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McLAREN GUNS FOR DBX IN MAJOR OVERHAUL • An SUV, other front-engined models and in-house engines are part of a £500m revamp
DACIA'S BABY FOUR-SEAT EV TO DUCK UNDER £10K • Hipster will be made in China with 20bhp motor and 15kWh battery
NISSAN KICKS SET FOR UK • Firm plans to build hybrid crossover in Sunderland for sale across Europe
NEWS
JLR'S UK ELECTRIC TECH PRODUCTION SETS THE PACE • Reworked Wolverhampton plant helps to future-proof the firm’s EV output
THIRTEEN NEW VOLVOS BY 2030 – AND NOT ALL SUVs • 'Largest and most ambitious' expansion in firm's history to include saloons and estates
LEAPMOTOR CRUCIAL FOR STELLANTIS ZEV MANDATE • Brand's dominant electric sales mix cuts stablemates some slack
COMMENT • My Week In Cars
YOUR VIEWS
PEUGEOT E-208 GTI • French car maker's revered performance badge returns to join the rapidly swelling ranks of reasonably affordable electric hot hatches
SKODA PEAQ • Kodiaq is a fab seven-seat SUV. Can Skoda repeat the trick with an EV?
AION UT • Chinese newcomer straddles compact and family hatchback segments
BYD DOLPHIN G • Newcomer is just like a Yaris, except it can do 65 miles on electric power
TOYOTA GR YARIS • Madcap Yaris continues to evade the emissions noose. Is it still great?
Bullet dodged • After the EV Charger bombed, Dodge fitted a straight six. Greatest comeback since Lazarus? Possibly.
Miniature happiness • JAMES ATTWOOD visits America’s coolest automotive design studio, where the greatest cars of all time are brought to life... in 1:64 scale
Worst Seat in the house • The Volkswagen Group has finally given up on its problem brand. MARK TISSHAW recalls 15 years of Spanish struggle
RENAULT 4 • Our man has run a 5, an A290 and now a 4. So which Renault EV is best?
MG IM5 • You could easily mistake this for a Model 3, but are they really so similar?
SNAPSHOTS
TAKE FIVE • Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 makes a smart daily EV and, in N guise, is a smile-fest
From fixing Williams F1 race cars to this
Lost in the archive • The difficult upbringing of the Dodge Charger
Why I love... PROPER STEERING WHEELS