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LOTUS’S ROOTS HAVE A PLACE IN ITS BOLD FUTURE

Meanwhile, online…

LOTUS TO REVIVE ESPRIT AS 1000BHP V8 HYBRID • Supercar will arrive in 2028 with an all-new engine as a Ferrari 849 Testarossa rival

HETHEL BOOSTED BY LOTUS’S RETURN TO ICE SPORTS CARS

REVISED EMIRA TO GET ALL-NEW V6

AMG’S FIRST DEDICATED EV GETS 1169BHP FROM RADICAL MOTORS • New GT 4-Door Coupé chases driver engagement with innovative tech

HOT NEW POLO IS VW’S FIRST GTI EV • Electric hot hatch unwrapped with 223bhp and “everything that belongs to a real GTI”

OUR FAVOURITE VW GTIs

£25K SKODA EPIQ EV TO UNDERCUT ICE EQUIVALENT • Renault 4 rival will be sold in two guises, with a range of up to 272 miles

FIRST NEW-ERA JAGUAR EV WILL BE CALLED TYPE 01

CHERY FREE TO SELL FREELANDERS IN UK

HOW RENAULT’S 5 TURBO 3E GOT ITS IN-WHEEL MOTORS

ALPINA SETS OUT LUXURY-BASED VISION FOR BMW ERA • Concept previews a future slanted to exclusivity and upmarket comfort

Q&A OLIVER VIELLECHNER, HEAD OF ALPINA

Unfinished business

JCB EYES ANOTHER LAND SPEED RECORD WITH NEW HYDROMAX • The 1579bhp hydrogen-combustion machine is set to surpass 350mph

PEUGEOT CONSIDERS E-308 FOR NEXT GTi HOT HATCH

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VOLVO EX60 • Swedes complete 2026’s trio of game-changing premium electric SUVs with an XC60 equivalent that can do 500 miles

CUPRA RAVAL VZ • First of four new electric superminis from the Volkswagen Group is the sportiest, tested here in ultimate form with 222bhp and a locking diff

TOYOTA BZ4X TOURING • Electric family SUV extended and cladded to create cross-country estate

ARIEL ATOM 4RR • Ultra-lightweight track toy’s 25th birthday gift is an astonishing 525bhp

MERCEDES-BENZ GLB • Everything we like about the CLA but with room for seven? Let’s find out

Testing, testing

A day with François Provost • The Renault Group CEO invites STEVE CROPLEY to join him for seven hours at a test track with leading execs and vital top-secret cars

Virtual ingenuity • How can sporty EVs be made engaging? Some believe the answer is a fake manual gearbox. STEPHEN DOBIE finds out more

BUY YOUR OWN GEARBOX PIONEER

RENAULT 4 E-TECH • We’ve a hunch it might be even better to live with than an R5. So let’s see

MAZDA 3 • Driving to the tip proves to be not such a rubbish idea after all

BMW 330Ci • How do you improve on perfection? Via eBay and a garage, apparently

SEAT IBIZA • We swap our auto car for a manual one, but which will we want to keep?

BMW iX • Will time in our iX change the mind of an early sceptic?

SNAPSHOTS

CRAZY PRICE, CRAZY TALENT • It’s still £40k, and for maybe the zenith of hot hatches worth every penny

How to get one in your garage

Putting a Mini through an MOT needn’t be exhausting

I love the Europa so much I’ve owned 14

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