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TVR NEEDS TO START DELIVERING, LITERALLY
Electric C-Class to be a game-changer • New tech will give coupé-like EV eye-catching range, less weight and more space
SOLID-STATE BAT TERIES ON THE WAY
New tech for bespoke A-Class EV • Latest advances will give Mercedes a true VW ID 3 rival
MERCEDES EVs WILL GET YOU HOME ON THE RANGE
Special 911 harks back to 1972 • Exclusive new Sport Classic gets retro design, Turbo’s engine and manual gearbox
SALES CERTAIN, SIGHTINGS NOT
Wiesmann resurfaces with 671bhp RWD electric roadster
Demand for old classics cools • Buyers are overlooking traditional classics like the E-Type in favour of 1990s models
THE TYRES THAT MONITOR WEAR AND MAKE THEIR OWN ELECTRICITY
TVR plans Griffith EV for 2024 • Revived company says electric sports car will follow yet-to-materialise V8 flagship
THE NOTEBOOK
TESTER’S NOTES
C02 down despite SUV sales rise • Average emissions fall to 99g/km in Europe, thanks to popularity of PHEVs and EVs
WHICH ARE THE GREENEST COUNTRIES?
HOW MANUFACTURERS ARE HITTING THEIR EMISSIONS TARGETS
Raw materials hiking EV prices • Electric cars are getting more expensive as the cost of materials for batteries spirals
SOME SOLUTIONS TO RISING COSTS
Nissan pulls plug on budget brand Datsun after nine years
VOLVO’S FINANCES WEATHER GLOBAL STORMS
INSIDE INFORMATION
Autocar Archive
MY WEEK IN CARS
THE NEW PRINCE OF WRC • At 21, Kalle Rovanperä is coming of age at the peak of rallying
TOP STEP BTCC at Donington Park
MOTORSPORT GREATS
KIA NIRO • Compact crossover gains some much-needed style and attitude for its second generation
HYBRIDS IN ZERO-EMISSION ZONES
MAZDA CX-60 • Independently minded firm creates its first PHEV and most powerful road car yet
LEXUS RZ • Brand’s first bespoke electric car introduces an exclusively by-wire steering system
BMW M135i • Engineers seek to create greater differentiation between two versions of hot hatch
CUPRA BORN • Can sportier take on the ID 3 appeal to keen drivers in a way the Volkswagen can’t?
Mercedes-Benz C-Class • Electrified C-Class aims to move the PHEV game on to new heights
Multimedia system
Assisted driving notes
Data log
VERDICT • Long-range hybrid tech gives C-Class an outstanding selling point
THE LANDIE OF OPPORTUNITY • It’s now 25 years since the Freelander arrived, setting up Land Rover for a more prosperous future. Simon Hucknall considers its legacy
IT STARTED LIFE AS AN AUSTIN MAESTRO VAN
HOW IT WON OVER THE CRITICS
LIVING THE HIGH LIFE • A high mileage scares most people away from a used car, but John Evans promises that some are bargains, not money pits
IS BUYING A HIGH-MILER A GOOD IDEA?
HOW TO JOIN THE HIGH-MILE CLUB
THREE MORE HIGH-MILEAGE HEROES
YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION… • …but you’ll need plenty of talent and even more practice to master its scorching new SC500, finds Andrew Frankel
THE REVOLUTION MIGHT BE TELEVISED
THE SECRET SOURCE • It’s a well-kept secret that most low-volume,...