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REPORTS OF SMALL CAR’S DEATH EXAGGERATED

McLAREN W1 ECLIPSES FAMOUS FOREBEARS • F1 and P1 successor is a 1258bhp rear-drive hybrid of unparalleled ability

DACIA’S £30,000 DEFENDER TO LAND IN UK NEXT YEAR • Family-sized 4x4 will be available in full-hybrid and mild-hybrid guises

PEUGEOT E-408 PACKS BIGGER BATTERY FOR 281-MILE RANGE

IT’D BE ‘WRONG’ TO GIVE UP ON FAST FORDS • Design boss says firm will keep making performance cars for the road in EV era

BATTERY ISSUES PUT BOXSTER EV AT RISK OF DELAY

HOW OLD CARS ARE MAKING A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE

HONDA SHEDS LIGHT ON NEW CUTTING-EDGE EVs • Seven-strong tech fest is due by 2030, starting with a 482bhp saloon

PETROL SKODAS TO STAY ON SALE

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NEW HYDROGEN EV FROM RENAULT • Embleme concept forecast to produce 80% less carbon than Megane BEV

FOXCONN MPV STAKES CLAIM TO EV RANGE RECORD

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RENAULT 5 • Reimagined supermini targets affordable electric motoring for the masses in the spirit of its much-loved predecessor

LAMBORGHINI URUS SE • Electrification has become inevitable even for the Rambo Lambo

VAUXHALL GRANDLAND • Family SUV is regenerated using the latest Stellantis componentry

VAUXHALL GRANDLAND EV • Six grand more to make it electric

TESLA MODEL Y LONG RANGE RWD • Battery upgrade lets this rear-drive version stretch its legs to 373 miles

AUDI SQ7 • Tech and design updates aim to get stalwart seven-seater over the line

CUPRA BORN • Martorell imbues its EV hatchback with extra power and dynamic poise

VERDICT • A fine EV’s driver appeal is lifted but not transformed

KIA EV6 • Can Kia’s breakthrough EV keep pace with a fresher set of rivals?

Testing, testing

Could it be magic now? • Aston Martin’s Vantage is back with a 656bhp bang and a host of targeted dynamic tweaks. Does it now have what it takes to dominate a class of bona fide grand touring superstars? RICHARD LANE finds out

Three men and a legacy • The Grand Tour has ended and the Clarkson, Hammond and May era of motoring TV is over. JOHN EVANS reflects on their impact

ABARTH 500E • Pumped-up Fiat EV departs in a blaze of colour. Glory, too?

MASERATI MC20 • Carbon-tubbed supercar pretends it’s a big-boned, ’bahnstorming GT

WHEN VW SHRUNK THE GOLF TO BEAT THE FIESTA • Mk5 Polo bottles its big sibling’s class and refinement – and is now £1500

How to get one in your garage

A Ford Capri with a Professional touch

Why my Mini romance has run its course

Head to head

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

F1 pulled from TV in response to car advertising

ROAD TEST RESULTS

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