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CREATING GOOD CARS IS A SCIENCE AND AN ART

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MR2 BACK WITH 600BHP TURBO • Mid-engined Toyota primed for GR line-up that also includes new Celica

WHAT THE TEST CAR TELLS US

RALLY-HONED CELICA COUPE INBOUND

NEW GT BLACK SERIES WILL ‘BE SOMETHING NOBODY EXPECTS’ • Mercedes boss pledges ‘insane’ performance from hardcore V8 AMG

DISCOVERY BRAND GETS ITS OWN BOSS

BUGATTI TAMES BOLIDE TO BREED WAR HORSE

ULTIMATE MK1 FORD ESCORT READY TO SLAY SUPERCARS •  Boreham RS “takes traditional approach but with very modern tech”

NEW ROLE FOR REBORN RS200

ANYONE FOR A PINT? THE EVs FUELLED BY ALCOHOL

JAGUAR TYPE 01 CABIN LAID BARE • Sleek production interior of the new-era electric GT has been revealed

THIS SHOWS JAG WILL SET ITS OWN AGENDA

Unfinished business

NEW HENNESSEY BLACKBIRD: ATMO V8, MANUAL, NO SCREEN •  Jet-inspired supercar promises “maximum man-machine connection”

Steve Cropley

Matt Prior

Damien Smith

YOUR VIEWS

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AUDI Q7 • Ingolstadt rolls out its family-swallowing seven-seater SUV stalwart in bluffer-than-ever third-generation form

MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 200 • Can new petrol hybrid escape the large shadow of its electric sibling?

VAUXHALL ASTRA ELECTRIC • Quiet British success story continues with a fresh look, bigger EV battery…

VAUXHALL ASTRA PLUG-IN HYBRID • …and longer electric range for PHEV

CUPRA FORMENTOR • Facelifted crossover hits the UK with some five-cylinder fire in its belly

RANGE ROVER • Top-tier SV is the Range Rover at its fastest and most luxurious

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Testing, testing

Peloponnesian phwoar • The new Amalfi Spider is Ferrari’s least serious model – yet still an absolute thriller, discovers RICHARD LANE in wildest Greece

‘A science and an art’ • Its cars are becoming ever more electric and digital but Mercedes remains true to its soul, CEO Ola Källenius assures JAMES ATTWOOD

WHAT McGOVERN DID NEXT • After his high-profile exit from JLR, the designer talks to STEVE CROPLEY about Jaguar, Range Rover, why he left and what the future holds

BMW iX3 • A proper range should make touring Europe in an EV a doddle. So, did it?

VAUXHALL GRANDLAND •  Does Vauxhall’s range-topper get anywhere close to premium territory?

MG IM5 • Motorway miles induce a moment of range anxiety

SNAPSHOTS

KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY • This ubiquitous Audi SUV is the used family car you won’t want to sell

How to get one in your garage

Gleaming Mini looks pretty good for a write-off

Something bold, borrowed and blue

Head to head

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

Leading Mercedes to success through ’70s turmoil

ROAD TEST RESULTS

THE MAZDA RX-7

What we did this week