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WHO’LL TAKE THE FIRST ELECTRIFIED BBDC WIN?
Audi Sport plots electric performance car blitz • S and RS line-ups to transition to battery power only by 2026, spearheaded by RS6 E-tron
ELECTRIC DRIVETRAINS COULD BRING BACK QUATTRO MAGIC
AUDI SPORT’S MOST IMPORTANT MODEL S SO FAR
JLR forecasts 2022 bounce back • British firm posts another quarterly loss due to restricted sales but sees way out of chip crisis
JLR BUYS INTO TESL A EMISSIONS POOL
Aygo reborn as SUV city car • New high-rise Toyota model gains Yaris platform, rugged looks and more space
Toyota keeps door open for a GR Aygo X
CONFIDENTIAL
Alfa eyes Quadrifoglio EVs • Performance models part of new Alfa Romeo CEO’s plan for rapid range expansion
NEW SPIDER AND GTV ON IMPARATO’S DREAM CAR LIST
RENAULT GROUP TO KEEP EV PRICES DOWN BY USING CONVENTIONAL TECH
HOW THE PRODUCTION OF LEATHER FOR CARS IS BEING MADE GREENER
Pininfarina builds a new future • New assembly plant will build the £1.7m Battista – and we’ve had an exclusive preview
NOW IT’S BUIL DING CARS FOR ITSELF, NOT OT HER CAR FIRMS
INSIDE INFORMATION
MY WEEK IN CARS • Steve Cropley
CHRISTMAS EARLY BIRD OFFER
RENAULT MEGANE E-TECH ELECTRIC • Practical crossover with some sporting pretensions initiates the second generation of electric Renaults
MEGANE INTRODUCES NEW BATTERY TECH
FERRARI 812 COMPETIZIONE • Is the latest front-engined V12 special out of Maranello as terrifying as the last one?
BMW 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE • Five-door version of dynamic new 4 Series Coupé arrives in M Performance form
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN PHEV • Popular compact family SUV now comes as a plug-in hybrid offered in three guises
ALPINE A110 LEGENDE GT • Latest special combines the S’s extra power with the regular car’s sweeter chassis
Genesis G70 • Hyundai’s new premium brand takes on the toughest segment with its oldest car
Range at a glance
Weights and measures
Multimedia system
Track notes
ACCELERATION
Data log
Likeable left-field choice struggles to threaten the establishment
ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p82
DAY OF RECKONING • Well, three days actually, plus 11 cars, four judges, one race track and the best roads – and weather – that North Wales has to offer. Let the battle begin
START YOUR ENGINES… • Our contenders convene in a car park before heading to the track, but only three will make it to the final shootout. Matt Saunders is your guide
THE TOP THREE • Step forward our remaining triumvirate, from which only one winner can emerge. Andrew Frankel adjudicates
AND THE WINNER IS…
BRANDS FESTIVAL STRIKES GOLD • The 50th Formula Ford Festival was a reminder of why we love it
Toyota trios on top in Bahrain
New star rising from Finland • Sami Pajari, 19, looks set to join the long list of Finnish rallying talents
Mercedes’ clever F1 suspension
MOTORSPORT GREATS
Metro Challenge 13 November 1982
You can’t keep a good Dan down • Despite spending two years as a title contender, Dan Cammish was dumped from...