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WHY THE VILLAINS ARE NOW A FORCE FOR GOOD

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TESTAROSSA RETURNS – AS 1035BHP SUCCESSOR TO SF90 • Most powerful series-production Ferrari yet arrives with a famous name

IF IT ISN’T HARDCORE ENOUGH ALREADY…

THE OTHER FERRARI TESTAROSSA

MERC READIES ELECTRIC C-CLASS TO RIVAL NEW i3

MINI G HERALDS G-CLASS EXPANSION

RENAULT MEGANE POISED FOR RADICAL HOT HATCH REVAMP • Facelift will usher in an overtly sporty new look and potent range-topper

MY STAR CAR

EU READY TO BACK AFFORDABLE E-CARS

NEW CAT OUT OF THE BAG

FORFOUR HEIR TO JOIN EXPANDING SMART LINE-UP • European CEO confirms plans for four-seater, badged #4, to join overhauled city car range

CHINA PREPARES NEW MODELS FOR EURO ONSLAUGHT

RENEWED LINE-UP

BMW BOSS: COMPLEXITY IS THE SECRET TO SUCCESS • CEO explains reimagined Neue Klasse plan at Munich show iX3 reveal

ZIPSE CALLS FOR EU ICE BAN REVIEW

ELECTRIC 3 SERIES PICKS UP i3 BATON

ON THE FRONTLINE OF EUROPE’S FIGHT FOR AUTOMOTIVE SURVIVAL

WHY SEATS ARE CHANGING FROM THE INSIDE OUT

WHO ARE THE HACKERS?

JLR CYBER ATTACK COULD BE COSTING THE FIRM £5M A DAY • It has made no cars since hackers infiltrated systems on 1 September

ATTACK TIMELINE

Grapevine

SKODA TO KEEP ‘ALL AVENUES OPEN’ FOR NEW-ERA ESTATE • Other powertrains may join planned EV version if regulations permit it

POLESTAR PAUSES 6 ROADSTER TO CHASE VOLUME

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Matt Prior

Damien Smith

I LOVE MY GTI… WHEN IT WORKS

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SUMMER READS

NISSAN MICRA • Japanese supermini reinvented as a French-built EV

GWM POER 300 • Chinese firm introduces hard-working diesel pick-up truck for just £31k

AUTOCAR ARCHIVE

HONDA CIVIC • Refined look and plusher materials for accomplished hybrid hatchback

RENAULT CAPTUR E-TECH • New version of Renault’s full hybrid system comes to compact SUV

MERCEDES G-CLASS • G-Wagen EV is the heaviest car we’ve tested. Is it also the most formidable?

Testing, testing

Plug-in babies • Who says you can’t have fun with electric? STEPHEN DOBIE samples three accessible, affordable, grant-friendly EVs that are ready to put a smile on your face

OTHER GOVERNMENT GRANT WINNERS (SO FAR…)

BIG BARGAIN USED ALTERNATIVES

Me and my Shadow • The venerable Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow turns 60 this year. Owners held a birthday bash at Brooklands, and JOHN EVANS was invited along

EYE-CATCHING SHADOWS AT BROOKLANDS

HOW TO BUY A ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW

Beast mode • RML’s GT Hypercar promises to lap the ’Ring faster than a Porsche 911 GT3 RS yet also excel as a smooth super-GT. RICHARD LANE finds out how it’s done

MORGAN SUPER 3 • Can a 25% wheel deficit be offset by a surplus of low-speed fun?

BMW X3 • Never mind the performance, the X3 has got serene comfort nailed

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTE • Has our plug-in Golf’s petrol-electric powertrain got a mind of its own?

VOLVO EX30 • Software update has made this EV even...