32 YEARS 9 MONTHS 4 DAYS

Former apprentice Adrian Mardell grafted at JLR for more than three decades before ascending to the top job. He tells Mark Tisshaw how he got there

FORBIDDEN FRUITS

Three of Japan's performance icons aren't available in Britain - but it's a different story in Canada. Brendan McAleer reveals what we're missing

MERCEDES-BENZ A250E SALOON

Plug-in hybrid member of A-Class gains faster charging but loses hatchback option

INVERTED RANGE ROVER CLASSIC

New electromodder sets out stall with 450bhp interpretation of classic off-roader

HYUNDAI KONA HYBRID

We test second of three powertrains available in new second-generation crossover

SMART #1 BRABUS

Have they put this lunatic in a straitjacket before its UK arrival? Course they haven't

BMW X5

Electrified engines arrive along with revised look and even more lavish interior

HONDA CR-V

SUV swells significantly and introduces an unconventional plug-in hybrid powertrain

Dacia can be 'serious' Jeep rival

Burgeoning budget brand going bigger and more 'lifestyle' to attract new customers

Discovery in line for strategic rethink

JLR CEO ponders brand direction as underperforming SUVS trail Rangies, Defenders

Affordability to be key for all-electric ninth-gen Golf

Segment-defining hatchback set for radical reinvention as family-friendly EV

GIVING IN TO TEMPTATION

Early DB9s can be irresistibly cheap-but be on your guard

LEXUS RZ

Our new EV looks fantastic, feels luxurious and is exceptionally relaxing (mostly)

SKODA ENYAQ IV VRS

Is it more Skoda, more vRS, something in between or something entirely different?

SILENT FLIGHT

Richard Lane explores the madness of Pininfarina's 1876bhp fighter jet on wheels and visits the atelier' behind the world's first electric supercar to market

LOCAL BOY DONE GOOD

Will Powell went from an Autocar road tester to the BTCC grid. Damien Smith caught up with him at Oulton Park and found out just how tough life as a racing driver can be

YOU LOOKING AT ME?

The Audi RS6 is the performance estate godfather, but now the BMW M3 has muscled in on its turf. Matt Saunders prepares for an epic shootout

VOLKSWAGEN ID 3 PRO S

Amended (but not yet entirely resolved) version of electric hatchback arrives in UK

FORD PUMA ST HYBRID

New automatic version of hot crossover costs just £10 more-but there's a catch...

PORSCHE 718 SPYDER RS

Electrification's coming for the Boxster but not before an unforgettable petrol sign-off

LOTUS EMIRA 14

Sports car maestros' final combustion creation gains AMG's mega four. It's an unexpected marriage, but could it also be an inspired one?

Damien Smith

RACING LINES

Matt Prior

TESTER'S NOTES

Fears of collapse in EV values

Former fleet and lease cars are flooding into already struggling used EV market

Renault backs the lure of retro

Design boss explains why evoking classics gives its EVS the jump on cold, bland rivals

Bold new face of Vauxhall's all-electric future revealed

Sleek-looking concept sets out design path for every upcoming electric Vauxhall

Listen and learn

New audio speaker tech is set to make waves in luxury EVs. Steve Cropley lends an ear

6 DEGREES OF SEPARATION

The Hyundai Ioniq 6 is proof that aerodynamically honed electric cars can be interesting to look at. But can this new executive EV rub shoulders with priceless collector classics? Felix Page finds out

AND THEN THERE WERE THREE

These are the last three front-engined, reardriven, V8 sports cars left on sale in the UK for less than £100,000. Matt Saunders finds out which we will miss the most and why

MERCEDES-AMG A35

Refreshed go-faster A-Class waves a flag for the dying hot hatch breed