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‘WE’LL BE EV-ONLY BY THEN, UNLESS WE AREN’T’

AMG to unleash electric super-SUV as ‘trailblazer’ • All-new BMW XM rival will pack more than 1000bhp and be a ‘technological pioneer’

Mercedes ditches trials of range-extender tech for EVs

Polestar lines up 2 successor • Boss says popular EV will be replaced by the 7 – and plays down Volvo funding fears

New ‘A2 E-tron’ due in 2027 as Audi tries to fend off Chinese

Extreme twin-turbo V8 Defender flagship to launch Octa branding • New badge destined for high-end models, starting with potent BMW-engined 4x4

Ultra-swish Genesis flagship unveiled

Explorer arrives late – but ‘better’ • Ford has used enforced half-year delay to upgrade new EV, which now goes 374 miles

CRASH TESTERS GAIN POWER OF X-RAY VISION

Seagull to swoop in, eat Dacia’s lunch • BYD bosses look to import £8000 city car as Chinese brand continues UK expansion

McLaren’s new look to diversify brand

SECRET SOURCE • OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

Improved GR Yaris jumps £12k • More powerful and durable development of hot hatch costs £44k

Mokka joins Corsa in EV bargain basement

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RACING LINES

TOYOTA LAND CRUISER • Fabled off-roader is rejuvenated with a cool retro design and mechanical updates targeting better on-road manners

PORSCHE TAYCAN • Major upgrades to the motors, battery and chassis are designed to make one of the best EVs even better

NISSAN JUKE • Nissan wants people to like the Juke from the inside as well as from the outside

MAZDA 2 HYBRID • Rebadged Toyota supermini belatedly receives some design differentiation

JEEP RENEGADE • Stellantis’s latest screens replace outdated dashboard in ageing family SUV

‘The challenge is huge. I’ve never seen anything like it in my career’ • Audi faces formidable challenges and is undergoing change on a scale never seen before – all under a new CEO, Gernot Döllner. James Attwood hears his plan

THE GENERATION GAP • Watford Gap services on the M1 needs to be knocked down and replaced by something better suited to today’s era and its travellers, says its owner. John Evans finds out more

Buy now, don’t pay later • Pick the right used car and you will pay minimal or even no VED. Alex Wolstenholme sniffs out some tempting tax-busters

BMW 5 Series • Has the plug-in hybrid sporting executive saloon finally come of age?

Data log

VERDICT • Undeniably capable and a fine plug-in hybrid sports saloon

BMW X5 • Is this PHEV really all the car you need in your daily life? Here’s our final judgement

SMART #1 • We ask Smart’s top salesperson who’s buying this EV – and her answer is a surprise

FORD RANGER RAPTOR • A practical vehicle made impractical? We put that notion to bed

HONDA E:NY1 • Honesty is the best policy. Especially for EVs with not that much range

MAZDA MX-30 R-EV • Good intentions haven’t led to entirely positive outcomes

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