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TRANSIT TRIUMPHS, BUT SMALL CARS SOLDIER ON
New Ferrari flagship packs 819bhp from an atmo V12 • Mighty, tech-rich GT will be available in coupé and convertible guises from next year
Bold, fresh look for updated Cullinan • Revised SUV majors on bluff proportions as Rolls-Royce ramps up tech and options
Red Bull faces post-Newey era
AMG lines up turbo V8 for CLE 63 • Performance arm U-turns on unpopular PHEV power for coupé range-topper
TWR lets Supercat out of bag
M4 joins Competition Sport line-up • Lighter, faster and more track-focused take on hot BMW coupé packs 543bhp
Batur becomes priciest Bentley
HOW TYRE FIRMS KEEP TABS ON PARTICLES
Renault fills final gap in SUV line-up • Captur spawns more practical, hybrid-only Symbioz as £30k Nissan Qashqai rival
Mini rediscovers its British humour
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A110 signs off with £200k special • Alpine readies Cayman GT4 RS-baiting track-focused ‘ultimate’ model with 330bhp
Performance line-up on hold as Peugeot puts EVs first
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MY WEEK IN CARS
RACING LINES
MINI COOPER SE • Fourth-generation Mini hatch arrives in spicier electric form, with a much longer range for the same money
FERRARI SF90 XX SPIDER • Track pack made V8 hybrid super-coupé a better steer. Same for the drop-top?
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE • Can the American SUV brand’s new flagship mix it with the plug-in hybrid big guns?
GWM ORA 07 • Lightning Cat is poised to leap into the UK’s electric saloon market
GEOMETRY PANDA • This could be just the kind of EV that Europe and its car makers need
NO SURRENDER • The supermini is an endangered species but the new Suzuki Swift has arrived to change all that. James Disdale pits it against the class champ, Renault’s Clio
Goth metal • Just as Ikea is a furniture store taken to the max, the wonderful new World of Volvo in Gothenburg is rather more than your everyday car museum. James Attwood drops by
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION • Everrati’s electric luxury restomod business is picking up pace. Stephen Dobie drives its latest model, a Mercedes SL Pagoda with twice the original power
“I just enjoy doing interesting and challenging things” • Ford UK and Ireland boss Lisa Brankin won the top honour at the Autocar Great Women 2024 awards. She tells Will Rimell what motivates her
Industry leaders call for faster progress on female representation
Autocar Great Women 2024: the winners
Ford Transit Custom • This new version is the UK’s best-selling vehicle, but is there joy to be found in a van?
Data log
VERDICT • Likely to remain the default load lugger, despite a high price
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG • Big 4x4s with big diesel engines: things to forget or preserve? We intend to find out
FORD RANGER RAPTOR • Despite appearances, it feels like a car in many ways, including on the motorway
HONDA E:NY1 • How do you like the sound of a version that’s better in almost every way for £15k less?
McLAREN ARTURA • Our car’s back up to full speed, but can it...