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POLESTAR MUST HANDLE ITS REVIVAL WITH CARE

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NEW RS5 STEPS UP AS 630BHP PLUG-IN SALOON AND ESTATE • ‘Understeer-free’ RS4 heir gets 166bhp power boost and sharp new look

POLESTAR EYES GROWTH WITH EXPANDED LINE-UP • New 5 due this year; 4 estate, next-gen 2 and all-new 7 to follow

POLESTAR’S DEALER RENAISSANCE

PERFORMANCE STILL PARAMOUNT

PORSCHE MULLS MERGING TAYCAN AND PANAMERA • The replacements for the two model lines could be unified to cut costs

NEW-AGE AUDI TT EV TO REPLACE E-TRON GT IN 2027

MULE PROVIDES BEST LOOK YET AT NEW BABY G-CLASS • More details emerge about ‘Defender Sport’ rival ahead of 2027 launch

RENAULT COMMITS TO GROWTH DRIVE

EUROPEAN CAR COMPANIES TARGET MILITARY PROJECTS • Rising defence budgets helpful at this “unbelievably challenging” time

VW SETS THE STANDARD IN EV BATTERY TECHNOLOGY

EX-MERC DESIGN BOSS REVEALS ‘RED PIG’ TRIBUTE • Wild one-off is inspired by famous 6.8-litre V8 racing limo from 1971

MINDT TAKES OVER AS VW GROUP DESIGN CHIEF

TESLA ADDS £45K MODEL Y LONG RANGE

Unfinished business

NEW FLAGSHIP SKODA EV RETAINS CONCEPT’S LOOK • Eye-catching seven-seat Peaq will be the brand’s most expensive model

1970s VOLVO CLASSIC REBORN

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LAND ROVER DEFENDER TROPHY • New Camel Trophy special ushers in choice updates

HYUNDAI IONIQ 9 • No front motor gives the seven-seat EV a longer range for less money

RENAULT 4 • French battery equals big price cut

CITROEN E-C3 VAN • Cash-saving hack: forgo rear seats

AUDI Q5 E-HYBRID • PHEV version of popular SUV will reward attentive perusal of spec sheet

CHANGAN DEEPAL S07 • China’s oldest volume manufacturer could be one of its most intriguing

VOLVO V60 • Does revived estate hit sweet spot between classic and modern appeal?

Testing, testing

FUN FOR ALL WAGES • Factory-fresh performance is the preserve of the wealthy, but the used market is full of diamonds any driver can afford. JOHN EVANS goes mining

Paddington flair • There’s a new boss at Nissan’s European design HQ in London. JAMES ATTWOOD hears his ideas

SPECIAL FORCES • Manthey takes Porsche’s 911 GT3 RS to a rarefied state of track-focused single-mindedness. RICHARD LANE pushes the lateral g at Silverstone

JAECOO 7 • Did the SUV find its way from the top of the sales charts into our hearts?

BYD DOLPHIN SURF • A surfboard won’t fit. Nor will a dolphin. What about a 6ft 5in journalist?

VOLVO XC90 • Load-carrying capabilities are stretched to the max

A STAR IS BORN • Polestar’s first EV, the 2, is Scandi-cool on wheels and now a £12k bargain

How to get one in your garage

BMW Z4 takes on everyday life – and wins

My dad had always wanted to buy one

Head to head

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

Lost in the archive

ROAD TEST RESULTS

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