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F1 SHOW GOES ON – BUT TO A DIFFERENT SCRIPT

Mulsanne to be reborn as super-luxury electric GT • Bentley’s new flagship will be a high-priced, sporty model with next-gen EV tech

CHANNEL R-TYPE CONTI, BENTLEY

OTHER SUPER-LUXURY SALOONS IN ELECTRIC RENAISSANCE

ID Buzz finally makes production • Volkswagen’s retro-inspired electric MPV and van will go on sale in the UK in May

Next MX-5 to stay true to roots

SUVs HAVE CRUSHED VISION COUPE’S HOPES OF PRODUCTION

Volvo primes all-electric XC60 • EV version of firm’s best-selling car will arrive in 2024 and join XC90 replacement

COMPACT ‘XC 20’ ON THE WAY

Lotus lifts lid on design of new Type 132 electric SUV

Cyberster to lead MG expansion • Affordable roadster will be joined by three more new electric cars

MG SEES OPPORTUNITIES IN CAR SHARING

Alfa Romeo working on new electric-only supermini

HOW NEW INVERTER TECH GIVES EVs MORE POWER AND RANGE

F1 aero and tech for Alpine EVs • UK-based experts finish work on 5 hot hatch and will increase road car involvement

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TESTER’S NOTES

Why Honda-Sony deal matters • Creation of joint EV brand shows how car makers and tech giants can join forces

WHAT WILL THE FIRST HONDA-SONY CAR LOOK LIKE?

How England’s roads will be made net-zero

Car firms eye in-house parts supply • As industry moves to EVs, manufacturers want to control production of vital parts

Motorway charging unshackled

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MY WEEK IN CARS

RED BULL’S POWER PLAY • Christian Horner tells us about his team’s new independent status

Pennzoil Las Vegas 400

MOTORSPORT GREATS

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CITROEN C5 X • Ever the innovator, Citroën rides to the rescue of the “sad and boring” large family car segment with a unique new offering

MERCEDES-BENZ EQE • Electric E-Class equivalent aims to add some excitement to ultra-refined EQS recipe

MERCEDES-BENZ EQS SUV • Stuttgart tries to outsmart the BMW iX

ASTON MARTIN DBX 707 • Gaydon’s aimed to make the world’s fastest production SUV – with no compromises

SKODA ENYAQ COUPE iV vRS • Sleeker version of impressive electric SUV arrives in performance guise

DACIA JOGGER 1.0 TCe 110 • When the cost of living is on the up, Dacia has halved the price of a new seven-seater

JEEP RENEGADE E-HYBRID • Is this mild hybrid the ideal compromise between the ICE-only and PHEV versions?

Lexus NX • Sharp on the outside, sumptuous on the inside: can the new NX surpass Audi and co?

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VERDICT • Interesting, refined and efficient, but not as polished as the best

WHAT’S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT? • It’s only a £1.5m road-legal version of Prodrive’s eye-popping rally raider swapping the Saudi desert for the clogged-up streets of London’s West End. All in a day’s work for Matt Prior

“Everybody deserves the beauty of an Alfa Romeo” • Yes, we’ve heard it all before, but this revival plan has both big bucks and inspired leadership behind it, finds Rachel Burgess

THE UK PERSPECTIVE

CLAMPING DOWN...