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Bravo, two zero • The Type 00 EV is an entirely new kind of Jaguar – yet, as MATT PRIOR discovers at the wheel in snowy Sweden, a Jaguar it most certainly is
NEW S-CLASS TAKES MERC’S LUXURY PUSH TO NEXT LEVEL • It kicks off the firm’s ’most ambitious product launch programme’ yet
S-CLASS IN NUMBERS
HOW THE S-CLASS PIONEERED TECHNOLOGY
VOLVO SALOONS AND ESTATES BACK IN FRAME • New platform opens the door for a return to lower, traditional bodystyles
VOLVO EYES NEW SUPERSIZED HYBRID SUV
AUDI DUSTS OFF A2 NAME FOR NEW £30K ENTRY-LEVEL EV • Noughties badge revived for smallest modern-era Audi
PORSCHE REPLACES MAUER WITH McLAREN DESIGN BOSS
REFRESHED MG 4 EV JOINED BY NEW £23K URBAN SIBLING
REVISED HYUNDAI KONA BREAKS COVER IN ARCTIC • More rugged version of compact SUV seen for first time in winter testing
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PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS
Next big thing
CHINESE CARS COULD BE MADE IN BRITAIN BY JLR AND NISSAN • But Chery, Dongfeng must integrate with UK supply chain, warns SMMT
Unfinished business
100MPH THE NEXT TARGET FOR JET SOAPBOX RACER • UK-made Bluebird Aero is already the world’s fastest electric-jet hybrid
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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI EDITION 50 • More power and chassis upgrades to mark icon’s 50th
POLESTAR 2 • Another update to acclaimed EV includes better battery for entry model
BENTLEY BENTAYGA SPEED • Sporty SUV swaps W12 for boosted V8 and receives new chassis tech
CITROEN C5 AIRCROSS • Second-gen SUV aims to prove good value can be found outside China
Testing, testing
Hello, F1. Have you missed us? • Ford returns to the Formula 1 grid next month after 22 years away. JAMES ATTWOOD finds out what the firm expects to gain from it
WHEN FORD HIT JACKPOT WITH COSWORTH DFV
MICHIGAN CENTRAL STATION
High and mighty • Letech has turned the already capable Ineos Grenadier into a raised, formidable off-roader. MATT PRIOR gives it a workout
Five all-terrain champs
FAKE IT TILL THEY MAKE IT • Will Dacia ever build the Sandman, a camper van concept that has taken on an AI life of its own online? COLIN GOODWIN reports
BMW 330Ci • Have we moved beyond peak car? Time in this old 3 Series might tell us
HONDA HR-V • ADAS annoyances are blotting its otherwise admirably clean record
VOLKSWAGEN TAYRON • Automatic emergency braking system seems to have a mind of its own
VOLVO XC90 • Another glitch, a software update – and some praise
BILLION DOLLAR BABY • This famously expensive to develop Alfa is now enticingly cheap to own
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