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WHY iPHONE DESIGNER JONY IVE IS ON THE BUTTON

Meanwhile, online…

JLR READIES ‘CLASS-LEADING’ DEFENDER EV • All-new electric model to herald expanding portfolio of Defender-badged ‘lifestyle-brand’ off-roaders

FIRST LOOK INSIDE FERRARI’S APPLE-FLAVOURED DEBUT EV • Luce GT’s cabin was styled by iPhone designer but retains analogue focus

Q&A JONY IVE, FOUNDER, LOVEFROM

EXTERIOR WILL BE JUST AS RADICAL

IONIQ 3 LEADS HYUNDAI’S EUROPE-FOCUSED PUSH •  New hatches and crossovers to help Korean firm expand market share

GENESIS TO FORGE OWN PATH WITH NEW PLATFORM

CHINESE 4x4s TO SHAKE UP THE PREMIUM SUV MARKET • How will upmarket brands handle threat from China’s new SUV wave?

TYRE MAKERS ARE FINDING NEW WAYS TO ROLL WITH IT

REFRESHED RANGE ROVER TO ARRIVE ALONGSIDE EV • JLR flagship, spotted testing with new-look front end, is due to be unveiled this year

NEW LOGO FOR ALPINA AS IT TURNS BMW LUXURY BRAND

BMW ISSUES FIRE WARNING FOR 25,000 CARS IN THE UK

Unfinished business

MAZDA 6 EV COSTS £39K

BIG PORSCHE SUV TO GET V8 AND BE AUDI Q9 TWIN • Radical tech rethink for new flagship follows ditching of EV-only plan

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Matt Prior

Damien Smith

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MG 4 EV URBAN • Newcomer is a family hatchback for supermini money

MG 4 EV • Larger battery and a much nicer interior for the same price as before

SEAT ARONA • Can targeted updates make a nine-year-old car feel relevant today?

HYUNDAI TUCSON HYBRID • Power and efficiency improvements for the popular SUV’s final year

HYUNDAI i20 • Spec shuffle for midfield supermini

GEELY STARRAY • Could this PHEV be the next Jaecoo?

KIA K4 • This isn’t another Kia EV-something but a petrol-powered manual hatch

INEOS GRENADIER • Revised pick-up version reports for road test duty with a diesel engine

MY WEEK IN CARS

Testing, testing

BRITISH MADE WONDERS • You might not have heard of it, but BMW’s vast Hams Hall engine plant in the West Midlands is marking its 25th birthday. STEPHEN DOBIE joins the celebrations

BUY YOUR OWN HAMS HERO

THE BOSSES WOULD LIKE A WORD

THE POWER OF YOUTH

Step into the rings • Audi design chief Massimo Frascella is shaping a new era for a brand he always seemed destined to define.

Scrubs up well • If you can’t face selling your car, making it look like new could be the answer, says JOHN EVANS

FORD CAPRI • Never mind what it’s called – what is this EV really like? Time to find out

BMW 330Ci • First fault has arisen on our old E46 – and its next mods are booked in

ALPINE A290 • Aftermarket solution to one of our biggest complaints has perked us up

VW TAYRON • A weekend away in the Cotswolds tests its SUV cred

THIRTY LOVE TO YOU • The i30 N is a great-value hot hatch whose thrills outweigh its flaws

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