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WANTED: A NEW WAY TO RAISE £28BN USING EVs
EVs and most potent BMW yet mark M division’s 50th • Best-selling performance sub-brand plots transition to electric future
New Countryman PHEV to be Mini’s hottest model yet
HIGH-POWER HYBRID M7 ON THE CARDS
M DIVISION: 50 NOT OUT
Ranger Raptor cranks it up with V6 • Hardcore version of new pick-up gains 284bhp twin-turbo petrol V6; due this summer
Jeep to axe pure-ICE for electrification in Europe this year
JUSTIN CAPICCHIANO, FORD PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME MANAGER
TOYOTA, YAMAHA RUN BIG V8 ON H2
Has road pricing’s time come? • The UK government will need to plug the hole left in its finances by the switch to EVs
COULD WE LEARN FROM SINGAPORE?
HOW FEASIBLE IS IT TECHNICALLY?
MAZDA TURNS THE TWO-STROKE INTO A SUPER-EFFICIENT ENGINE
Nvidia to give JLR tech boost • Connectivity and autonomy targeted by new tie-up with major US software firm
JLR HAPPY TO SHARE NVIDIA
THE NOTEBOOK
TESTER’S NOTES
Lotus Technology plans flotation • Brand’s Chinese tech and EV-making business to join stock market valued at £5-6bn
IS LOTUS STOCK A WISE BUY?
Ineos can sidestep CO2 rules with commercial Grenadiers
UK in frame to host Eurocell battery plant
Dealers face EV revenue loss • Electric cars are cheaper to service, but what does that mean for retailers?
SERVICE PL ANS K EY TO BOOSTING REVENUE
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MY WEEK IN CARS
A MILESTONE
ORDERS MUST BE FOLLOWED • They don’t like them, but every top racer knows this is a team game
TOP STEP MEXICO CITY ePRIX
MOTORSPORT GREATS
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VOLKSWAGEN ID BUZZ • Wolfsburg has reinvented the much-loved Type 2 ‘Microbus’ as a dedicated EV. Our first taste is this cargo-carrying prototype
BMW 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER • Mildly divisive front-wheel-drive MPV returns in its second-generation form
PEUGEOT 308 PURETECH 130 • We’ve tested this stylish family hatchback as a PHEV. Now it’s time for the pure petrol
KIA SPORTAGE • Pre-production version shows all the signs of a compelling, long-range contender
VOLKSWAGEN ID 4 PURE • Entry-level model offers a shorter range for a reduction in price. Is it a good trade?
Skoda Kodiaq • Has the decision to ditch diesel resulted in a palpably hotter seven-seat SUV?
Multimedia system
Assisted driving notes
Data log
VERDICT • Commendable family hauler, but petrol vRS fails to justify its price
I’M STILL STANDING • Even after all this time, the Nissan GT-R is looking like a true survivor. Andrew Frankel seeks a rationale for buying a 15-year-old performance car costing £180,000
A POTTED HISTORY OF THE (SKYLINE) GT-R
LET’S GET A MOVE ON • To celebrate the launch of our sister brand Move Electric, Matt Prior and friends try to set EV lap records at Brands Hatch
THE TROUBLE WITH EV TRACK DAYS
SENSORY SIMULATION • Sims are increasingly crucial in the car world. Matt Prior tries the latest and greatest
THE ORIGIN OF CAR SIMULATORS
THE IMMORTALS •...