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Every month CAR interviews the stars of motorsport, demystifies the latest in-car technology and shares our writers’ passion for car culture and car design. Discover the world’s newest and most exciting cars: join us to drive everything from supercars and hot hatches to family cars.

Welcome

Insider • The new Aceman concept car gives us our first glimpse of not only Mini’s new design direction, but also its entire outlook as it enters a new era.

‘Mini should be much bolder in phasing out combustion engines’

MINI’S NEXT GENERATION • EV and combustion will live side by side until 2030

ALFA’S SUPERCAR IS BORN AGAIN! • An Alfa supercar was shelved a few years back. But the new regime wants to fire it up as a last hurrah for the V6, says Phil McNamara

BMW M AT 50 • TOP PICKS FOR THE BIGGEST FANS

Ford’s Bronco is coming to Europe: does that matter? • Two of CAR’s team argue over Ford’s decision to bring the icon to the Continent

MR RADICAL RUNS OUT OF ROAD • Herbert Diess set in motion VW’s revolutionary switch from diesel to electric. But now he’s been forced out. Why? And will VW come to regret his sudden exit?

My career in three sketches • SANGYUP LEE Senior vice president of Hyundai design

This month’s conversations with CAR • LAURENCE HANSEN, CITROËN PRODUCT STRATEGIST

GET READY FOR 1974 • Hyundai design chief’s bold retro-futurist look for N division

’80s SUPERMODELS • Tamiya’s busy mining the nostalgia seam with a stream of radio-control re-releases. But which to go for?

JOB 1: FIND FORD’S DESIGN MOJO • Ford design used to be a world-beater. But not lately. One year into his job, Anthony Lo explains his re-boot.

Six questions only we would ask…

BRIGHT IDEAS • Time to step out of the shadows.

IS SOLID STATE THE BATTERY HOLY GRAIL? • They’re smaller, lighter and more efficient, but solid-state batteries remain just over the horizon – and all the time, lithium-ion tech is advancing.

NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS • Car makers are getting involved in one of the biggest trends in digital history. But what are NFTs for?

MERC’S EXTREME ANGLE REAR-STEER • Rear-wheel steering is nothing new, but the EQS’s wild angles move the game forward.

Clean break • A bigger Leaf? An electric Qashqai? Or a fresh start for Nissan? We drive the Ariya in Sweden to see if it has anything special to offer in a crowded market

The houndstooth of love • Retro looks, rear drive, manual shift. What’s not to like? The price…

Love and thunder • This must be the best Huracan ever: thrilling or docile on demand, and built around a raw V10 subtly helped by tech

It’s the missing M

The anti-supercar

Letter of the month

‘My high-tech McLaren lay inactive, dihedral door raised skyward like a prayer to Heaven’

‘Lean and bronzed with hair like an archduke’s, the Lambo boss is impeccably dressed’

Future nostalgia • The SP3 Daytona blends Ferrari’s past, present and future in one delectable, V12-powered whole. Can its performance live up to its looks?

LIBERTÉ, ÉGALITÉ, ÉLECTRICITÉ • Now 50 years old, the Renault 5’s rich and diverse history once included an electric version – and soon will again

THE FORZA AWAKENS • Alfa Romeo enters the mid-size SUV style wars with the Tonale – adirect rival to the Evoque. But can it match the Brit’s proven practicality and performance?

DON’T STOP BELIEVING • Worried the new Civic Type R couldn’t possibly live up to its forebears? Concerned that Honda had lost its way? The 2023 hot hatch begs to differ

FLYING COLOURS • Ferrari’s high-tech 296 GTB has taken our breath away in isolation. What’s it like back-to-back with the cream...