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MASERATI PLOTS ‘PURE’, ICE-ONLY GT FLAGSHIP • Limited-run luxury GT model in the works with V6 petrol power and a manual ’box
MASERATI NOT FOR SALE DESPITE 57% DROP IN DELIVERIES
WHY THE MC20 EV ISN’T DEAD YET
VAUXHALL GSE GOES ALL-ELECTRIC WITH HOT MOKKA • Mokka Electric gets 276bhp performance makeover and GSe badge
VAUX POPS: HOT HIGHLIGHTS
XC90 TO LIVE ON WITH THIRD GENERATION
NEW 5 TO JOIN JAECOO’S UK LINE-UP AS EVOQUE RIVAL
JOBS TO GO AT JLR AS AMERICAN TARIFFS TAKE THEIR TOLL
MG TARGETS RENAULT 5 WITH NEW UK-DESIGNED £22K EV • Entry-level model will arrive in the next two years using MG 4 technology
ALL-NEW MG 4 POISED TO MAKE UK DEBUT SOON
CORVETTE TO KEEP ROLLING WITH V8 AS EV VERSION ‘STILL SCIENCE FICTION’
GAC WILL ENTER UK WITH PRICE-LED HATCH AND SUV
RENAULT DESIGN BOSS PREDICTS MPV RENAISSANCE
DENZA EYES PREMIUM RIVALS WITH THREE-CAR UK LAUNCH • BYD’s luxury offshoot here next year with shooting brake, MPV and 4x4
UK BASE ‘CRITICAL’ FOR LOTUS’S CREATIVE FORCE
SKODA TURNS THE ENYAQ INTO A VAN
ACTIVE SUSPENSION READY FOR THE MAINSTREAM IN ET9
UK AUTOMOTIVE REACTS
UK EV GRANTS WELCOMED BUT THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL • Complex criteria will determine which cars qualify for £3750 subsidy
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‘CAR CANNIBALISM’ SURGES AS PARTS THIEVES CASH IN • High cost of new parts and easy online resale fuel increase in crime
MERC ADDS SHOOTING BRAKE TO LONG-LEGGED CLA LINE-UP
MY WEEK IN CARS
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MERCEDES-BENZ CLA • Smallest car in the new-era line-up is a landmark EV for efficiency, but is there more to its appeal than that?
HONDA PRELUDE • Prototype reveals latest take on firm’s innovative petrol-electric tech
MAZDA 6E • Japanese brand endeavours to fulfil its electric saloon obligation
ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH VOLANTE • UK test of Gaydon’s V12-powered super-GT in top-down Volante guise
SKODA ENYAQ vRS • Latest version of the electric family SUV gets go-faster vRS treatment
SKODA ELROQ vRS • Enyaq sibling turns up the wick too
MG S5 EV • Renault Scenic rival arrives using tech from MG’s popular 4 hatchback
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Testing, testing
ATTENTION PLEASE • The new Vantage Roadster is waving the flag for a resurgent Aston Martin, but can it win favour over its open-top rivals from McLaren and Ferrari? JAMES DISDALE slaps on the sunscreen
The French collection • Renault is set to celebrate its storied past with a new museum at its historic Flins factory near Paris. ALEX WOLSTENHOLME enjoys a preview
METAL WILL NEVER DIE • Steel has been a mainstay in car manufacture for over a century, says STEPHEN DOBIE, and its relevance shows no signs of dimming
STEEL’S CLEANER FUTURE
SUZUKI SWIFT • Could a...