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IT’S ALL CHANGE – AND THE FASTER THE BETTER

Meanwhile, online…

LANDMARK SUV STARS IN 10-CAR PORSCHE REVAMP • Radical line-up rethink includes new EVs, extending model cycles for ICE cars and an all-new junior SUV

FRONT-BIASED 4WD ON A PORSCHE? THIS IS WHY IT’S HAPPENING

BIGGER, BOLDER NEW T-ROC IS VW’S FIRST FULL HYBRID • Second generation of Golf-based crossover also set to be final combustion VW – for now

T-ROC R TO RETURN AS HOT HYBRID

LEXUS DROPS SECOND HINT ABOUT ELECTRIC SUPERCAR • Production version of new Sport Concept could join forthcoming V8-engined ‘LFR’

MERCEDES IN TALKS ABOUT USING BMW ENGINES

MORE MILES PER CHARGE OR TANK FOR NEW PEUGEOT 308

AUDI PUTS DIFFERENT SLANT ON NEW Q3

STARK WARNING ISSUED ABOUT EV INSURANCE • EV drivers told premiums will rise until battery repairs are more feasible

CHURCHILL’S SERIES 1 LANDIE REVIVED AS 400BHP SPECIAL

BREAKTHROUGH BYD READY TO ROLL

THE NEW TYRE WITH 70% SUSTAINABLE INGREDIENTS

XIAOMI TO SELL CARS IN EUROPE IN NEXT TWO YEARS • Ambitious tech titan sets sights on global EV market

FIRST CLUES TO SKODA’S NEW LOOK FOR OCTAVIA ESTATE

RANGE ROVER VELAR ON TRACK FOR 2026

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CHARGING GULLIES FUND TO BOOST ELECTRIC CAR UPTAKE • It should enable more to charge at home – but critics say it’s not viable

MY WEEK IN CARS

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RACING LINES

THE RIGHT TYPE OF LEADER

YOUR VIEWS

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PORSCHE CAYENNE ELECTRIC • Crucial all-new version of luxury SUV promises enormous performance, delectable handling, a long range and off-road capability all at once

JEEP AVENGER 4XE • Baby Jeep finally gets a 4WD system – but a highly unconventional one

TESLA MODEL Y • Where Tesla went, all others followed. Has it raised the EV bar yet again?

VAUXHALL GRANDLAND • Vauxhall moves its bigger SUV firmly into single-car-household territory

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Testing, testing

What’s in a number? • Morgan’s Supersport and the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N are as disparate a pair as could be conceived. Or are they? VICKY PARROTT finds common ground

How to make a car in two years • Renault has developed the Twingo in just 100 weeks – half the time it took to do the Clio. JAMES ATTWOOD explains how

“Driving pleasure is what matters most” • Manfred Harrer’s role is to develop all of Hyundai Motor Group’s global output. MARK TISSHAW meets the man with motoring’s longest to-do list

HARRER ON…

BMW 1 SERIES • Entry-level version of sporting hatch divided opinion while it was here

SKODA ELROQ • We can hardly contain our excitement about this new, er, grey crossover

VOLVO EX30 • The verdict’s in: ‘a brilliant car’ and ‘the best in 58 years of motoring’

POLESTAR 3 • Tech for tech’s sake: some of this EV’s functions feel like backward steps

RENAULT 5 • The little EV is stylish, fun and a worry for Mini dealers

Y WOULD YOU BUY A NEW ONE? • There’s an even stronger case for a used example of Tesla’s crossover

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