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THIS WEEK

DRIVEN NEW FIAT GRANDE PANDA • Retro styling is back with a vengeance, but Fiat’s answer to the new Renault 5 has substance to match its iconic roots

New Mazda electric SUV will follow 6e saloon • Brand has trade marked the name CX-6e, with UK boss telling us to “watch this space” for a sibling to forth coming four-door EV

Porsche’s new Cayman caught out in the open • We have all the latest details as German firm prepares to go electric with its all-new super coupé favourite

PLUS Boxster will lead Cayman into an electric future

Hardcore CS takes M3 Touring to extremes

New top-of-the-range Renault swoops on in • Emblème-influenced shooting brake will be company’s biggest model

Filante recalls record breaker

Toyota Land Cruiser gets Arctic treatment

Flagship Morgan on the way as Plus Six bows out

£55m investment in EV charging infrastructure • New initiatives aim to tackle lack of consumer enthusiasm for the EV switchover

UK car production at its lowest level since the fifties

Aston Martin to offer more versions of its core models

Improved range for i5 and new diesel engine for X3

Dealers can haggle on EVs, as VW ditches direct sales

China’s GAC plans Euro launch later this year • COMING SOON Amid a bullish domestic market in China, GAC Group is looking to expand into Europe and the UK during 2025

DRIVEN Aion V – GAC’s new compact pure-electric SUV

DRIVEN GAC Aion UT joins sporty supermini market

Citro en C3 Aircross • FIRST DRIVE French firm takes all that’s great about the C3 supermini and refines it in chunky new small SUV

Jaecoo J7 SHS PHEV • FIRST DRIVE Chinese brand’s premium SUV employs some clever tech, but is still found wanting in a few critical areas

Nissan Ariya Nismo • FIRST DRIVE Applying a legendary Japanese performance brand name to an electric SUV is a bold move, but it works – to a certain degree, at least

Range Rover MY25 • FIRSTDRIVE The interior may have ‘done a Tesla’, but all the key Range Rover strengths remain in this updated model

Ora 03 GT • FIRST DRIVE Latest flagship 03 gets a sporty look, but doesn’t back it up with any more power or fun on the road

SHOULD YOU BUY A CHINESE EV? • There’s a lot of misinformation out there about Chinese electric cars. We’re here to separate the fact from the fiction

THE A TO ZEEKR OF CHINESE CAR BRANDS IN THE UK • Don’t know your Jaecoo from your GWM? We explore all the Chinese car brands either operating in the UK already, or soon to arrive

X FACTOR: THE FINAL • BMW’s much-lauded new X3 is one of the best luxury compact SUVs on the market–but is it good enough to topple the cheaper hybrid-powered Lexus NX 350h?

BMW X3 vs LEXUS NX • German model is relying on more tech and greater refinement to topple class leader

BMW X3 • While not a driver’s car like other BMWs, the X3 is one of the better mid-size SUVs

LEXUS NX • Hybrid pioneer remains a strong choice due to great all-round appeal

CUPRA TAVASCAN • Sporty Spanish electric SUV joins the Auto Express fleet – what do we make of it so far?

HONDA e:NY1 • EV passes screen test with flying colours, but its efficiency is still very disappointing

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