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NEW SUV CAN HELP FORD REGAIN ITS EUROPE FOCUS

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FORD GOES RADICAL TO STAY RELEVANT IN EUROPE • Expansion of model line-up on the cards – with affordability in focus

FORD GOES IT ALONE

FORD IS FIRST TO SECURE FULL EV GRANT

GOLF’S PREVIOUS HIGH FIVES

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF REVS UP FOR R ANNIVERSARY • New special expected in 2027, featuring Audi RS3’s five-cylinder engine

AUDI RS3 SPECIAL HITS THE TRACK

SMART WILL RETURN TO ITS CITY ROOTS IN 2026 • New #2 baby EV has passed feasibility tests and will be built in China

ELECTRIC CITY SMART GOES BACK TO 1994

THE GROWING SMART LINE-UP

END LOOMS FOR VOLVO V90 ESTATE – BUT V60 ROLLS ON

NEW VOLVO XC70 PHEV PAVES THE WAY TO FULL ELECTRIFICATION

TWIN CONCEPTS HAVE FUN WITH MINI HERITAGE • Fashion, motorsport and surfing are the inspirations behind the patchwork pair

STRUGGLING LOTUS TO CUT ANOTHER 550 JOBS IN UK

SKODA BACK ON THE BEACH

WE RIDE WITH THE LONG-DISTANCE WARRIOR

MERCEDES GT XX CONCEPT BREAKS 24-HOUR RECORD • Super-saloon sets a new distance record for electric cars at 186mph

END IS NIGH FOR MERCEDES EQE SALOON AND SUV DUO

EVERY DETAIL COUNTS FOR NEXT-GENERATION BMW EVs

END OF THE LINE FOR NISSAN’S MUCH-LOVED GT-R SUPERCAR

YOUNGER BUYERS’ DESIRES CHANGING WHAT’S CLASSIC • Boomer favourites fade as Gen X and millennials look to ‘80s and ‘90s

EV SPEED RECORD HITS NEW HEIGHT

GEN X CLASSICS vs BOOMER CLASSICS • Here are some value-matched pairings from Historics Auctioneers’ July sale. Which ones would you rather?

Grapevine MARK TISSHAW

RML REVEALS PRODUCTION VERSION OF GT HYPERCAR • Dramatically modified Porsche 911 is inspired by Le Mans racers

CHANGAN IS LATEST UK-BOUND CHINESE BRAND

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MY WEEK IN CARS

TOYOTA COROLLA • Update to 2.0-litre hybrid hatchback trades some power for more MPG

PEUGEOT 2008 HYBRID 145 • Middling small crossover now offers economy-enhancing electrification

CUPRA ATECA • Sports SUV is one of the oldest cars on the market. So does it feel like it?

PORSCHE 911 • Revised Carrera S stays pure-ICE and rear-drive but gains GTS-grade kit

MERCEDES-AMG GT • New ‘junior’ AMG GT drops £40k, four cylinders and a whole lot more

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Testing, testing

In the Lotus’ position • For years now, upstart Alpine has been outdoing the guru. Will the new Emira Turbo SE restore the natural order? ILLYA VERPRAET meditates on whether it’s as flexible as the A110

PUNKIN’ INSTIGATOR • Bugatti’s designers combine classic beauty with high-energy modernity. FELIX PAGE meets the Prodigy fan who sets the tone

Unity is strength • Nissan’s success in the Formula E championship is rooted in the development of its road-going EVs, as DAMIEN SMITH discovers

MG CYBERSTER • Time’s up with our oddball...