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MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP ABOUT JAGUAR’S FUTURE
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JAGUAR UNWRAPS ITS FUTURE AT LAST • Type 00 sets out the radical look destined for its £120k-plus, new-era EVs
THE PIVOTAL MOMENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED JAGUAR
WHAT JAGUAR’S ELECTRIC SUPERGT NEEDS TO BE
THE FIRST THREE NEW-ERA JAGUARS
JLR CONFIDENT OF REBOUND AFTER PRODUCTION ISSUES PUT DENT IN LATEST QUARTERLY PROFITS
PUMA TURNS £30K EV TO BATTLE MINI ACEMAN • New electric version will be sold alongside existing combustion models
STELLANTIS TO CLOSE LUTON FACTORY
GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO ACT
MG: REVIEW WON’T YIELD BIG CHANGES
VW POISED WITH HUGE OVERHAUL OF ID LINE-UP • Major redesign of IDs will start in 2026 as smaller, cheaper models arrive
HYUNDAI REINS IN SCREEN SIZES • Korean firm takes ‘safety first’ approach to next-gen touchscreen tech
MUNOZ GEARS UP FOR HYUNDAI CEO ROLE
INEOS READIES PRODUCTION LINE AFTER FORCED STOPPAGE
HOT KIA GETS IONIQ 5 N TRANSPLANT
ON THE BOIL: HOW TOYOTA IS PAVING NEW HYDROGEN PATH
LOTUS PUTS EVs ON HOLD TO FOCUS ON HYBRIDS • Range-extender hybrid tech takes priority over new models after rethink
Q&A DAN BALMER, PRESIDENT AND CEO, LOTUS CARS EUROPE
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JAECOO TARGETS EVOQUE WITH CUT-PRICE PREMIUM SUV • Chery sub-brand poised to enter UK market with sub-£30k off-roader
CHERY PLOTS THIRD BRAND LAUNCH
MY WEEK IN CARS
PRIOR CONVICTION
RACING LINES
YOUR VIEWS
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AUDI A6 E-TRON AVANT • Audi’s larger executive estate turns electric, with a cutting-edge platform giving it a 437-mile range
AUDI S6 E-TRON SPORTBACK • Sportier version of A6 gets 543bhp, four-wheel drive and air suspension
HYUNDAI IONIQ 9 • Kia’s sibling brand follows it into budding electric seven-seater market
BMW iX • More energy-dense battery and efficiency gains for leading luxury EV
CUPRA LEON • Fiery Spaniard is finally granted unrestricted access to the VW armoury
CUPRA FORMENTOR • Similar update for related crossover
LAND ROVER DEFENDER • Plusher cabin, punchier base engine
LAMBORGHINI REVUELTO • Strap in for some astonishing findings about this 1000bhp PHEV supercar
TRACK NOTES
MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATION
TEST RESULTS
RANKING RIVALS
VERDICT • New-era V12 Lamborghini is an extraordinary statement of intent
MY WEEK IN CARS
Testing, testing
Britain’s Best Driver’s Car 2024 • Autocar’s annual dissection of dynamic distinction descends upon us once again, with 10 contenders vying for victory. Let battle commence
B-road raptures
Running rings around each other
The rule of three
McLaren Artura
Party at the Park: what went fastest?
Road Test Yearbook 2024 • More road tests than ever, £6.1m of machinery, three five-star cars and everything from 108mpg to 0-60mph in 2.5sec… Read on to relive it all
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