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NISSAN’S FIGHTBACK HAS MADE A PROMISING START
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DUSTER EV TO REMAIN RUGGED AND OFFER 4WD • Value brand will roll out affordable EVs and extend its family-sized range
PEUGEOT GTIs ARE BACK – STARTING WITH THE E-208 • Hot electric supermini will have “typical GTi agility and steering feeling”
IT’S A WELCOME RETURN, IF IT DELIVERS
NEW LEAF READY TO RAISE BAR FOR ELECTRIC CARS • Nissan says unique insights can help Mk3 ‘set standard for future EVs’
NEW AUDI Q3 UNVEILED WITH FRESH LOOK AND NO STALKS
THE F1 TECH DONKERVOORT ACHIEVES BY HITTING ‘PRINT’
BMW SEES NO PLACE FOR HYDROGEN CARS IN UK • German company puts another nail in the coffin of FCEV cars in Britain
REx TECH COMEBACK AT BMW
Grapevine
WOMEN FEEL UNWELCOME AND PATRONISED AT SHOWROOMS • Survey finds half believe car buying experience is tailored towards men
A DEALERSHIP WITH A FEMALE FOCUS
MY WEEK IN CARS
PRIOR CONVICTION
RACING LINES
LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER
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DS N°8 • French premium brand starts afresh (again) with a big electric executive car
KIA EV4 • Latest eye-catching EV from bullish Kia muscles in on Model 3’s patch
BENTLEY BENTAYGA SPEED • New super-SUV has enough V8 grunt to outdrag an Aston Martin DB12
SKODA ELROQ vRS • Small crossover sportified with retuned chassis, 335bhp from two motors
AUDI Q6 E-TRON SPORTBACK • Technical showcase of an electric SUV now offers a sleeker bodystyle too
NISSAN LEAF • Original mainstream EV transforms into a family crossover for third era
NISSAN MICRA • Can the magic of the Renault 5 also help spark a renaissance at Nissan?
BYD DOLPHIN SURF • Cheap yet fully equipped Dacia Spring rival arrives with 154bhp, 193 miles
CUPRA TERRAMAR • Cupra injects some Latin flair into the bloated family SUV class
Testing, testing
Loch and load • These epic new Aston and Ferrari V12s have brought a famous old rivalry back to the boil. RICHARD LANE goes all guns blazing north of the border
BACK-CATALOGUE BARGAINS
Lion’s Pride • Peugeot UK made a splash at Birmingham Pride with a pair of special electric SUVs. STEPHEN DOBIE tells the story behind them
“IT’S ABOUT RESPECT, NOT PRIVILEGE”
Outside influence • General Motors is all but absent from the European car market, yet it recently opened a new car design studio in the UK. STEVE CROPLEY finds out why
HOW GM INVENTED CAR DESIGN
CITROEN E-C3 • Everyone’s got 5 fever, but there’s another new French small EV in town
BMW 1 SERIES • We’ve firmed up our opinions on this M Sport hatch’s ride quality
BENTLEY BENTAYGA • A family holiday in northern France provides an excuse to ride LeShuttle
SNAPSHOTS
THE ANTI-AGEING FAMILY SUV • Mk2 XC60 arrived in 2017 but only one thing betrays its age: its used price
How to get one in your garage
Focus boot test: crowded, with a chance of meatballs
One careful owner, for 57 eventful years
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