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SKODA’S RISE AND RISE HAS BEEN SIMPLY CLEVER

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OCTAVIA EV TO SPARK NEW ERA FOR SKODA • Electric estate will arrive by the end of the decade alongside hybrid hatch with all-new platform and fresh corporate look

SKODA NOW THE WEST’S MOST PROFITABLE VOLUME CAR MAKER AFTER A RECORD YEAR

Grapevine

NEW MERCEDES CLA IS LONGEST-RANGE, MOST EFFICIENT EV • New motor, new battery and advanced aero bring 492 miles, 5mpkWh

TOYOTA PAVES WAY FOR NEXT-GEN ICE-POWERED GR YARIS • New 2.0-litre hybrid engine is being developed for future sporty cars

NEXT VW GOLF TO TAP ULTRA-ADVANCED TECH • Hatch EV will be a software-defined car, courtesy of Rivian partnership

PORSCHE EYES ALL-NEW ICE SUV

RENAULT 5 TURBO 3E TO BE 533BHP ‘MINI-SUPERCAR’ • Two in-wheel motors will give limited-run EV ferocious pace and agility

NEW iX3 AND 3 SERIES EV TURN UP THE HEAT

UK FIRM LAUNCHES 895KG ELECTRIC SPORTS CAR

HYDROGEN FUEL CELL TECH TAKEN TO A NEW EXTREME

CRACKDOWN ON MOT FRAUD COMES UNDER FIRE • DVSA’s new test verification process is fallible, claims former inspector

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ABARTH 600E SCORPIONISSIMA • Does heated-up electric crossover feel aloof or alive?

VAUXHALL MOKKA • Mid-life update to small crossover primarily concerns the interior…

VAUXHALL MOKKA ELECTRIC • …plus powertrain upgrades for EV

BMW X3 M50 • New-generation SUV retains sporting six-cylinder option – a rarity now

SKODA ELROQ • Skoda shifts its focus to EVs, starting with a Scenic-rivalling compact SUV

MERCEDES E-CLASS • Is this diesel estate throwback now a heart-over-head proposition?

Testing, testing

Mach Seven • Low-flying highs await MATT PRIOR as he drives a rare £80,000 Caterham from Dartford to Mach Valley in Wales

Let’s go round again • Most people barely even have an opinion about roundabouts – but some just can’t get enough of them, discovers JOHN EVANS

Roundabout royalty

“It’s not win-win. Somebody’s gonna lose” • Volvo boss Jim Rowan says car makers are in a “Darwinian event” and only the strongest will survive. He tells MARK TISSHAW why Volvo will be one of them

HOW WILL VOLVO HANDLE TARIFF ISSUES?

The brand that refused to die • Lancia’s odds-defying revival starts with this car. KRIS CULMER drives it

RENAULT SCENIC • A jury made this a Car of the Year. A juror must now live with that decision

CUPRA TAVASCAN • Disconcerting behaviour in a car park prompts a loss of confidence

TESLA MODEL 3 • Does a ‘certified pre-owned’ Tesla feel box-fresh or decidedly used?

MAZDA MX-5 • Our man takes part in the world’s first unlit track day (track night?)

MERCEDES-AMG CLE • We slap on our fast Merc L-plate and get some expert track training

INEOS GRENADIER • We’ve turned crimson, just like our 4x4. Here’s why

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LIGHTEN UP A LITTLE, WILL YOU? • Enjoy the carefree...