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Every month CAR interviews the stars of motorsport, demystifies the latest in-car technology and shares our writers’ passion for car culture and car design. Discover the world’s newest and most exciting cars: join us to drive everything from supercars and hot hatches to family cars.

WHERE WILL CAR TAKE YOU?

F1’s booming. But the feuding FIA could wreck that • The hard line over F1 and World Rally stars swearing in public has induced a degree of ridicule

Nothing is as it seems

Is your old 911 knackered? Are you loaded? Here’s an idea

Mission impossible: save the small car

At last, Citroën takes the bigcar hint

Software-defined: what it means, why it matters

The car industry has a new saviour

Agony, from the comfort of your armchair

Sex? It’s over-rated • The Renault 5 has all the glamour and excitement, but it’s the frumpier, roomier and far more versatile 4 that actually delivers the goods

Pick-up: 0 miles

Your move, JLR • The real rival to the electric Range Rover is from Korea

The karma chameleon • Suzuki’s Vitara wears a new mask to stay on the right side of history

Halcyon daze • New Vantage Roadster turns the clock back to the good old days

Avantage, Audi • The new A6 estate is a reminder that there are still plenty of alternatives if you don’t want to go for an SUV or an EV

Opinion • COOL CONVERTIBLES + PRICES + GEORG vs THE DRAGON

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‘The most underestimated British car of the 21st century is enjoying an unexpected burst of life’

‘I’m not sure the mainstream manufacturers can summon up a “functional” state of mind any more’

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Fun factory • How can we identify 2025’s best hot hatch? By spending three days in 10 cars on some of northern England’s most glorious roads and a racetrack

What price progress? • Alpine, Abarth, Alfa and Mini have decades of experience in making affordable performance cars. Does that know-how translate to EVs?

Petrol vs electiric • You can now buy your Mini JCW in two flavours. Which version is the better hot hatch, petrol or electric?

Three’s a crowd • The Honda Civic Type R and Audi RS3 have a long history in this sort of fight, but now the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is trying to muscle in

Heartland heroes • Latest versions of three relatively affordable petrol-fuelled favourites head to the moors

The final reckoning • The quartet that have shone brightest so far go head to head at Croft circuit, in wet and dry

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THE FULL MONTE • Buy your dream 911. Drive it on the roads that created the legend 60 years ago. Pinch yourself, a lot

EAST ANGULAR • The Esprit is 50. Helped by dedicated owners and the people who created it, we tell the story of the Lotus that dared to be different

The new sensible • Not so long ago the combination of seven seats and all-electric seemed outlandish. But now it’s completely normal, and available in four distinct flavours

MPVs IN DISGUISE

Unhappy medium • Theory clashes with reality when two potential S3 owners sample our long-term test car.

Getting into the zone • Oxford’s zero-emissions zone is 80 miles away, matching the plug-in Merc’s claimed range. Game on.

Straight answers • Head north and keep going towards the end of the A1 – a simple plan to find out what the Mazda’s range-extender tech can really deliver.

Weight watcher • With its heft and its hybrid powertrain, the latest M5 has been divisive from day one. Will living with one help us understand it?

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