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Tesla and Polestar need to do more for young buyers

‘Electric LFA’ poised to lead Lexus into new era • OFFICIAL Luxury division’s new portfolio of battery vehicles includes a supercar, SUVs, executive saloons and a convertible

What’s in store for the car industry in 2022? • EXCLUSIVE PREDICTIONS Four automotive insiders give us their predictions for what the new year holds for the new and used-car sectors

Tweaks give Corsa-e and Mokka-e range boost

Golf infotainment gets an update

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Order book open for Shelby-licensed right-hand-drive continuation Cobra

Citroen takes Ami fora walk on the wild side • Beefed-up concept shows how company could expand its city car line-up

Cuts to plug-in car grant

Sleek look of new Mercedes E-Class is out in the open

Cupra Born range starts at £34k

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FUTURE SHOCK • Ford has jumped into the world of electrification by bringing its iconic Mustang up to date. Here Mach-E meets Mach 1 to see if the pony car’s DNA still remains…

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Kia Sportage AWD • FIRST UK DRIVE Top-spec petrol-hybrid version of Mk5 SUV tested on British roads

Volkswagen Taigo • FIRST DRIVE New coupé joins firm’s burgeoning SUV line-up

Chevrolet Corvette C8 • FIRST DRIVE Eighth generation of classic American sports car arrives in Europe

Morgan CX-T • FIRST DRIVE ‘Adventure car’ is inspired by brand’s time-trialling roots

Time to cleanup? • Dacia’s budget Duster has just had a revamp. We put the new car up against a used Nissan Qashqai to see if it can polish off an SUV rival

New Dacia Duster • Facelifted SUV gets new tech, a fresh centre console and visual tweaks. Is it a better prospect than buying a used rival?

Used Nissan Qashqai • Qashqai has been a big seller for years, but does a used version make more sense than a new Dacia?

Infotainment • Which multimedia system is best for music, sat-nav & connectivity?

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Same price • Other options for similar money…

Head to head

New vs used • We round up some more new versus used choices to see if it’s worth buying factory fresh or second-hand

Lexus UX300e • FIRST REPORT Taking our first steps with baby SUV, the brand’s first full EV

Citroen e-C4 • FINAL REPORT The more time we spent with our EV, the more we appreciated the easy life it let us lead

Audi S3 • FINAL REPORT It wasn’t perfect, but our S3 had many strengths

Fleetwatch

Ourfleet INDEX

NEW TOWER OF POWER LIGHTS UP YOUR WORK

Kim Adams

KW introduces new coilover upgrade kit for Tesla Model Y

news, deals & events

Duel FLEX seals the deal in protective coatings

books, games & apps

BATTERY CHARGERS • How to prevent your winter motoring falling flat

Audi A4 • YOU TELL US Saloon has comfortable, roomy rear seats, but its automatic ’box isn’t the best

Tristan Shale-Hester

BUYER’SGUIDE: Volks wagen Polo • FROM £12,000 Sixth generation of VW supermini is a grown-up machine that offers decent space for its size

Car Hunter • £17,000 Three ULEZ-friendly family estate cars with auto gearboxes

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MEET AUDI’S DESERT COMPETITORS • Experienced crews and hi-tech machinery that will also be heading out on the sand

2021’S TAIL LIGHTS, 2022’S HEAD LIGHTS

BACKCHAT

next week 22 NEW CARS FOR 2022 • We run down 22 of the best new cars for the New Year