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LEADERSHIP IS NEEDED TO MAKE UK EV-READY

New Renault 5 joins battle for small car supremacy • French icon returns in EV production form to take on old foes Mini and Fiat 500

Alpine’s hot take on the 5 coming soon

New Ineos Fusilier EV guns for junior Defender, G-Class • Compact 4x4 is a pure EV and range-extender that will rival baby Land Rover, Merc

Lancia 037 reimagined for 2024

ZAGATO GIVES A110 A HAPPY ENDING

Electric £15k bubble car confirmed for UK

Hotter McLaren Artura Spider paves way for coupé update • New hybrid drop-top arrives with upgrades that are destined for coupé version

Hybrid power for new-look MG 3 • Supermini gets 192bhp, 64mpg, fancier interior, refined chassis – and £6k price rise

Born reborn with more brawn

LATEST SAFETY WHEEZE IS A BIT OF A BELTER

Car makers react to EV slowdown • Electrification plans are being throttled back as demand falls

SECRET SOURCE • OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

Diesels benefit from EV fatigue • Sales to motorists unconvinced by the prospect of going electric grew by 12%

TESTER’S NOTES

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MY WEEK IN CARS

Autocar Archive

RACING LINES

VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN • ‘Golf of crossovers’ is reinvented for a third generation with a sharp focus on interior usability and technology

VOLVO EX30 • We had very mixed feelings on meeting this small EV in Spain. How about in Britain?

BMW X2 • Second generation of coupé-crossover arrives in 296bhp petrol M35i form

BMW iX2 • Rakish compact SUV also comes with electric power, initially in twin-motor guise

MORGAN PLUS FOUR • A more sophisticated chassis and easier usability are the focus of this latest update

FIAT 500C • It’s now as old as some of its drivers, yet it still sells in huge volumes. Let’s catch up

VAUXHALL ASTRA GSE SPORTS TOURER • Sporty plug-in hybrid version of family hatchback is now also available as an estate

VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG 3.0 TSI eHYBRID • Facelifted SUV shows its hand in lower-rung plug-in hybrid guise

AUF WIEDERSEHEN, PETROL • The final generation of petrol Cayenne is here and the S has regained V8 power. Our recent road test showed its all-round brilliance, but how will it fare with a day-long driving trek? Murray Scullion celebrates Porsche’s misunderstood marvel with a run across the border

ANYONE FOR SECONDS? • F1 looks very familiar as we enter 2024, so where does the intrigue lie? Damien Smith and Edd Straw discuss

TEAMS AND DRIVERS

How do you solve a problem like Stellantis? • UK boss Maria Grazia Davino has been sent to troubleshoot a big group of complex and diverse brands with their own way of doing things. Mark Tisshaw hears her plan

Subaru Crosstrek • Japanese brand’s jacked-up Impreza brings off-road capability to a hatchback canvas

Data log

VERDICT • New manners for junior off-roader are welcome, if not transformative

HONDA ZR-V • Did this new hybrid family crossover really outshine the Qashqai? Here’s our verdict

FORD RANGER RAPTOR • Our man loved running the original, and this one takes everything to...