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LOWER-COST MOTORING IS GETTING TOUGHER

New 5 Series: BMW lines up hot EV and 750bhp M5 PHEV • All-new E-Class rival will field combustion, plug-in hybrid and EV versions from 2023

A QUICK LAP OF 5 SERIES HISTORY

NEW 7 SERIES TO GET 600BHP-PLUS EV RANGE-TOPPER

TOO TAME OR A SHREWD MOVE?

Eco special shows Bentley future • Flying Spur Hybrid launched as Odyssean Edition with sustainable cabin materials

Volkswagen lines up rakish Taigo for 2022 UK arrival

ODYSSEAN EDITION’S INSIDE STORY ON SUSTAINABILITY

CONFIDENTIAL

Kia Niro gets radical new look • Bold styling and efficiency boosts will be features of the second-gen SUV, due 2022

KIA ACHIEVES RECORD UK SALES

IN-DEMAND SOUL TO STAY ON SALE

Restomod makeover for Renault 5 Turbo

CITROEN DS CONVERTED TO EV

Charger providers under scrutiny • Government’s competition watchdog steps in and suggests major improvements

THE UK’S BIGGEST PUBLIC RAPID-CHARGER PROVIDERS

HOW VOLVO WILL GET THE MOST OUT OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES

How Myenergi became key player in EV charging game • UK company says key to rapid growth is uniquely ‘holistic approach’ to electrification

AN INDUSTRY SET TO SURGE

INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley • MY WEEK IN CARS

LAMBORGHINI HURACAN STO • Rear-driven atmo V10 supercar is given track focus through aero bodykit, chassis upgrades, lighter bodywork and stripped-out cabin

SUBARU OUTBACK • Off-road-focused estate enters sixth era promising greater on-road sophistication

PORSCHE BOXSTER 25 YEARS • Porsche celebrates the sports car that saved it with a special anniversary model

NISSAN QASHQAI TEKNA+ • It should be popular as an affordable family hauler, but what about in top-rung form?

MAZDA 6 KURO EDITION • Special edition brings bespoke design elements to ageing, idiosyncratic saloon

VOLKSWAGEN ID 3 PRO S TOUR • With more power, the biggest available battery and extra kit, this is the flagship ID 3

Maserati Quattroporte • Modena dips a toe into AMG territory with a V8-engined performance limousine

Range at a glance

Weights and measures

Multimedia system

Track notes

Data log

A cracking V8, but little else you’d want in a £130k fast four-door

ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p80

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BRING OUT THE BIG GUNS • With a combined 2000 horses and room for one more in the back, these three lusty luxury load-luggers can do it all. But which does it best? James Disdale finds out

WHY NOT GO DOWN THE WELL-TRODDEN PATH?

FOUR ON THE FLOOR

KEEPING UP WITH THE NEIGHBOURS • Petrolheads with car stories could be right on your doorstep, as John Evans finds out

CHERISHED NEED NOT MEAN RARE

A911 BY A 911 • Taking nominative determinism to its illogical conclusion, Mike Duff drives a 911, numberplate A 911, along the A911, before a flight of fancy diverts the basic-spec Carrera model 120 miles...