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GRANDE PANDA TO DRIVE ABARTH’S ICE REVIVAL • Drop in EV demand prompts Italian performance brand’s rethink

YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE, ABARTH

AUDI QUATTRO REBORN IN UK WITH V8 POWER • UK firm is using the ‘B7’ RS4 to craft an analogue yet modernised Quattro

ASTON TO CUT JOBS AND MAKE MORE HIGH-END CARS • Turnaround plan revealed by CEO after strong financial headwinds in 2025

GORDON MURRAY T33 PICKS UP THE PACE AFTER DELAY

EVOLUTO’S F355 RESTOMOD READY FOR PRODUCTION

NEW A2 E-TRON TO BRING BUTTONS BACK TO AUDIS • Entry-level EV, due this year, will adopt a more traditional control layout

LAMBORGHINI SWAPS LANZADOR FROM EV TO PHEV

STELLANTIS LOSES £19.5BN AFTER BIG EV BET SOURS

LAST RWD M CAR TURNS 4x4

POLESTAR: HOW THIS NEW DOG IS LEARNING OLD TRICKS • CEO targets expanded European sales and eyes US market for growth

A V8’S JOURNEY FROM JAPAN TO AUSTRALIA, VIA SWINDON

PAY-PER-MILE TAX FACES MILEAGE BLOCKER THREAT • The tech is used illegally on UK roads, hard to detect and sold from £200

Unfinished business

Steve Cropley

When My Week In Cars met Clarkson • What’s Diddly Squat Farm really like and is he still as car-mad as ever?

Matt Prior

Damien Smith

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AUDI RS5 AVANT •  RS4 replacement is a 2.4-tonne plug-in hybrid, yet the engineers promise it’s much more fun to drive

KIA EV4 GT • The first traditionally shaped family-sized hot hatch with electric power

OMODA 7 • Latest temptingly priced SUV from Chery is a 4.7m-long plug-in hybrid

BYD ATTO 3 EVO • Family SUV is re-engineered with rear-wheel drive and a bigger battery

HONDA PRELUDE • How well does hybrid coupé’s Type R suspension cope on British roads?

TESLA MODEL 3 • Passive suspension and a simplified interior allow Tesla to undercut rivals

SEAT IBIZA • Is a facelift enough to keep the aged former class leader relevant today?

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Testing, testing

RAY’S ANATOMY • Has electrifying the C8 Corvette created a genuine any-season hero? RICHARD LANE goes storm-hunting in the 634bhp E-Ray

THE NEW F1: It’s complicated • A new season and a new era of grand prix racing will begin this weekend, and there’s a lot to unpack. DAMIEN SMITH runs through the key changes

WHEN F1 CHANGED ITS RULES • Regulation resets usually shake up the F1 form book, but not always…

STARRAY ENTERPRISE

POLESTAR 4 • Can this controversial EV win us over – or will cabin fever take hold?

BMW iX • An inconvenient convenience feature flummoxes and frustrates

HONDA HR-V • This understated SUV has wormed its way into our affections – again

FORD CAPRI •  There and back again: an unnecessary journey doesn’t go to waste

BMW 330Ci • We improve our old E46 with a vanload of eBay buys

BRITAIN’S CIVIC PRIDE • The Swindon-built 10th-gen Civic is an appealing, practical choice

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