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FIVE DECADES ON, 3 SERIES REMAINS A BENCHMARK

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RANGE ROVER EVOQUE TO TURN NEXT-GENERATION EV • Top-seller will adopt electric underpinnings as JLR overhauls its line-up

NEW 208 PREVIEWED AS STEER-BY-WIRE CONCEPT • Polygon unveiled as window onto Peugeot’s next-gen electric supermini

TWINGO RETURNS AS AN EFFICIENT, AFFORDABLE EV • Renault reveals sub-£20k compact electric city car with 163-mile range

WILL THERE BE NEW TWINGO VARIANTS?

FIRST ELECTRIC BENTLEY TO BE 200MPH-PLUS SUV • Forthcoming battery-powered SUV to begin ‘new era’ for Crewe firm

PROFITS FALL IN WAKE OF US TARIFFS

HYBRIDS KEY TO EURO CARBON CUTS, SAYS NISSAN

LONGBOW TARGETS DRIVER APPEAL WITH NEW SPEEDSTER • British EV start-up unveils roofless prototype with a ‘timeless’ design

WHAT IS ITS CHANCE OF SUCCESS?

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NEW MERC E-CLASS BREAKS COVER AS SALOON-ONLY EV • Seventh-generation executive stalwart to get 500-mile range

PURE-ELECTRIC TOYOTA HILUX HERE NEXT YEAR

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GOVERNMENT PROPOSES PAY-PER-MILE TAX FOR EVs • Fiscal move seen as EV equivalent of fuel duty has come under attack

JAECOO 7 SWATS QASHQAI

EMPLOYEE CAR OWNERSHIP SCHEMES IN THE FIRING LINE

GARAGES SPLIT OVER INCREASING MOT TEST FEE • Government review into raising the MOT price cap has sparked debate

MOT? ONCE EVERY 10 YEARS IS ENOUGH…

MORE CUTS ON THE WAY AS VW’S PROFITS TUMBLE

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HYUNDAI IONIQ 6 N • Korean brand’s do-no-wrong N division presents its much-anticipated performance EV follow-up act in the wake of the 5 N’s runaway success

HONDA SUPER-N • Forthcoming funky electric city car reveals itself in prototype form

MY WEEK IN CARS

RENAULT AUSTRAL E-TECH • Facelifted SUV eyes class honours with a more down-to-earth approach

KIA EV4 • Curiously conceived electric hatch aims to offer an alternative to SUVs

BMW XM • An emphatic dynamic statement or just an M-barrassment?

Testing, testing

All good things… • The 3 Series has set the exec saloon standard for 50 years, from humble E21 to tech-laden G20 – but, asks RICHARD LANE, for how much longer?

‘WE NEED TO KEEP GROWING’ • Seat-Cupra’s new CEO, Markus Haupt, has taken charge of both brands at a crucial time. He tells JAMES ATTWOOD his vision

Keeping it regular • E-Rally is gaining traction as a more relevant form of motorsport.

LONG STORY SHORT • Car of the Year jurors gathered recently to whittle this long list of new cars down to a shortlist of seven. MARK TISSHAW cuts to the chase

BMW X3 • On the surface it seemed controversial yet the reality was anything but

MORGAN SUPER 3 • As the nights draw in and rain gets colder, it’s time to… keep on driving

HONDA HR-V • Trunk roads dispatched easily, despite an elephant

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