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BENTLEY WEIGHS UP RISK AND REWARD WITH NEW EV

Meanwhile, online…

BENTLEY TO ENTER EV ERA WITH TORCAL SUV • Bentayga-sized model ushers in fresh look for brand and shares Cayenne Electric tech

WHAT WILL IT SOUND LIKE?

FERRARI REVIVES ‘MANUAL’ GEARBOX •  New 12Cilindri has a clutch pedal and gearlever that work a dual-clutch ’box using clever tech

WHICH FERRARI WILL BE NEXT?

DOES IT FEEL CONVINCING ENOUGH?

JEEP TAILORS TWO NEW SMALL SUVs TO EUROPE •  Pair will sit on next-gen Stellantis platform; big Chinese 4x4 also coming

WHY JEEP’S HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO

LOTUS OPENS UP HETHEL TO OTHER MANUFACTURERS

NEW FIAT MULTIPLINA TO SEAT FOUR IN TINY RETRO EV • Due in 2028, 3m-long EV is “missing link” between Topolino and 500

£15K EV WON’T REPLACE PANDA

NEW DEFENDER GAINS ‘URBAN’ STYLING AND ENGINE REVAMP • Facelift adds sleeker ‘city’ variant, six-seat 110 and 3.0 mild hybrid

LANDMARK MOMENT FOR DISCOVERY

£25K STRIKER BRINGS DACIA FORMULA TO BUSY SEGMENT

A110 EV LINED UP AS MK2 PRODUCTION ENDS

THE HUMAN-ROBOT TEAM PORSCHE CAN’T DO WITHOUT

WILD SPEIRLING ENTERS PRODUCTION • Developed version of record-breaking fan car is £1.2m track weapon

Q&A THOMAS YATES, MD, McMURTRY AUTOMOTIVE

Unfinished business

SUZUKI PRIMES EV CITY CAR • Big sales growth in 2026 will be boosted by a sub-£20k urban EV in 2027

Steve Cropley

Matt Prior

Damien Smith

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PORSCHE 911 GT3 S/C • Most focused 911 – and three-time Britain’s Best Driver’s Car winner – finally gets the option of a retractable roof

DS N°7 • France’s Audi aspirant rejuvenates and fully electrifies its best-seller

BOVENSIEPEN 05 GT • The family behind Alpina gives us a successor to the much-loved B5

HONDA SUPER-N • Kei car-inspired mini-EV promises lots of smiles for not many miles

MAZDA CX-5 • Does grown-up, family-oriented crossover still know how to have fun?

Testing, testing

“We’re working on cars that nobody needs but everybody wants” • Andreas Preuninger has overseen Porsche’s GT arm for 25 years and created some of the era’s finest driver’s cars. MARK TISSHAW meets him

The show must go on • BMW has taken control of Alpina, so what’s next for the family that established the name? RICHARD LANE talks to Andreas Bovensiepen

“Tyre’ll be back” • Renault has been trialling a semi-autonomous robot on the production line at its Douai factory. CHARLIE MARTIN meets it, or, er, her…

24hr party pooper • The man behind the WEC’s disliked Balance of Performance rules is also forging the sport’s cleaner future. MATT SAUNDERS finds out how

DACIA BIGSTER • Big Duster is a winner – and has joined an exclusive club of classless cars

TESLA MODEL Y • This is not just a toilet… this is a Tesla toilet. And we’ve got the passcode

RENAULT 4 • Community spirit lifts electric crossover above the...