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THIS WEEK

DRIVEN RENAULT’S NEW TWINGO • FIRSTVERDICT French brand is on to a winner with its cute, retroinspired hatch that ticks virtually all the boxes for an electric city car

Fresh face plus a step up in quality for Mercedes GLE • The original German premium SUV has undergone a major overhaul

GLS follows smaller GLE with updated look and extra tech

AMG GT Black Series will return as race-bred rival for Porsche 911 GT3 RS

DRIVEN Skoda’snew Peaq SUV • Prototype gives us first taste of range-topping electric seven-seater ahead of its launch this summer

PLUS Enyaq and Elroq get a range of updates

MG4 Urban to get boost from semi-solid-state battery tech • OFFICIAL Extra stability makes packs more energy efficient in the cold

VW rejects using range-extender tech in Europe

Battery fire risk prompts VW and Cupra to recall more than 90,000 EVs

£20,000 Tiggo 4 is Chery’s first self-charging hybrid

Leapmotor reveals ambitious plan for growth • EXCLUSIVE Start-up wants a million sales this year, with Europe delivering 10 per cent of that volume

Brand-new petrol-powered Cayenne to arrive by 2029

Ford’s Transit City electric van targets urban delivery

Volvo EX30 Cargo is new option for white van man

Pay-per-mile tax could stop drivers making switch to EVs • AA survey shows 55 per cent of motorists would be put off swapping internal-combustion cars for electric models if the Government presses ahead with plans to levy 3p-per-mile EV charge

Plug-in hybrid Outlander returns with £47k price

New entry-level model for revised Tavascan • EU deal lets Cupra introduce cheaper 187bhp version of electric SUV

Porsche Cayenne Electric • FIRSTDRIVE We reckon entry-level EV version of Mk4 Cayenne is brilliant and will tick many boxes for fans of full-sized sporty SUVs

Kia EV2 • FIRST DRIVE We get behind the wheel of brand’s smallest EV yet to see if it’s as big a success as its larger siblings

Toyota C-HR+ • FIRST UK DRIVE Despite its name, Toyota’s new EV is based on the bZ4X, but it’s a far more tempting prospect for buyers

Changan Deepal S05 • FIRST DRIVE Mid-sized SUV is C hinese brand’s second car for the UK market, but disappoints from behind the wheel

JAGUAR’S DNANCESTRY • We take the chance to drive development and heritage new GT alongside its iconic forebears, to see if the brand’s lineage remains intact

IS GT ON THE RIGHT TRACK? • Having previously only driven Jag’s electric GT on a frozen lake, we finally get behind the wheel on Tarmac

ON TEST HONDA PRELUDE • Familiar nameplate makes a return to UK roads 11 years after the last version was axed. Is Honda’s hybrid coupé a hit or amiss?

TOP 5 HONDA PRELUDE RIVALS • We name our favourite competitors to Japanese firm’s born-again coupé

DACIA BIGSTER • New SUV joins our fleet and starts life with a road trip to Kent

POLESTAR 3 • Just like the Rubik’s Cube, our man’s cracked getting the best out of SUV

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