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LAW MAKERS, GIVE US MORE CHARGERS – FAST

Aston Martin lines up 830bhp 296 GTB rival • Entry-level 2023 British supercar will use an AMG-sourced hybrid V8

ELBOWS OUT, ASTON

Morgan reveals £40k Super 3 • All-new 635kg three-wheeler uses an atmo Ford triple and stiff monocoque chassis

JON WELLS, MORGAN DESIGN BOSS

WHAT ABOUT AN ELECTRIC ONE?

Genesis readies seven more EVs • Firm to replace all current combustion-engined cars with electric ones this decade

GENESIS TO FOLLOW HYUNDAI AND KIA WITH PERFORMANCE EVs

Porsche starts testing next-generation Panamera

PORSCHE TO GO PUBLIC, VALUED AT £71 BILLION

Kincsem taps radical H2 tech • New hypercar, dubbed son of Jaguar C-X75, to use revolutionary hydrogen solution

MG chases younger buyers with four-car Cyber brand

WHAT IS Mc LAREN APPLIED?

REGULAR LIDAR IS SMART BUT THIS TAKES IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

WILL NIVA’S SPIRIT SURVIVE?

LADA EYES UP GLOBAL EXPANSION

All-new Lada Niva coming 2025 • Off-road stalwart set to adopt Renault platform but will retain its go-anywhere ethos

THE NOTEBOOK

TESTER’S NOTES

Opportunity knocks for Mazda • New model blitz and favourable post-Brexit landscape signal growth, says UK boss

New EV-focused British company plans to disrupt car tyre industry

Viritech seeks funds for developing FCEVs

STELLANTIS DOUBLES INCOME, TRIPLES PROFIT

EXPLOITING CORNWALL’S LITHIUM

UK must mine battery material • Post-Brexit, and in a new EV world, there is a need for local sources of raw materials

How China’s car firms are forcing faster development times

INSIDE INFORMATION

Autocar Archive

MY WEEK IN CARS

RUBBIN’ IS STILL RACIN’ • How a rookie elbowed his way to a Daytona 500 win

TOP STEP DESERT X-PRIX

MOTORSPORT GREATS

TOYOTA bZ4X • Toyota’s first production battery-electric car is a RAV4-sized SUV. Should Tesla and Volkswagen be worried?

TOYOTA FIGHTING ON ALL FRONTS

TESLA MODELY • The first shipment of right-hand-drive electric SUVs has arrived in the UK

VOLKSWAGEN T-ROC • Popular crossover is facelifted with a focus on improving the quality of the interior

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DS 9 E-TENSE 360 4x4 • French brand’s performance division gives the luxury saloon a go-faster makeover

FORD MAVERICK • Capable new pick-up takes the Kuga platform and tops it with F150-inspired styling

BMW iX • All-new zero-emissions flagship luxury car strikes out in bold, sophisticated style

Multimedia system

Assisted driving notes

Data log

VERDICT • Takes the luxury EV to new heights, but its design is easy to criticise

24 HOURS IN A McLAREN GT • He is Autocar associate editor Piers Ward, and this might be the longest day of his life

UNUSUAL VEHICLES YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY SLEEP IN

They don’t Mackem like they used to • Nissan has celebrated 25 years of manufacturing in the UK by giving an old Bluebird the innards of a new Leaf. John Evans tells the Sunderland story

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