can make the most of it

LAP A CIRCUIT IN A SINGLE-SEATER

TOUR THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

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