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DRIVER’S CARS JUST GET BETTER AND BETTER

Supermini and crossovers spearhead new Fiat push • Overhauled 10-model line-up will include a reinvented Panda, Corsa rival and SUVs

Abarth’s first electric car will be a hot 500, due next year

ELECTRIC 500 SHOWS FIAT THE WAY FORWARD

WHY FRANCOIS IS THE PERSON TO HEAD FIAT’S FIGHTBACK

Polestar O2 a future flagship • Boss gives strong hints that its new convertible EV concept will make production

‘Climate-neutral car’ for 2030 launch, pledges Polestar

Renault pins hopes on Austral

Stellantis sets out future plans • Global 14-marque group spells out speed of shift to EVs and how it will boost revenues

Rule-breaking entry Fisker to anchor four-model line-up

TYRES THAT ADJUST THEIR OWN TREAD TO SUIT THE CONDITIONS

CX-60 begins new era for Mazda • SUV introduces PHEV powertrain, RWD platform, plusher interior and evolved styling

THE NOTEBOOK

TESTER’S NOTES

Firms aim to divide and conquer • VW Group is considering listing Porsche on stock market, confirming an industry trend

WILL SPIN-OFF S BE SLOWED BY STOCK MAR K ET SLUMP?

Lotus moves to new sales model

Not enough chargers to go around • Volkswagen Group UK boss warns that EV sales could outstrip infrastructure growth

Stellantis strategy under scrutiny

INSIDE INFORMATION

MY WEEK IN CARS

BOURNE AGAIN • Lincolnshire’s BRM returns after a long-lost treasure surfaces

Grand Prix of St Petersburg

MOTORSPORT GREATS

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LOTUS EMIRA • This is a truly crucial coupé: Hethel’s final combustion-engined car, its first creation under Geely ownership and the replacement for not one but three models

LOTUS TELLS CAR TO GET A GRIP

FERRARI 296 GTB • New model with new V6 engine, as part of 819bhp plug-in hybrid powertrain, transforms Maranello’s entry-level offering

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WHAT AN EXTR A £26K BUYS YOU

BMW M240i xDRIVE COUPE • Can quickest version of new compact two-door impress us again, now on UK roads?

SUZUKI VITARA HYBRID • Suzuki goes a step further with the electrification of its compact crossover

VOLVO C40 RECHARGE TWIN • Range-topping coupé-SUV flexes 201bhp of electric-only muscle on each axle

VAUXHALL GRANDLAND 1.6 HYBRID-E • Timely refresh breathes new life into this crossover, especially in PHEV form

Alpine A110 • Does a dash more performance make this run-out pre-facelift car the ultimate A110?

Multimedia system

Track notes

Data log

VERDICT • The best fast A110 we’ve seen, but not quite the definitive version

THE PROCLAIMER • Would 500 miles from Brighton to Glasgow on a winter’s day be beyond the electric Kia EV6? Matt Saunders lines it up next to the petrol-engined Kia Proceed and throws himself at the mercy of the UK’s rapid-charging network to find out

Turning the tide • A decade ago, Henrik Fisker’s brave foray into electrification ended in glorious failure. Now the designer is back with his Ocean SUV and sure of success.

HENRIK FISKER’S GREATEST HITS

A FAT LOT OF USE THAT IS • Southern Australia’s enormous...