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Every month CAR interviews the stars of motorsport, demystifies the latest in-car technology and shares our writers’ passion for car culture and car design. Discover the world’s newest and most exciting cars: join us to drive everything from supercars and hot hatches to family cars.

Welcome

Insider • After the shock of BMW’s Neue Klasse saloon concept, here’s the SUV version that will actually be the first to make production.

‘I’m bored of the pixel rush and super-sized TV grandstanding’ • THE DEBATE: IS BMW MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES AS VW?

SHAPING THE FUTURE • The wild – and less wild – BMWs that brought us here

NEW DACIA HATCH TARGETS ASTRA • Two new compact cars are coming, and they won’t be SUVs.

TEMPERATURE’S RISING • Four family-friendly EVs with varying degrees of warmth.

‘THE PLAN WAS ALWAYS FOR VOLVO TO LET GO. BUT IT WAS A SURPRISE WHEN IT HAPPENED’ • As EV maker Polestar enters a critical phase, we sit down with CEO Thomas Ingenlath

My career in three sketches

‘OUR BRAND MUST WORK GLOBALLY’ • The boss of Lotus design talks new product push and weight-reduction plans.

Six questions only we would ask…

SIMPLIFY, THEN ADD PROFITS • How Rivian is adding extra models at minimal cost.

VW’S REBOOTED DRIVER INTERFACE • VW hopes to patch up its tech reputation with cleaner, quicker and smarter infotainment.

Groundbreaking, again • How can the world’s best electric car get even better? In several ways, in turns out

Macan? Bring it on • Electric crossover is ready to give the new Porsche a tough fight

Oh greater god Pan

For the Swifties • New version of Suzuki’s supermini still has some of the old magic

A star in the making • Sweden’s electric Macan fighter is shaping up nicely

Land ho! • Nothing can kill off the big Toyota 4x4, back once again and ready for anything

Opinion

Car

‘Gil de Ferran told me about crashing backwards at 220mph. This didn’t settle my nerves’

‘Wait, what?! The boss of a car manufacturer saying he’d drive a direct rival?’

THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION • Look at me! No, look at me! Me me me! There’s an outbreak of excitement in the middle of the road, starring the Cupra Formentor, Volvo XC40 and outrageous new Mini Countryman

BRUSHES WITH BRILLIANCE • Stefan Johansson’s sheer drive powered him to racing’s giddiest heights. Now it’s helping him create extraordinary paintings

CYBER TRUCK • 36 hours with the world’s most extreme car, as the new Tesla rocks California and meets its key rivals

PANDA MONIUM • Two simple cars: old 4x4 Fiat Pandas. One less simple plan: buy them in Europe, drive them 1000 miles to the UK. Probability of success: zero

You’ve come along way • HELLO JEEP AVENGER & BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GTC SPORT + GOODBYE VOLKSWAGE N ID. 5 & LEXUS RX

Distraction stations

It’s grin up north

No stone left unturned

Itching to go electric • There’s a good EV trapped inside a hybrid package.

Living in Appy Valley

Dial M for mpg, weirdly

Got your back (mostly)

Don’t feed it after 12

Well, it does have a battery… • You’ll find no electrification here – not yet, anyway. Instead we’re opting out for a few months of luxurious twin-turbo V8 escapism.

Kenya believe it? • Bizarre sports news updates from the GV70’s infotainment.

Washed out • We don’t like to speak ill of the departed, but few tears are being shed as the ID. 5 leaves our test fleet.

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