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CAN NISSAN DO A RENAULT IN THIS CHALLENGING ERA?

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BABY DEFENDER EV TO GUN FOR MERCEDES LITTLE G • Land Rover’s new entry-level electric 4x4 looks on course for a 2027 launch

AMG AXES C63’S UNLOVED FOUR-POT FOR BIGGER SIX • New 3.0-litre straight six to be installed at facelift to revive lacklustre sales

FUTURE HYUNDAIS RETAIN SWITCHGEAR

NEW ELECTRIC CAYENNE ON TRACK FOR DEBUT THIS YEAR •  Next-gen EV-only version of Porsche’s best-seller shows new aero look

MORGAN BULLISH ABOUT US SALES DESPITE TARIFF

LATEST EX90 BOOSTS RANGE, CUTS PRICE

AUDI A6 SALOON TAPS HISTORY FOR SLIPPERY SHAPE

BOOST FOR CAR MAKERS AS HYBRIDS GIVEN UNTIL 2035 • Government changes to ZEV mandate also introduce greater scope for carbon trading and exempt low-volume brands from rules

GAC TARGETS UK WITH MG 4 AND TESLA MODEL Y RIVALS •  Two new EVs from the big Chinese maker will be UK-bound “very soon”

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MAZDA REVEALS EV ALTERNATIVE TO CX-60 SUV

SOUND IDEA TURNS ANY FLAT SURFACE INTO A SPEAKER

STRICTER SAFETY STANDARDS THREATEN LOW-COST CARS • Car bosses question need for tougher tests as new rules announced

EURO NCAP SHARPENS TECH FOCUS

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BYD PREMIUM BRAND GETS SET TO CONQUER EUROPE • Denza offers “lots of unique features that legacy brands do not have”, claims Chinese giant

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FORD PUMA GEN-E • Britain’s favourite car turns electric, promising the same fun and practicality plus excellent efficiency

DENZA Z9 GT • Shooting brake introduces us to BYD’s UK-bound Porsche-chasing brand

MORGAN SUPERSPORT • Unique sports car maker reinvents and renames its flagship

BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT • Bentley’s electrification effort finally takes in its core two-door GT coupé

AUDI S6 E-TRON • Audi looks both forward and back with a rapid electric estate

MYWEEK INCARS

Testing, testing

Heavy losses, falling sales and a failed merger with Honda. Can Nissan be saved? • That’s the question facing the firm’s new CEO, 46-year-old Mexican Ivan Espinosa. JAMES ATTWOOD asks him about his turnaround plan

A roll in the Sakura • JAMES ATTWOOD gets a glimpse of a future filled with tiny electric cars by driving Japan’s best-selling EV, the Nissan Sakura

Spec-tacular • One of the thrills of buying a car like the Valhalla is that you can spec it just how you want. ALEX GOY does precisely that at Aston Martin HQ

End of the line • Vauxhall’s Luton plant shut for good two weeks ago, ending the firm’s 120 years in the town. JOHN EVANS celebrates that long, rich history

MINI COOPER S • Is the petrol hot hatch a spent force? Not based on this 6000-mile test

BENTALEY BENTAYGA • Our fleet is mostly electric now, but we will always make space for a V8

RENAULT SCENIC • Curious CarPlay glitch frustrates – but at least there is a silver lining

VOLVO EX40 • A house move reveals just how practical...