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BMW iX’S LOOKS DIVIDE BUT ITS ABILITY RULES

Tonale fires starting gun for Alfa Romeo revival bid • New Audi Q3 rival is first model in Italian firm’s new era and ushers in first hybrids

WILL WE GET A DREAM ALFA?

WHAT THE TONALE TELLSUS

JEAN-PHILIPPE IMPARATO, CEO, ALFA ROMEO

CAN MERC MAKE IT WORK?

CLE to replace C, E and S two-doors • New coupé and convertible range, due 2023, will be topped by 500bhp AMG hybrid

Skoda promises distinctive new electric city car

Hot vRS lined up for Enyaq SUV

Concept previews DS’s EV future • Updated Formula E-inspired E-Tense packs 805bhp; hints at next-generation DS EVs

LOTUS SKUNKWORKS TO SPAWN ‘BLANK SHEET’ BESPOKE MODELS

JLR to make in-house platform for Jag EVs

Revenue up but profit down at JLR

HOT STUFF: HOW LASERS LET YOU DO ORIGAMI WITH STAINLESS STEEL

Aston throws V12 lifeline • Company boss sees future for brand’s top-rung sports car engine

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TESTER’S NOTES

Why Bentley’s future looks bright • Boss discusses luxury market growth, electrification opportunities, Crewe upgrades

High hopes after £5bn investment in UK car industry • Against a backdrop of industry decline in 2021, a number of high-profile investments into the UK automotive sector, totalling nearly £5 billion, have given the SMMT reason to be optimistic for 2022. Here are the five largest pledges made last year.

Car factories set for revolution • Leading robot maker believes new production methods are way to lower EV prices

JLR gets £68k for each car built as chip crisis changes priorities

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MY WEEK IN CARS

AN INDIAN SUMMER ROLLS ON • Hélio Castroneves is the latest veteran to enjoy a late career bloom

Diriyah ePrix

MOTORSPORT GREATS

DACIA JOGGER • Crowd-pleasing value brand times to perfection the introduction of its Sandero-based sever-seater as the cost-of-living crisis bites

HOW THE HYBRID WILL WORK

TOYOTA AYGO X • City car returns from SUV boot camp ready for the ultimate series of speed bumps

BIGGER YET STILL LOOKING FAMILIAR

PORSCHE TAYCAN SPORT TURISMO • Stuttgart’s standard-setting EV arrives in more practical estate-like guise

MAZDA CX-5 • Latest update to idiosyncratic family SUV is by far the most significant yet

KIA SPORTAGE 1.6 T-GDi • The hybrids have grabbed the headlines, but is the basic petrol actually a better bet?

Skoda Fabia • Extra sophistication and size comes to the no-nonsense supermini, but at what cost?

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VERDICT • Comfy, spacious and good value, the Fabia is Skoda at its best

THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME • Which luxury car format will emerge victorious from this period of unprecedented volatility ? Matt Saunders looks for the answer in Mercedes-Benz’s EQS limo and BMW’s iX SUV

A VIEW FROM THE BACK

ON TOP OF THE WORLD • The car industry is making a strong recovery from the chaos of Covid-19, even though the chips are down, as electrification drives change. Julian Rendell goes...