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GOOD NEWS: CHRISTMAS HAS COME EARLY

All-new BMW iX3 to spark Neue Klasse model blitz • Six new EVs to harness a platform and tech that R&D boss calls “a game-changer”

Incoming electric super-saloon could take iM3 name

Toyota to top and tail expanding EV line-up • Japanese firm’s EV range is set to gain a luxury fastback flagship and an urban SUV

Morgan back on EV trail with 635kg trike

Price parity for new Nissans • Qashqai and Juke won’t jump in price when they go electric-only later this decade

PORSCHE GOES MINING FOR DATA ON JUPITER

New British super-luxury brand • Prototype specialist HPL sets up as Allesley as client-led coachbuilder

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MY STARS OF 2023

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Make their Christmas with a weekly dose of automotive joy

SMART #3 • Undercooked #1 electric crossover introduced the brand reimagined under Geely. Now for the larger, coupé-styled one

RANGE ROVER EVOQUE • Is baby Land Rover’s ‘reductive’ interior redesign a help or a hindrance?

VAUXHALL ASTRA SPORTS TOURER ELECTRIC • Smart-looking estate gains electric power and a load bay that might swing the deal

CUPRA FORMENTOR VZ5 BAT • Five-pot SUV is given a ‘darker edge’ for an ‘even more emotional driving experience’

MAKING A MEAL OF IT • Our festive convention of food and cars carries a theme this year, as our testers pick their most underrated models of 2023. Vicky Parrott slices the turkey(s)

OUR MOST OVERRATED NEW CARS OF 2023

WHAT’S ON OUR CHRISTMAS LISTS?

2023 AND ALL THE TRIMMINGS • From people and places to some very special cars, we look back over the past 12 months and pick our favourite motoring-related moments

Kit and caboodle • Pocher model cars are tabletop facsimiles of the real things and coveted by enthusiasts and collectors. John Evans tries not to glue his fingers together

DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS • Home is where Christmas dinner is, so it’s vital to get there in time. Here are a few ways to do it in style, Bangernomically, against the odds.

LET IT TOW LET IT TOW, • Driving home for Christmas isn’t an option if your car won’t start, but it’s the breakdown firms’ busiest time of the year. John Evans finds out why

FULL CHAT • Autocar’s My Week In Cars podcast is going from strength to strength. Steve Cropley looks back at how it all began – and where it might lead

A PODCAST IN THE MAKING

Toys that cars made us love • It’s all about the receiving, right? The Autocar staff reminisce about the past by recalling their most inspiring automotive presents

ALL THE GEAR AND DOE-EYED DEER • Winter camping isn’t everyone’s Thermos of tea, but some say it’s an annual highlight. Richard Webber tries it in style with a Porsche 911 Dakar

Anyone for Tannis? • The annual Car of the Year contest kicks off with an incongruous get-together on a windswept beach in Denmark. Jury member Mark Tisshaw was there

“Niki Lauda was a smart operator. If I had 50% of that, maybe I would have won a world title” • John Watson’s humility kept him out of the Formula 1 spotlight, but he won the hearts of fans. Damien Smith finally meets...