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GOLF GTI MARKS 50TH WITH POTENT HARDCORE SPECIAL • VW’s new GTI Edition 50 packs 321bhp and is tuned for rapid track pace

DESIGN RETHINK FOR ID 3 AND ID 4 – AGAIN

BENTLEY’S FIRST EV IS SLEEK SUV WITH 1000BHP PROMISE • Lower-riding SUV has ‘authentic’ Bentley feel; 1000bhp variant will follow

HARDCORE CONTINENTAL GT ON THE WAY

MITSUBISHI KEEN ON UK COMEBACK WITH NEW LINE-UP

DE MEO LEAVES RENAULT GROUP FOR LUXURY FIRM • CEO is departing after five years and an internal successor looks likely

WHO WILL FIGHT AUTOMOTIVE’S CORNER NOW?

HONDA’S TWINGO EV RIVAL TO STAR AT GOODWOOD

A TEMPERATURE CHECK THAT REDUCES RARE-EARTH USAGE

AUDI POISED TO REVEAL ALL-NEW LOOK THIS YEAR • Concept car will show the fresh approach taken by its new design boss

Q&A GERNOT DOLLNER, CEO, AUDI

AUDI AXES PLAN TO END ICE CARS IN 2033, INCLUDING FOR RS MODELS

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FAMILIES RALLY AGAINST CUTS TO LOLLIPOP CROSSINGS • Safety concerns raised as councils cut back on school crossing patrols

WHEN DID LOLLIPOP PATROLS START?

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KIA EV6 GT • Kia borrows a few tricks from Hyundai’s game-changing Ioniq 5 N to update its own hot EV

FORD RANGER PHEV • Focus ST engine meets electric motor in best-selling pick-up truck

BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT • Standard coupé is now a PHEV and in essence a downtuned Speed

RENAULT SYMBIOZ • Uprated hybrid system and new petrol manual option for Kia Niro rival

ROLLS-ROYCE GHOST • Facelifted junior Rolls gains the sporting flavour of a Black Badge fettling

SUMMER READS • Escape with Autocar this summer

Testing, testing

AUTOCAR AWARDS 2025 • Welcome to this year’s coverage of the Autocar Awards, a 44-page celebration of the best cars and the sharpest minds blazing a trail for an industry that refuses to slow down

Ho Sung Song • Kia’s CEO has led a transformation of company culture, brand identity and model strategy – and Kia is achieving enviable success as a result. MARK TISSHAW meets him in Seoul

WHAT KIA EXECS SAY ABOUT SONG

Peter Rawlinson • Lucid’s co-founder was in on the ground floor of the EV era, and he’s still driven by a passion to innovate. STEVE CROPLEY meets him

Diane Miller • Stellantis’s director of the parts distribution centre at Ellesmere Port could never be accused of painting herself into a corner. STEVE CROPLEY asks what drives her

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE, BY TOMORROW

Philippe Krief • The French engineer, now Renault’s CTO, is the man behind some of the 21st-century’s great performance cars. RICHARD LANE meets him

KRIEF ON HIS CARS

McLaren Formula 1 • The Woking-based Formula 1 team has hit a rich vein of form that recaptures its past glories. JAMES ATTWOOD drops by

EMBRACING A RACING LEGACY

François Leboine • Fiat’s head of design has more than made his mark on contemporary motoring. JAMES ATTWOOD finds out what inspires...