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Bugatti unleashes £3.2m Tourbillon game-changer • Chiron successor is a 250-off, all-new hyper-GT powered by a 1775bhp hybrid V16

Extra power, interior boost for Golf R • Hot hatch and estate get sharper, stronger turbo four and slicker 12.9in touchscreen

Magma about to erupt with £100k, 640bhp Genesis SUV

Volvo estates make shock return to UK after resurgence in demand

New Conti is Bentley’s hottest yet • Fourth-gen Continental GT arrives with an all-new 771bhp plug-in hybrid V8 set-up

HWA creates 493bhp V6 homage to Mercedes Evo II

Freelander to return as mainstream JLR brand

Wild Alonso Aston set for FoS • New £2m, 38-run hardcore Valiant will make its debut at Goodwood next month

Audi pumps RS Q8 to 631bhp

NEW TAKES ON WHAT IS LITERALLY A BAG FOR LIFE

Who pledges what at the election? • These are the key motoring promises from UK parties in the run-up to next week’s general election

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M5 turns 717bhp, 2400kg PHEV • Punchier V8 combines with electric motor and big battery in hottest 5 Series yet

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MY WEEK IN CARS

RACING LINES

BMW M5 • Flagship 5 Series has turned plug-in hybrid and promises to be BMW’s most extreme super-saloon yet. How’s it shaping up?

BMW ALPINA B3 GT • One of Buchloe’s final cars before BMW takes full control is a very special 3 Series

MERCEDES-AMG E53 HYBRID • The V8-engined E-Class is dead. Long live the straight-six plug-in hybrid?

CUPRA FORMENTOR • Cupra chases younger drivers with updated performance-focused family crossover

AUDI R8 V10 GT RWD • Uniquely equable supercar lineage ends with a significantly uprated special edition

AUTOCAR AWARDS 2024

LUCA DE MEO • Luca de Meo’s tenure as Renault Group CEO has been marked by an astounding turnaround in the firm’s fortunes. Steve Cropley finds out what drives him

MAREK REICHMAN • Marek Reichman has shaped a flourishing range of Astons and outlasted a succession of CEOs. He tells Steve Cropley what inspires him – and which boss was his favourite

MARTIN BRUNDLE • The Formula 1 racer turned Sky TV pundit and reluctant grid-walk maestro talks to Mark Tisshaw about his remarkable career

DAVID MOSS • Nissan’s engineering chief has overseen the groundbreaking Qashqai since its inception. Steve Cropley meets him

ANDREAS MINDT • VW’s design boss relishes the challenge of refreshing the brand. James Attwood learns what goes into his ‘secret sauce’

CATESBY TUNNEL • Vision, nous and persistence have turned a railway tunnel into a unique aero facility, writes Matt Prior

STEFANIE WURST • In two years, the Mini boss has ushered in a bold new generation of models, revived its brand image and given the BMW Group’s oldest factory a new electric future. She tells Mark Tisshaw how

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