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STUNNING £7M EV SIGNALS NEW DIRECTION FOR ROLLS • Limited-run drop-top is first in a new line of Coachbuild Collection cars

ELECTRIC SUV INFLUENCED BY NIGHTINGALE

CUPRA RAVAL TO GUN FOR RENAULT 5 THIS SUMMER • New EV will start at less than £23k and be topped by a sporty 222bhp VZ

ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE, SO LONG AS IT’S ON-BRAND

MAJOR OVERHAUL RIGHTS THE WRONGS OF VW’S ID 3 • More analogue interior among changes that “finally make EV a true VW”

PORSCHE 911 ‘SPEEDSTER’ RETURNS AS DROP-TOP GT3 • Track-bred 503bhp cabriolet packs a manual ’box and revs to 9000rpm

PORSCHE OPEN TO SIMULATING ICE-STYLE EXPERIENCE IN ITS EVs

HOW THE PORSCHE CAYENNE EV GETS ITS BATTERY PACK

EV1 INBOUND AS KIA PLANS FOR ELECTRIC SALES BOOM • Supermini rival to Renault 5 is one of three new EVs coming by 2030

JAECOO 7 TOPS UK’S BEST-SELLERS CHART

NEW TECH PUSHES EQS RANGE TO 575 MILES

Unfinished business NICK GIBBS

MERC-AMG SL TO BECOME SOFTENED GRAND TOURER • Mid-life facelift will also bring new engines as drop-top is repositioned

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MERCEDES-BENZ GLB •  Innovative tech propelled the electric CLA to the top of its class, and is now being used to underpin this second-generation seven-seater

DENZA Z9 GT • BYD brand positions seriously potent EV as a premium challenger

LEAPMOTOR B10 HYBRID EV • Unusual petrol-electric powertrain gives this crossover a 559-mile range

ALFA ROMEO GIULIA • It’s as enticing as ever, but can it still compete after a decade on sale?

TOYOTA C-HR+ • Can the electric crossover bring the sparkle its larger bZ4X sibling lacks?

FORD E-TOURNEO COURIER • Puma-based MPV turns all-electric but aims to retain its usefulness

Testing, testing

OCTA WHO? • What is the 626bhp super-Defender really like to live with? RICHARD LANE spends two months with the world’s wildest SUV

The world’s most capable car?

NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN • Jason Plato has said he has no interest in running a BTCC team, but now he’s doing just that. DAMIEN SMITH finds out why

OMODA E5 • Have some early tweaks righted this Chinese crossover’s wrongs?

POLESTAR 4 • If you like quirks and oddities, you will love this windowless wonder

SEAT IBIZA • Something has prompted its keeper to change the habit of a lifetime

FORD CAPRI •  Sunshine boosts the range and inspires a spirited drive

SNAPSHOTS

EVERYTHING STOPS FOR TT • Audi’s Mk2 sportster still makes you stop and stare – and so do its prices

How to get one in your garage

Would I be off my rocker to move the Fiesta on?

Jeep and cheerful 4x4 is a piece of history

Head to head

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

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