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EVs FALTER BUT PLUG-IN HYBRIDS FIND THEIR PLACE

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NEW A-CLASS TO BE EV AND ICE HATCHBACK • Next-generation entry-level Mercedes will arrive in 2028 and take on its old foe, the Audi A2

OLD RIVALRY IS BACK BUT WITH NEW RULES

FROM AVANT GARDE TO ORTHODOX: THE DESIGN TALE OF THE A-CLASS

DACIA EYES C-SEGMENT WITH AFFORDABLE ESTATE • New Striker set to undercut Octavia wagon as sub-£22k load-lugger

LOTUS ELETRE TURNS PHEV TO CHASE SALES

TOYOTA’S WRC PROTOTYPE HINTS AT NEW CELICA • Japanese firm set to revive famous coupé as hot road model and WRC contender

VAUXHALL CORSA GSE BREAKS COVER

AUDI HONOURS VENERABLE FIVE-POT WITH £90K RS3 • Special-edition mega-hatch plays to revered motor’s ‘emotional appeal’

CUPRA BORN’S UPDATES ARE ON THE BUTTON

HOW THE CAYENNE BECAME THE MOST POTENT PORSCHE

BREAKTHROUGH EX60 BEGINS VOLVO’S NEW ERA • Firm says new electric SUV blazes a trail for technology-led models

FIRST RIDE IN THE NEW EX60: “IT’S VERY WELL HOUSE-TRAINED”

VW OUTLINES THE NEW GOLF

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MERC TARGETS ID BUZZ WITH ALL-NEW LONG-RANGE MPV • VLE is 435-mile EV with plusher, techier interior than previous V-Class

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MAZDA CX-5 •  Popular mid-size SUV prepares to enter its third generation, without a plug-in powertrain in sight

CHANGAN DEEPAL S05 • We’ve declared the S07 China’s best family EV. Now for its smaller sibling

BMW iX3 • Neue Klasse era begins with UK’s first 500-mile EV – and a zillion pixels

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LOTUS EMIRA • Latest model-year update focuses on V6’s manual shift and suspension

PORSCHE 911 • GTS coupé has lost its roof but how much of its world-class dynamics?

Testing, testing

THE PHEV FIGHTS BACK • The plug-in hybrid has turned from stop-gap to the default do-it-all choice – especially in SUV form. MATT SAUNDERS takes five

Close encounter • You might have read about sightings of a strange alien craft on Wimbledon Common last week. JOHN EVANS made first contact

SUMMIT MEETING • Dacia design boss David Durand invites FELIX PAGE to the French Alps to explain how a budget brand has become so fashionable

Grandmaster Splash and the Curious Five • Famed maker of kit cars, many of them amphibious, Tim Dutton is going back to his roots – after a hiatus of nearly 40 years. STEVE HOLE reports

VOLVO XC90 • Has the sun finally stopped shining on this suave seven-seat Swede?

AUDI Q6 E-TRON • New BMW iX3 shines fresh light on big Audi’s strengths and shortcomings

BMW 330Ci • Veteran is giving a good account of itself on daily duty

ON THE PROWL FOR A BARGAIN • A Kuga should be a top target for those hunting an affordable family SUV

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Touring in my Touring uncovers a wheel issue

Mk1 Rangie used as originally intended

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