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Beauty and the boost • Don’t expect 911 gurus Singer to go electric any time soon. Instead its new study basks in the glory years of Turbo.
Jag to get new mission... i-Pace replaced in 2025... e-XJ could be revived...
Upping the Paceman • Mini’s reviving the oddball Paceman for a small electric crossover, due 2024.
Big shoes to fill • After some senior management shake-ups, what’s in the in-tray for the newbies?
The best hot hatch gets hotter still • Toyota reveals GRMN Yaris for Japan
Can tech firms make great cars? • As cars become more reliant on digital tech, some digital tech brands are morphing into car makers.
Aston DBX 707: the powerhouse kingslayer • The most powerful SUV: 697bhp!
Made In Italy: automotive art
‘Kale without dressing? No thanks’ • After ups and downs, Fisker now has a breakthrough car – what took boss Henrik so long?
Six questions only we would ask
That’s fightin’ talk • Don’t write Subaru off: it’s built a hot EV
Turn back the clock • Our phones mean watches are no longer essential – so they might as well be fun.
Quick change artistry • Twin-clutch transmissions have been with us for 40 years, evolving all the time.
The car that changes colour • This dynamic body wrap isn’t just cosmetic – it can also help efficiency.
And the gimmick is… no gimmicks! • Well, hardly any. A deep dive into BMW’s new interface reveals a refreshing clarity and user-friendliness.
Welcome to no man’s land • Almost an SUV, almost a family wagon, almost hyper-quick… Just what is the Taycan Cross Turismo for? The Alps should provide some answers
Pick-up: 0 miles
14 TAYCANS TO CHOOSE FROM… HELP!
The gospel of lukewarm • Nothing to get worked up about in this quietly competent coupe SUV
The Spur of the moment • Do not mistake this for the electric revolution. It’s a big, heavy V6 limo with a bit of silent running. Is that enough?
Keep aiming high
Opinion • OUT OF REACH + THE BEST PORSCHE + ELECTRIC ADVENTURES
Mercedes Vision EQXX
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‘Carlos Ghosn firmly embraced the electric revolution and was roundly mocked by rivals’
‘No matter how many online forms you’ve filled in, the rental company will still make you wait for an hour’
Alfa Romeo A new hope • Alfa’s top men tell us about the new golden age they’re set to unleash – and it starts with the Tonale, the car to tempt back Alfisti gone AWOL
Alfa Romeo The new boss
Alfa Romeo The man with the vision
The next five years • A rebooted Duetto Spider is set to star in an electric line-up to reignite the passion
WHEN THREE WORLDS COLLIDE • The past, present and future of off-road racing meet at Dakar 2022 – where Audi aims to rewrite history, but the desert has other ideas
AERO TO THE THRONE • Gordon Murray’s latest V12 supercar, the T.33 is deceptively simple, using ingenious hidden aerodynamics
IT’S ALL IN THE DETAIL • Gordon Murray guides us through his greatest bits
‘I don’t do ugly’ • Decades into a career spent making the car world a better proportioned and more beautiful place, design veteran Peter Horbury has agreed to ‘one last job’ – helping Lotus blossom again
THE MAN, THE CAR, THE COFFEE
HOW HE GOT HERE
CATCH US IF YOU CAN • Powerful, four-wheel drive...