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MR2 BACK WITH 600BHP TURBO • Mid-engined Toyota primed for GR line-up that also includes new Celica
WHAT THE TEST CAR TELLS US
RALLY-HONED CELICA COUPE INBOUND
NEW GT BLACK SERIES WILL ‘BE SOMETHING NOBODY EXPECTS’ • Mercedes boss pledges ‘insane’ performance from hardcore V8 AMG
DISCOVERY BRAND GETS ITS OWN BOSS
BUGATTI TAMES BOLIDE TO BREED WAR HORSE
ULTIMATE MK1 FORD ESCORT READY TO SLAY SUPERCARS • Boreham RS “takes traditional approach but with very modern tech”
NEW ROLE FOR REBORN RS200
ANYONE FOR A PINT? THE EVs FUELLED BY ALCOHOL
JAGUAR TYPE 01 CABIN LAID BARE • Sleek production interior of the new-era electric GT has been revealed
THIS SHOWS JAG WILL SET ITS OWN AGENDA
Unfinished business
NEW HENNESSEY BLACKBIRD: ATMO V8, MANUAL, NO SCREEN • Jet-inspired supercar promises “maximum man-machine connection”
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Matt Prior
Damien Smith
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AUDI Q7 • Ingolstadt rolls out its family-swallowing seven-seater SUV stalwart in bluffer-than-ever third-generation form
MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 200 • Can new petrol hybrid escape the large shadow of its electric sibling?
VAUXHALL ASTRA ELECTRIC • Quiet British success story continues with a fresh look, bigger EV battery…
VAUXHALL ASTRA PLUG-IN HYBRID • …and longer electric range for PHEV
CUPRA FORMENTOR • Facelifted crossover hits the UK with some five-cylinder fire in its belly
RANGE ROVER • Top-tier SV is the Range Rover at its fastest and most luxurious
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Testing, testing
Peloponnesian phwoar • The new Amalfi Spider is Ferrari’s least serious model – yet still an absolute thriller, discovers RICHARD LANE in wildest Greece
‘A science and an art’ • Its cars are becoming ever more electric and digital but Mercedes remains true to its soul, CEO Ola Källenius assures JAMES ATTWOOD
WHAT McGOVERN DID NEXT • After his high-profile exit from JLR, the designer talks to STEVE CROPLEY about Jaguar, Range Rover, why he left and what the future holds
BMW iX3 • A proper range should make touring Europe in an EV a doddle. So, did it?
VAUXHALL GRANDLAND • Does Vauxhall’s range-topper get anywhere close to premium territory?
MG IM5 • Motorway miles induce a moment of range anxiety
SNAPSHOTS
KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY • This ubiquitous Audi SUV is the used family car you won’t want to sell
How to get one in your garage
Gleaming Mini looks pretty good for a write-off
Something bold, borrowed and blue
Head to head
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ROAD TEST RESULTS
THE MAZDA RX-7
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