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CAN PEUGEOT BLAZE A TRAIL FOR INDIVIDUALITY?

Meanwhile, online…

NEW AUDI RS6 CLOSES IN ON 800BHP AS V8 PHEV • Electrification will give it extra power, better efficiency and more engaging handling when it arrives next year

DS PLOTS RADICAL RETHINK FOR NEW ENTRY-LEVEL Nº3 • DS 3 replacement will be a ‘unique’, contemporary take on the original

NEXT Nº4 WILL BE “REVOLUTIONARY”

ALL-NEW V8 GT INSPIRED BY JENSEN INTERCEPTOR

BYD GUNS FOR KUGA WITH £30K PHEV

KIA GAUGES REACTION TO LOW-SLUNG GT CONCEPT

KIA ‘CONTINUES TO STUDY’ POTENTIAL FOR PICANTO EV •  New EV1 would complement the big-selling petrol city car in Europe

LEAPMOTOR TO SHARE REx TECH

DACIA DOUBLES DOWN ON CITY EVs

GEELY SETS ITS SIGHTS ON DEFENDER WITH NEW 4x4 • UK-bound Galaxy Cruiser is a rugged, upmarket hybrid with clever tech

TRACK-FOCUSED GTD-LITE MUSTANG UNLEASHED

TYRE FIRM HOOVERS UP DATA ON PARTICLE EMISSIONS

NISSAN UNDER ‘UNCOMFY’ PRESSURE FROM CHINESE • Its European operations are feeling the heat, even with a plant in the UK

‘PROVOCATIVE’ LOOK FOR NEXT JUKE

Unfinished business

REVEALED: THE REAL IMPACT OF ROADWORKS DISRUPTION • Increasing frequency is costing drivers hours and UK economy billions

Steve Cropley

Matt Prior

Damien Smith

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FIREFLY • Characterful supermini embodies new Nio EV brand

GEELY STARRAY • Second UK-bound Geely is cut-price hybrid SUV with 83-mile EV range

XPENG P7 • China’s latest electric saloon offers concept car looks, cutting-edge tech

MY WEEK IN CARS

SKODA FABIA 130 • Can warmed-up petrol hatch keep its cool in a Peak District rainstorm?

SMART #5 • Is this Model Y rival the car that will put hashtag Smarts on the map?

BMW i4 • Munich’s mid-sized EV sports saloon gets an all-new range-topper

Testing, testing

Taken to Xtrema • Maserati’s MCXtrema is like a GT2-meets-GT3 race car but with more power. RICHARD LANE unleashes it

TANK GOODNESS • The Audi A2 is a frugal old thing, but just how efficient can it be? MATT PRIOR finds out by slipstreaming his 22-year-old diesel to 100mpg

Lion tamer • Peugeot CEO Alain Favey tells FELIX PAGE his exciting plan to breathe new life into one of the world’s oldest car makers

High five • Is charging your EV in under five minutes an attainable dream? STEPHEN DOBIE tries it out

ALPINE A290 • A sporty Renault 5 can only be a good thing, right? Let’s find out

VOLVO EX30 • There’s been a lot of finger jabbing, but we’re sad to see this little EV go

VOLVO XC90 •  Scares from a spider, eye strain from a slider and other curious issues

BYD DOLPHIN SURF • Pricier model brings extra kit, more power, less range

SNAPSHOTS

PACE OF PROGRESS • This Jag proved big SUVs could be family-friendly yet dynamic too

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