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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.

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A new 911 GT3, now with optional terrified kids

Porsche saves the combustion engine! Again!

Red Bull is gently coming apart at the seams: Ricciardo’s proof

Stellantis without Tavares? It’s when, not if

Present meets future in Paris

The saintly saviour of JLR

Another day, another couple of world-changing announcements

Finally: Nissan remembers it’s an EV pioneer

Merc buyers never had it so good (says the boss)

Finally! Alpine has some new cars

Wild at heart • Aston’s new two-seater is packed with clever electronics – all working to make the most of its V12

Iron fist, velvet glove • Lamborghini’s SUV goes PHEV. But it’s still a Lamborghini

Five a sideways • Mighty engine keeps the RS3 ahead of the improved S3

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Hard and fast • Supercar performance is easy to access with the track-focused AMG ultra-coupe

Here’s the normal one • Radical design? Quirky cabins? All electric? Not for this Cupra

Personality contest • Mini goes big on charm for its new electric crossover

Worth the weight • The M5’s bloat is justified by the hybrid benefits, which bring stunning performance in a clean-ish manner

Letter of the month • HOT HATCHES + FERRARI vs LAMBORGHINI + HYBRID M5

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‘CAR once told readers to buy a Fiat Strada Abarth over a VW Golf GTI. If you did, I’m sorry’

‘I’m not sure what having red wine in their lunch break did for Countach quality control’

School of Scuderia • Every 10 years or so Ferrari distils everything it knows into a hypercar. Packed with F1 and Le Manswinning ferocity, the F80 is here to redefine fast

WHEN LAFERRARI MET P1

PISTONS AT DAWN • Hyundai’s awesome Ioniq 5 N is our reigning fast electric car. But can it see off 2024’s finest engine-powered driving machines from the likes of Aston Martin, Porsche, BMW and McLaren?

LAST ONE TO MONTPELLIER’S A LOSER… • A circuit to ourselves and some of the finest driving roads in the south of France await. But first, the small matter of the Channel and 800 miles…

THE CHOSEN ONES

TO THE LIMIT… AND BEYOND • The year’s best driver’s cars on one of Europe’s greatest tracks. It’s a tough job.

5 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT TYRES

THREE BECOME ONE • The 5 N doesn’t make our podium. But these three do – and your winner is…

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FOUR PLAY • 7 REASONS WHY RENAULT HAS RESURRECTED ITS FORGOTTEN GEM

STRIP SHOW • Drag racing is the loud, smelly antidote to modern mainstream motoring, and it’s still going strong 60 years after it first hit the UK

THE SAME BUT SLICKER: HOW THE AMERICANS DO IT

It never gets old • A proper Mini, with three doors and a tiny boot. But does it work with an electric powertrain?

What really happens when you service an electric car • We were surprised when our Abarth 500e needed a service after only 4000 miles. This is what we learned.

Alarmed? You will be

Harder than it looks

Plugging the gaps

One happy wallet

Small wonder takes a big trip • Need a gigantic SUV for a family holiday, or will a little hatch do? We’re about to find out how the Clio copes outside its comfort zone.

Sweet dreams • BYD’s Seal made a good...