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SOME CLARITY AT LAST FOR MOTORISTS? IF ONLY

First 911 hybrid taps race tech in refreshed line-up • Petrol-electric GTS marks Porsche first and brings blistering pace to revised range

BMW revives Z8 as flagship V8 GT • Concept hints at plush 8 Series replacement and has BMW’s “most powerful” engine

Europe-focused EV3 for under £30k • Kia’s new electric model to rival Volvo EX30 and VW ID 3 gets 370-mile-plus range

Chunky 4xe joins Avenger range

Honda O Series marks EV reset • Japanese car maker commits to EVs with innovative seven-model rollout by 2030

BYD eyes London’s bus routes

PORSCHE’S CLEAN PETROL GETS GLOBAL DEBUT

Citroën focuses on mid-size models • French firm drops C1 and C5 X in quest for profitability; Ami quadricycle wins reprieve

Sunderland ramps up as new Leaf nears production

Hybrid Huracán heir gets 10,000rpm V8

SECRET SOURCE • OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

Young drivers face sky-high premiums • Many are skipping insurance as prices reach record levels

TESTER’S NOTES

MY WEEK IN CARS

RACING LINES

CITROEN E-C3 • Distinctive, comfort-first, feel-good electric supermini offers a 200-mile range for less than £22,000 – so what’s the catch?

CITROEN C3 • Petrol version picks up where the EV left off but adds lightness and engagement

FORD MUSTANG • American icon proudly preserves the marriage of manual gearbox and atmo V8

BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT • V8 plug-in hybrid powertrain replaces trademark W12 for grand tourer’s fourth era

FORD E-TRANSIT CUSTOM • All-electric van aims to turn Britain’s workforce on to zero-emission running

SKODA OCTAVIA ESTATE • We tried the updated hatchback first, but this is likely to be the most popular version

BMW i5 TOURING • New-generation 5 Series steals a march on electric estate car rivals

RENAULT SCENIC LONG RANGE • COTY winner lands in the UK promising space for all the family and up to 388 miles

THE REST A CUT ABOVE • After a few years of inflated prices, used car values are sliding – which is great news if you’re shopping for something different. James Disdale proves that less means more

GAME ON • A 1071bhp race car is taking Skoda to a new audience. The firm’s design boss tells Sam Phillips how a secret lunchtime project made a Gran Turismo dream come true

Lexus LBX • Lexus challenges the notion that there is insufficient demand for plush small cars

Data log

VERDICT • The LBX convinces as a small premium car, but only just

FORD RANGER RAPTOR • Simultaneously sensible and silly, this has been a pick-up truck like no other

POLESTAR 2 • Sensing déjà vu? Yes, the 2 is back on our fleet, but now a much different prospect

TOYOTA COROLLA • Out of a Mulliner Bentley and back into the van – and we couldn’t be happier

SUBARU CROSSTREK • We hit the mud – on standard tyres – to test our SUV’s off-road credentials

ABARTH 500E • Urban pocket rocket? B-road blaster? Actually, it’s neither

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