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THE FORD-VW TIE-UP HAS BEEN A WIN-WIN

Meanwhile, online…

BOLD EV RETHINK FOR RANGE ROVER VELAR • Next-gen model will be a bigger, lower-slung EV with a road bias

THIS IS THE IDEAL OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THE VELAR A MUCH-NEEDED FRESH START

ASTON PUMPS DBX TO 717BHP TO OUTPUNCH PUROSANGUE • New S is 47kg lighter than the 707 and the most powerful pure-ICE SUV

TOURING BODY AND i3 NAME DESTINED FOR NEW 3 SERIES

MG CYBER LINE-UP SET TO GET CHUNKY CROSSOVER • Sub-brand’s new 4x4-inspired model will join the Cyberster sports car

ID ERA REVEALS VW PLAN TO MAKE RANGE-EXTENDER EVs

LEAPMOTOR TEES UP RANGE EXPANSION

ALSO STARRING…

FERRARI TAKES 296 TO THE MAX WITH NEW SPECIALE • More power, extra downforce and less weight mark out supercar

WHAT WE SAID ABOUT THE 296 SPECIALE’S PREDECESSORS

THE BLADE DESIGNED TO CUT RECHARGE TIMES TO SHREDS

SUBARU PLEDGES TO BRING BACK SPORTY MODELS • Brand’s Europe boss says plans are under way to rekindle the STI spirit

MERC SET TO TURN A CORNER WITH BY-WIRE STEERING

HOT SUBARU EVs? IT MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE

LAMBO READIES URUS RANGE-TOPPER

Grapevine

HORSE BACKS ITSELF TO GIVE CAR MAKERS EASY HYBRID FIX • Geely-Renault ICE specialist in demand by car firms amid EV slowdown

MATIAS GIANNINI, CEO, HORSE POWERTRAIN

DRIVERS ‘ANGRY’ ABOUT APP-ONLY CAR PARKING • Withdrawal of coin-operated machines leaves apps as the sole option

LOTUS COMMENCES MAJOR COST-CUTTING PUSH

MY WEEK IN CARS

PRIOR CONVICTION

RACING LINES

YOUR VIEWS

MY OWN ’90s HERO

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TESLA MODEL Y • Fresh look, new features for world’s best-selling car

ALPINE A390 • Electric crossover is supposed to be an A110 for five. That’s a tough ask

LEAPMOTOR B10 • Stellantis-backed Chinese firm’s next UK-bound EV is a small crossover

VOLKSWAGEN TAYRON • Is the Tiguan’s new big brother more convincing in seven-seat form?

FORD RANGER MS-RT • New sporting variant of luxo-truck takes different approach to Raptor

LAND ROVER DEFENDER • The Octa cranks everything up to 11. Result: otherworldly 4x4 or OTT?

CITROEN E-C3 • Junior EV leads fightback against low-cost Chinese challengers

Testing, testing

What lies beneath • It’s no secret that the new Explorer sits on VW architecture, but does it still feel like a Ford? STEVE CROPLEY is on a mission to find out

FORD: MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Wake me up before you Yo-Go… • London’s pay-as-you-go personal transport mix has got a new player in the form of Yo-Go’s electric golf buggies. JOHN EVANS goes for a spin

Scout’s honour • The Scout name that once appeared on a line of pioneering American pick-up trucks is being revived as a VW Group-backed maker of off-road EVs. JAMES ATTWOOD investigates

Scout report: a brief history

Scout’s retro off-road rivals

INEOS GRENADIER • Endearingly utilitarian, luxury-eschewing off-roader signs off

SUZUKI SWIFT • Want to have B-road fun but can’t afford a Porsche 911...