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OH SAY, CAN YOU SEE, A FUTURE FOR THESE EVs?

Track-ready GTI Clubsport returns to mark Golf’s 50th • New range-topping GTI targets Civic Type R with 296bhp and 0-62mph in 5.6sec

Jeep targets Tesla with Wagoneer S • US brand sets sights on Model Y with new upmarket electric SUV; due here in 2025

Cadillac targets UK with Optiq EV • American brand’s Audi Q4 rival to go on sale this autumn; larger Lyriq set to follow

BMW Skytop ready ‘within a year’ as limited-run Z8 revival

Major reworking for 1 Series • Diesels and manual ’boxes dropped as BMW looks to build on sales growth

ID 7 saloon joins GTX performance ranks

Lancia revives HF with hot hatch EV

FAST CHARGING TECH IS MOVING UP A GEAR

Premium brands take autonomy lead • Level-three tech roll-out faltering as volume brands weigh up cost against benefit

Next CLA capable of full autonomy

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Skye’s not the limit for Callum • New UK firm plots rugged commercial vehicle to follow £80k all-terrain sports EV

TESTER’S NOTES

MY WEEK IN CARS

RACING LINES

LAMBORGHINI REVUELTO • We’ve sampled Sant’Agata’s new-era, 1001bhp supercar on track. Now it’s time to see how it fares on a decent B-road

PORSCHE TAYCAN • Refreshed saloon targets class supremacy with electric powertrain updates

MINI COUNTRYMAN SE • Flagship version of the larger and pricier third-generation SUV arrives in the UK

FORD TOURNEO CUSTOM • New Transit sprouts seats and windows, gets a PHEV system that works differently

PORSCHE 718 SPYDER RS • Dream-like on German asphalt, does this curious Rennsport also excel in the UK?

MERCEDES-BENZ E220D ESTATE • Premium stalwart continues to wave the flag for upmarket oil-burning wagons

PEUGEOT 208 HYBRID • Mild-hybrid option is put on this French supermini’s powertrain menu

THAT’S WHY WE GO TO ICELAND • Smooth, empty roads snaking through epic scenery are one reason. Experiencing erupting volcanos is another. Matt Prior goes in search of both in Kia’s latest Sorento and finds 50mph ways to leave your lava

Loyal to the end • Old-school vehicle breakers’ yards are rare these days, but a handful of marque specialists are soldiering on to provide a vital service. John Evans pays one a visit

Make mine a slightly smaller one • The Little Car Company has hit new heights of scaled-down kerb appeal with its recreated Blower Junior. James Disdale revels in the attention

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Volkswagen Touareg • VW brings plug-in hybrid power to its big family SUV for a lower price

Data log

VERDICT • It’s versatile and likably unpretentious but won’t be a default fleet pick

VOLVO V90 • Our used wagon’s acquitted itself well, but its time has come in more ways than one

RENAULT CLIO • Trip down to Spa reveals its talents aren’t diminished with another two men aboard

LAND ROVER DEFENDER • Our new 130 – all 5358mm and £96,745 of it – has its first taste of life as a daily wagon

YOUR VIEWS

Live and let drive

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