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THIS WEEK

EV4 RISES TO CHALLENGE • FIRST DRIVE Kia’s first electric vehicle designed specifically for Europe looks set to give Volkswagen’s ID.3 hatchback a headache

Rally-inspired Subarus to NEWS make an EV comeback? • SCOOP Electrification could be the key to reinvigorating sales of sporty all-wheel-drive saloons

How Subaru lost its way in the UK and why it wants back in

Next-generation Corsa will be Vauxhall’s first EV-only model

Packard returns with Bentley-based one-off

Kia K4 has its sights set on Skoda Octavia

Hyundai mulls hot N version of its upcoming Ioniq 3

Six cylinders for Merc C 63 AMG

Audi culls hottest RS EVs due to low demand • S6 e-tron remains under development, but electric RS 6 and RS Q6 unlikely to go on sale

Citroen and Vauxhall models hit by latest Stellantis recall

Commercial break for Renault and Dacia with launch of two new vans

Denza to launch in UK with posh hi-tech trio

Lucid sets sights on Tesla as it plots start of UK sales

Nissan says GT-R is its toughest EV taskyet • Could solid-state batteries feature in Nissan’s next-gen EV flagship?

Move over, manual: one in four driving tests now auto

Flagship Fabia to celebrate Skoda’s 130th anniversary

Upgraded GR Corolla set to ignite UK roads next year

HOW CAR NOISE CAMERAS ARE BEING USED TO SILENCE ANTI-SOCIAL DRIVERS • THE MAJORITY OF READERS SUPPORT TOUGHER RULES ON CAR NOISE. WE EXPLORE THE TECH CRACKING DOWN ON ANTI-SOCIAL EXHAUSTS

Toyota Aygo X • FIRST DRIVE Facelifted city car gets a new hybrid powertrain that’s already seen service in the Yaris

Nissan Qashqai e-Power • FIRST UK DRIVE Revised hybrid tech and minor fettling has turned this family car into the most complete Qashqai yet

Changan Deepa lS07 • FIRST DRIVE EV newcomer mixes British chassis tuning, Italian styling and Chinese everything else. Is it a winning combination?

Skoda ElroqvRS • FIRST UK DRIVE It may be the Czech brand’s quickest car yet, but the Elroq vRS is the most difficult version to recommend in an otherwise brilliant range

Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II • FIRST DRIVE The Ghost is a luxury car par excellence, but the new Black Badge edition comes with a note of caution

OUR BEST ’90s CARS • The nineties were a golden age for car dynamics, engineering and design. Here are our team’s top picks of the era

HAUL OF FAME • Hitching up a caravan for a holiday or break is becoming increasingly popular. But which towcars are best suited to the task? Read on to find out

BEST ELECTRIC TOWCAR BMW iX • Model tested: iX xDrive60

BEST HYBRID TOWCAR VOLVO XC90 • Model tested: XC90 T8 Plug-in Hybrid AWD Ultra

BEST FAMILY TOWCAR VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT • Model tested: Passat 2.0 TSI 204PS R-Line

BEST LARGE FAMILY TOWCAR VOLKSWAGEN MULTI • Model tested:Multivan2.0TSI204PSStyle VAN

BEST LUXURY TOWCAR BENTLEY BENTAYGA • Model tested: Bentayga EWB Mulliner

BEST PICK-UP TRUCK ISUZU D-MAX • Model tested: D-Max1.9D Steel Edition

WINNERS BY CATEGORY

TOWCAR OF THE YEAR 2026 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

WHAT DOES TOWING REALLY DO TO AN EV’S RANGE? WE FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY • Towing a caravan from Bristol to Land’s End with a Kia EV9: how hard can...