Autocar

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NEW PETROL CARS ARE STILL STIRRING THE SOUL

VOLVO FLAGSHIP SALOON KICKS OFF NEW EV BLITZ • ES90 is the first of five all-new electric Volvos set to use advanced tech

TIME’S RUNNING OUT FOR 911 GT3’S ATMO FLAT SIX • High-revving 4.0-litre engine will need turbocharging or electrification to meet Euro 7 emissions rules due in 2026

LAMBO BULLISH ABOUT SALES, SPURRED ON BY NEW LINE-UP

EUROPEAN ELECTRIC CAR SALES HIT TWO-YEAR HIGH • Incentives boost September sales, amid fears of flagging EV demand

HOW NEW EVs COULD TAKE HONDA FROM ZERO TO HERO

JAGUAR BUILDS ‘NEW’ E-TYPES WITH A TWIST • Two ground-up new cars mix a 3.8 straight six with discreet mod cons

IT’S THE ROLLS, THE ROLLS WITH THE MIDAS TOUCH

Grapevine

MERC: RECYCLING WON’T STOP EV NEED FOR MINING • Batteries will still require mined material despite recycling gains

MY WEEK IN CARS

PRIOR CONVICTION

RACING LINES

YOUR VIEWS

PAST ISN’T FUTUREPROOF

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ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH • Gaydon reasserts its claim to front-engined super-GT pre-eminence – and not an electric motor in sight

FORD CAPRI • Resurrected nameplate starts new life as a sporty(ish) electric crossover

AUDI RS3 • Facelifted hot hatch favours fine-tuning to finesse its performance

BMW M5 • Long-revered super-saloon succumbs to hybridisation in its latest generation to pack a 717bhp, 734lb ft punch – but at what cost?

MINI ACEMAN • Mini combines five-door practicality with clean-living electric power

PORSCHE TAYCAN • Is this updated Taycan another quantum leap for electric motoring?

Testing, testing

Brothers in charms • Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Alpine aren’t the most consistent makers of brilliant performance cars, but when they’re on form the results are stellar – and strikingly similar. RICHARD LANE enjoys them while he can

Down to business • Business owners can make hefty tax savings by running an EV through their company. Richard Webber tries it

Never miss a brick • Lego’s Ultimate Car Concept models transcend the notion of playthings for kids, and the latest P1 is no exception. SAM PHILLIPS meets its makers

MG 4 • Time with MG’s long-range 4 has been short, but has it been sweet?

ALFA ROMEO GIULIA QUADRIFOGLIO • Turin’s 513bhp four-door supercar-slayer joins the fleet

THE ONE WHEN PEUGEOT RAMPED UP THE SUV STYLE • The second-gen 3008 mixes good looks with family-friendly practicality

How to get one in your garage

This A2’s rare appeal means it’s a keeper

Bitsa Buggy puts function before form

Head to head

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

The tortured development of Alfa’s first SUV

ROAD TEST RESULTS

Why I love…THE RENAULT SCENIC

What we did this week