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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 • ‘V12 engines don’t make much sense, but so what?’

Merc’s secret weapon? The boss’s mum

Why the long face?

This just in from a galaxy far, far away

Score one for Apple’s Trojan horse

Finally, Fiat knows exactly what it’s for

Welcome home, Land Rover

Another good Nissan… for other people to buy

Has the world given up on the world car?

Mountain dubious • More performance, same luxury – can the revised Bentley Bentayga Speed deliver it all? We’re almost convinced

But where’s the fun? • Didn’t vRS used to stand for a bit wild and crazy? No longer, it seems

Got there in the end • A major overhaul makes the EV more efficient and better to drive

Vive la revolution • The Neue Klasse iX3 will form the basis for all new BMWs. No pressure, then…

Blowing a gale • Sapphire version transforms the Air into something much wilder

Fiat at its best • Panda Hybrid brims with style and humour, while staying affordable

Diamond geyser • Is the plug-in version the best Ranger as well as the most tax-efficient? Driving it in Iceland leaves us in no doubt

Opinion • ANALOGUE DELIGHTS + BARGAINS + GEORG’S BENTLEY

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‘Silly rules killed off the small petrol hatch, probably the world’s most energy efficient car’

‘Straight away, the results – like so many AI projects these days – were absolutely staggering’

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GTI IS BACK • Peugeot’s original GTIs are among the greatest performance cars ever built. Now, the badge is back. But is the magic?

EXCEPTIONAL IN THE ’80S

TEENAGE RAMPAGE

GOOD AS GOLD

CLEAN HEIR

FANTASTIC BEASTS • With legislation threatening their very existence, Aston Martin, Ferrari and Lamborghini have another roll of the V12 dice

SEVEN REASONS WHY WE LOVE V12S • The combustion engine at its most awe-inspiring. What’s not to like?

ENDLESS ADVENTURES WITH CAR • CAR puts you in the driving seat, on the grid and in the boardroom with the best reviews, analysis and interviews

BEYOND THUNDERDOME • Can a muscle car shorn of its big petrol engine still be a muscle car? Judging by the Dodge Charger Daytona, yes and no

‘I CAN GET FIRED. BUT AT KIA THERE’S AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEED TO EXPERIMENT’ • Found yourself admiring Kias recently? Of course you have. It’s the Karim Habib effect

HARD ON THE GAS • Emissions rules will kill the 911 GT3… won’t they? But Porsche’s GT boss has a few tricks up his sleeve

ANDREAS PREUNINGER’S FAVOURITES FROM 25 YEARS OF HOT 911S • The man responsible for every Porsche GT this century picks the best

Why so serious? • We come over a bit Max Power as our sensible Superb meets one with a touch of the Joker about it.

That’s the spirit • Looking for the spirit of Soichiro in modern Hondas, two-wheeled or four, is a waste of time. But there’s hope – for now.

Split loyalties • A dalliance with the Mercedes-Benz E53 gives us a chance to reassess where our affections really rest.

The Goldilocks hatch • Not wild like the RS3, not plain like the A3, maybe the S3 is actually the pick of the range.

The tough get going • Renault’s risen to the Chinese challenge by reinventing an old factory to build EVs like our Scenic.

Niche within a niche • The rotary range-extender Mazda is very good in some extremely specific ways. Chances of it...