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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

Insder • Singer Vehicle Design’s latest project is a track-ready weapon inspired by Porsche’s racing heritage. By Jake Groves

‘It looks wild, but has Singer actually jumped the shark?’ • THE DEBATE: SINGER’S MOST EXTREME CAR YET

964: THE KEY TO THE KINGDOM • Family tree? More like telegraph pole...

HOT EV COUPE ON GENESIS’ RADAR • The Korean luxury brand is investigating a grand touring EV flagship based on its gorgeous Speedium concepts.

ERROR 404: ONLINE SALES NOT FOUND • Buying a car online is the future, say car makers. But not everyone is convinced

My career in three sketches • DAVID DURAND DESIGN DIRECTOR, DACIA

DON’T ROCK THE BOAT • At least not too much. These newbies embrace tradition or trends.

‘MY THIRD CHILD IS CALLED QASHQAI’ • Nissan’s engineering mastermind talks crossover success and how to follow the Leaf.

Six questions only we would ask • THE CAR CURVEBALLS

STORY OF THE BLUES • Simple, classic and expensive: three relatively restrained new watches.

Tech • Some car makers are pushing back against external software creeping into their cars. Others embrace the trend. Who’s right?

CAMERA-GUIDED SUSPENSION BY DS • Hydropneumatic? Nope. DS uses modern tech to get some of that classic ride quality back.

VEHICLE-TO-GRID CHARGING • Halve running costs on Renault’s new 5 by selling electricity to the grid.

Fìrst drives • You know that idea everyone has of the perfect Aston Martin grand tourer? This might just be it

Subtle (for a tornado) • Could this be the best S-Class and the best super-saloon?

Smooth infiltrator • Burrowing into a tiny gap in the Honda range, another crossover

Found: the missing edge • You can rely on M division’s CS derivatives to be sensational

Opinion

‘Despite the name, a touchscreen can’t be navigated by touch, unlike a physical switch’

‘I almost lost my licence when I was caught doing 100mph in a Renault Espace, of all things’

Light/heavy Norfolk/China Sports/SUV Engines/EV The past/Eletre • The Eletre is a big, luxurious battery-electric SUV. It can’t be like any previous Lotus. But can it still be impressive?

THE SAVIOURS • The last car to save Lotus was the Elise. As Lotus chases volume and luxury, do its sports car and the enormous new eSUV have anything in common?

THE WUHAN CLAN • Inside Lotus Technology’s $1.5bn EV plant in China, where the Eletre will be built along with its future siblings.

STAND BY FOR RE- ENTRY • Porsche returns to the outer limits once occupied by 959, Carrera GT and 918 Spyder with Mission X, its all-electric hypercar. And we were there for lift-off

CLEANING UP THE BOARDROOM • A stunning US rival gives green-minded executives an intriguing new alternative to Tesla, Mercedes and BMW

SEVEN REASONS WHY WE LOVE LAMBO • All that’s great about company that could have imploded decades ago… but that continues to fly

The crowd of the sound • 382 Lamborghinis and their owners gather to glory in the speed, sight and sound of the first 60 years – and look ahead to a (quieter) future

JEEPERS KEEPERS • If the petrol performance car’s days are numbered, here are three to be treasured forever. BMW’s new M2 meets the Porsche Cayman GTS and Honda’s latest Civic Type R

Our cars • Look past its face, and the i7 is a limo with deep EV talents.

Into the lion’s den • Expensive,...