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MERCEDES TO UNLEASH 21 NEW MODELS IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS • Unprecedented overhaul of the firm’s line-up will include new compact models, SUVs, exec cars, limos, potent AMGs and a supercar concept

TWO MORE NEW MERCS TO WATCH OUT FOR

2027’S BIG STARS

BLACK BADGE SPECTRE TAKES ROLLS TO NEW HIGH • EV delivers new Rolls records of 650bhp, 793lb ft and 0-62mph in 4.1sec

VW EYES REBORN SCOUT FOR ELECTRIC 4x4 TIE-UP

RENAULT IS STEERING ITS WAY TO NEW BY-WIRE TECH

MAZDA 2 BECOMES LATEST VICTIM OF SUPERMINI CULL • Audi A1 also among latest class casualties, following Ford Fiesta’s demise

KIA LINES UP EV4 TO TAKE ON VW ID 3 – PLUS £25K R5 RIVAL

RENAULT 5 OFFICIALLY LANDS IN BRITAIN

PORSCHE REGROUPS AROUND ICE AFTER A YEAR TO FORGET • Firm to spend up to €800m on extra models after Taycan EV sales halved

HOW BMW HAS REFINED ITS REFINEMENT REFINERY • JESSE CROSSE

TOP TALENT LURED BY LUXURY UK START-UP • Major backers and industry leaders aim to make Forseven a Bentley rival

PEUGEOT 5008s TRADE THIRD ROW FOR BIGGER BOOT

IS THERE ROOM FOR A NEW UK LUXURY BRAND?

Grapevine

UNCERTAINTY TROUBLING EV CHARGER COMPANIES • Review of ZEV mandate has worsened already “challenging backdrop”

MY WEEK IN CARS

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RACING LINES

YOUR VIEWS

MY RANGE ROVER FRUSTRATION

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MASERATI MC20 GT2 STRADALE • Race version of likeable supercar escapes the track

SUBARU FORESTER • Incremental improvements for sixth iteration of countryside favourite

LEAPMOTOR C10 • Stellantis-backed Chinese EV brand makes UK debut with large SUV

SMART #3 BRABUS • Same crazy power as #1 Brabus. What other tricks does this pony have?

PORSCHE TAYCAN GTS • Is this Goldilocks’ favourite Taycan?

GWM ORA 03 GT • Funky Cat dressed as a hot hatch

PORSCHE MACAN ELECTRIC • Can the Macan retain its prized driver’s SUV status in electric guise?

MAZDA CX-30 • ‘No replacement for displacement’ is the thinking behind this small SUV

Testing, testing

Insanity check • Where does the CLE 53 sit in the AMG firmament? To find out, STEPHEN DOBIE brings along its rowdiest forebear of all

WHAT PRICE A BLACK SERIES?

AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE • Newark’s tractor show draws a devoted crowd. JOHNEVANS pays a visit

TRACTORS TO SUPERCARS

Heart of the matter • The Vision Driving Experience is a test mule for BMW’s next generation of vehicle dynamics technology. JAMES ATTWOOD straps himself in

SUCK IT AND SEE: FANS EXPLAINED

NEVER A DULL DAY • Car interiors are the new frontier of automotive creativity, as AYSAR GHASSAN explains

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BMW i5 TOURING • Time is up with our bells-and-whistles electric exec. How did it fare?

MINI COOPER S • Another 50 horses make Mini ‘ownership’ a whole lot more fun

SNAPSHOTS

WHEN LAND ROVER WOWED FOLLOWERS OF FASHION • Fancy a stylish Evoque on the drive? Here’s how to...