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THE BEST FUN EVs JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER

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AUDI R8 PRIMED TO RETURN AS LAMBO-ENGINED SUPER-PHEV • New supercar in line for 2027 launch with Temerario’s twin-turbo V8

COMETH THE HOUR, RETURNETH THE AUDI R8

FERRARI SET TO REVAMP LINE-UP IN 2025 AS PART OF LUXURY PUSH • An EV, the F80 and hotter versions of the SF90, 296 and Roma are all due this year

ROMA TO RETURN

FIRST EV TO OFFER ‘A LOT OF FUN’

296 GETS HARDCORE FOCUS

SF90 IN LINE TO TOP 1000BHP

PEUGEOT BACKS RETURN OF GTi HOT HATCHES…

ALAIN FAVEY, CEO, PEUGEOT

…AS DOOR OPENS FOR RENAULTSPORT REVIVAL

VW’S £25K ELECTRIC CROSSOVER ALMOST READY

MERC PUTS SOLID-STATE BATTERY ON THE ROAD • New EV technology gives prototype 25% more range than standard EQS

WHAT MAKES SOLID STATE SO SPECIAL?

NEW BABY DACIA FOR 2027

HYDROGEN TOYOTAS TO MAKE BIG GAINS

WHY FIRMS ARE PUTTING A NEW SPIN ON MOTOR TECH

CAR FIRMS: NEW TAXES WILL STIFLE EV DEMAND FURTHER • Road tax and the expensive car supplement will apply to EVs from 1 April

XC60 GETS NEW LEASE OF LIFE

“EVs ARE ESSENTIALS, NOT LUXURIES”

RENAULT SHARES EV FIRE-FIGHTING TECH

Grapevine • MARK TISSHAW

RISING CAR COSTS DEAL MOTABILITY £565M BLOW • UK’s largest fleet pins loss on more expensive cars, insurance, servicing

M5 GEARS UP FOR BMW’S NEW-ERA LOOK WITH FACELIFT

MY WEEK IN CARS

PRIOR CONVICTION

RACING LINES • Damien Smith

YOUR VIEWS

LET THE PUBLIC DECIDE

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FERRARI 12CILINDRI SPIDER • Unlimited head room is now on offer in the 819bhp GT

BMW 2 SERIES GRAN COUPE • Can the second-generation version emerge from the 3 Series’ shadow?

CUPRA TERRAMAR • Does Tiguan’s sportier sibling make any sense in its least sporty form?

MAZDA CX-60 • Promises fix for clunky suspension

KGM TORRES AWD • Family 4x4 with pure-petrol power

XPENG G6 • New Chinese EV majors on space, tech, charging speed and value

MASERATI GRANTURISMO • Maserati enters EV era with 750bhp coupé – but is there enough drama?

Testing, testing

Game for a laugh • Zero-emissions motoring doesn’t have to be boring, but which of the latest fun-to-drive EVs gets our road testers’ vote? Let the judging begin

THE USED ALTERNATIVES

Alpine A290 vs Mika Meon • EV twist on the beach buggy takes driving purity to the extreme

State of the artisan • Italy’s famous coachbuilders aren’t worried about new technology and changing tastes. Quite the opposite, in fact, discovers STEPHEN DOBIE

WHAT COMES NEXT

C’est magnifique • You don’t have to be French to understand the appeal of Rétromobile in Paris. CHARLIE MARTINgoes hunting for rare and exceptional voitures

Our Rétromobile star cars

INEOS GRENADIER

GENESIS G80 EV • It’s got the executive brief nailed, but how about the daily grind?

VOLVO EX40 • A coastal excursion reveals great refinement, but range could be better

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