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2021: the year the electric car boomed • Critical new EVs triggered bumper sales in the UK. But who’s buying them – and can anyone charge them?
Electric TT could be spun off Cayman... big SUV and A8… R8 EV rumoured
Inhaling the vapours • As Nissan invests hugely in EVs, it’s gone concept car wild to prove it – but which ones are just vapourware?
Lambo’s electric GT dream • As Lamborghini faces up to its electrification options, a planned fourth model now looks set to be a fully-electric grand tourer from 2027.
Deep Space: the hypercar frontier • Hennessey dreams up six-wheel EV
F1 2021: an uncivil war • The duel that defined the 2021 Formula 1 season was incendiary. But, argues James Taylor, the spectacular racing has come at a price
F1’S GREATEST SEASON? FOUR OTHER CONTENDERS
Fair shares? New stock price giants run on electric • Investors favour forward-looking EV makers
Supercar stars in all-electric future for Lexus • But mostly it’ll be crossovers, obvs
Plus 8 GTR: Big Blue, version 2.0
‘Simplicity can be such a bonus’ • When Aston’s design chief moves to Dacia you have to ask why. And he’s happy to explain
Six questions only we would ask
Apocalypse wow • Project Maybach: a luxe EV for the wild
Tribute bands • Hot Wheels? Ayrton Senna? Whatever your obsession, there’s a watch for you.
How a hypercar spawned the greenest ever Merc • Vision EQXX showcases ultra-efficient battery tech, world-beating aero, sustainable interiors and cross-company ways of working.
WHAT INSPIRED THE EQXX?
Audi’s slideshow: controlled mayhem • New RS3’s computerised rear axle makes it more agile – and includes Ingolstadt’s answer to drift mode.
Your inner Hoff • Engineered by AMG, Merc’s soft-top cruiser now comes with a harder edge and a fresh appetite for hunting 911s. But it still feels made for California
CARS THAT MADE THE SL LEGEND
A bit SUV. A lot Maserati • There are so many ways to make a dull SUV. Maserati’s dodged them all
More like Comfortage • The Mk3 Sportage is lots of things, many of them good, but it’s not sporty
Is it B you’re looking for? • If you need sensible, practical electric transport for seven, you’re sorted
Truck yeah • A muscle car disguised as a 4x4, and you can now get one in the UK
COP a load of this • Sorry, planet. Combating climate change will have to wait a little longer
Full exposure • Now rival-less droptop brings an extra way to enjoy everything the M4 has to offer
Jump the species barrier • Porsche makes great petrol GTSs. Can it work the same magic on an EV?
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A Lotus like no other • 2022’s bravest new car is the imminent Type 132, which aims to take the essence of Lotus into electric SUV territory
LOTUS: THE UNLIKELY CARS
KINGS OF THE STONE AGE • Here’s some archaeology we can dig: two old-school off-roaders both available to buy new in 2022 –...