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OUR MEGA-TEST SHOWS HOW EVs ARE CHANGING
Neue Klasse X sets template for BMW’s next electric SUVs • New platform, drivetrain and ‘superbrain’ tech for iX3 successor – plus a classic grille
Major update for G-Class • Hybrid power boost, efficiency gains and new technology – including a touchscreen
Active Ride Control for enhanced AMG G63
Adrian Hallmark quits Bentley to become Aston Martin boss
Why is nothing being done to fix Britain’s pothole crisis? • Councils aren’t spending the government’s Potholes Fund, leaving only 47% of English and Welsh roads in a good condition
Espace could return to its roots • Renault mulls MPV revival as it looks to expand EV offering with reimagined classics
Ocean production on hold as Fisker tries to raise cash
CAN CLEANING CHEMICAL AMMONIA CLEAN UP ICE?
How the UK is tuning Nio’s future • Chinese brand’s European expansion relies on a crack team of engineers based in Oxfordshire
SECRET SOURCE • OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER
Seat plots renewal, baby EV • Current line-up will be revised and new EVs such as an ‘ID 1’ sibling are in the frame
Fiat’s 500 EV may turn to petrol
TESTER’S NOTES
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MY WEEK IN CARS
RACING LINES
SUZUKI SWIFT • Fourth-gen supermini has a fresh look, a new electrified engine and Suzuki’s trademark lightness and compactness to offer former Ford Fiesta buyers
POLESTAR 4 • Can Swedish EV specialist outwit Porsche with its big new SUV? Definitely maybe
HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 N • Four-wheel-drive, 641bhp hatch is both technically complex and simply entertaining
JEEP AVENGER E-HYBRID • Compact crossover has gained a mild-hybrid petrol option. Is it better than the EV?
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN • We’ve gathered the 12 finest electric cars currently on sale for less than £40,000 – and our crack team of testers – to choose Britain’s best affordable EV in 2024
THE EYES HAVE IT: WHICH IS THE BEST-DESIGNED AFFORDABLE EV?
THE FINAL FOUR
Fiat 600 • Stellantis’s Italian volume brand follows electric 500 with larger, longer-legged EV
Data log
VERDICT • Decent value and easy to drive, but otherwise a little easy to overlook
VOLKSWAGEN ID BUZZ • Cheery electric MPV says farewell after bringing some colour to gloomy Britain
BMW X5 • Clever tyres and great dealer service equal a very speedy puncture remedy
VOLVO V90 • A properly laid-back experience is possible, if you know the trick
YOUR VIEWS
The perils of safety
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KICKING TYRES
Chrysler Airflow becomes the… Croydon
ROAD TEST INDEX • The latest and greatest rated as only Autocar knows how
NEW CARS A TO Z • For full reviews of every car listed here, visit our website, autocar.co.uk
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