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CHIPS ARE DOWN AS A NEW TREND RISES

Mazda stays true to petrol power with all-new MX-5 • Next-gen roadster, due 2024, to be designed around innovative Skyactiv-X engine

MAZDA READIES ROTARY RANGE EXTENDER AND TWO NEW PHEVs

Nissan GT-R sticking to its guns • Next iteration of supercar will get a new platform but is unlikely to ditch turbo V6

MORE REBORN SPORTS LEGENDS COMING OUT OF JAPAN

HOW R35 WAS MADE SPECIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

Sales slump amid chip crisis • Chip shortage blamed for the lowest September new car registrations since 1999

NEW CAR BEST-SELLERS: HOW THE TOP 10 LOOK SO FAR THIS YEAR

High-tech new MG flagship heads to Europe with 285bhp

Piëch Automotive GT starts testing for 2024 launch

Lotus EV platform made for sharing • Inspired by Elise’s influence, Lotus aims to cash in on new sports car underpinnings

FIVE SPORTS CARS THAT BORROWED FROM THE LOTUS ELISE

WHAT MAKES THE E-SPORTS SPECIAL?

AN INADVERTENT STANDARD-SETTER

THE SCIENCE BEHIND LOTUS’S E-SPORTS ARCHITECTURE

Pulling the plug on plug-in grants • Would removing the shrinking subsidy altogether affect the roll-out of electric cars?

WHAT ABOUT THE HOME EV CHARGER GRANT?

Jim Holder • INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley • MY WEEK IN CARS

BMW i4 M50 • Flagship four-door coupé has more muscle than an M4 Competition. But does M division’s first electric car also have true driver appeal?

CUPRA BORN • Cupra has endeavoured to make its first electric car more than just a souped-up Volkswagen ID 3. Has it succeeded?

DS 4 E-TENSE 225 • Lavish rival to Germany’s compact elite could be a game-changer for its maker

HONDA HR-V • Small crossover’s third generation goes hybrid only and gets a dose of sophistication

SKODA FABIA 1.0 TSI 110 • Fourth iteration of sensible supermini arrives in Britain in high-end specification

Renault Arkana • It may look like a replacement for the ageing Kadjar, but all is not what it seems

Assisted driving notes

ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p74

CHRISTMAS EARLY BIRD OFFER

TRUE BLUE • One such car arrived in 1986, but how about in 2021? Jesse Crosse compares two rather different fast Fords, the Sierra RS Cosworth and Mustang Mach-E

FORD’S HIGH-PERFORMANCE EVs

OLD, NEW, BORROWED AND BLUE

Drawing fire • Domagoj Dukec has come under attack for his reinvention of BMW’s design, but he will keep fighting for his ideas in the electric era, he tells James Attwood

A pandemic, logistical issues, soaring demand – and now a chip shortage. Just how long will you have to wait for a new car? • With dealers carrying only minimal stock, customers are having to wait up to a year for delivery of a new build, discovers John Evans

WHAT ABOUT DISCOUNTS?

WHAT DEALERS TOLD US • We told some local dealers that we would like a new car for December and could be flexible on colour and specification. Here’s what they told us.

ELFYN EVANS’ FLYING FINNISH • Perfect win in Finland was a special achievement for Welsh rally hero

Formula 1 bosses set to expand sprint format • Formula 1 boss...