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EV SALES TARGETS SOFTEN BUT SALES PITCH MUSTN’T

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VELAR TO BE REBORN AS RAKISH CROSSOVER • Sleek mid-sized Range Rover will be unveiled this year as an EV, with a hybrid to follow

HAVE WE SEEN THIS BEFORE?

LAND ROVER AND RANGE ROVER: WHAT’S NEXT?

THE BUSINESS CASE

SKODA REVEALS NEW PEAQ AS ELECTRIC SUV FLAGSHIP • Seven-seater gets luxury features, 390-mile range and £50k price tag

VAUXHALL FREED TO GIVE BUYERS ‘WHAT THEY NEED’

BOVENSIEPEN BREATHES ON M5 TOURING

MCXTREMA INSPIRES MASERATI MAKEOVERS

SHELL’S FRESH TAKE ON EV TECH • Ultra-efficient concept previews pioneering battery-cooling system

MIDSUMMER ROADSTER REVEALED AS COUPE

PORSCHE TAYCAN GEARS UP

CAR MAKERS WELCOME V8s BACK INTO THE FOLD • EV aversion and softening legislation have put them back on the agenda

SO V8s HAVEN’T GONE AWAY – AND NOR HAS HYDROGEN

GOVERNMENT SET TO ROLL BACK ZEV MANDATE • Industry to consult on revised 2030 EV sales targets as demand falters

Unfinished business

MORE RANGE FOR REVISED ‘HOT’ MEGANE E-TECH • Fresh new look and bigger battery take fight to electric hatch rivals

RUGGED NEW LOOK FOR i20

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BOVENSIEPEN ZAGATO • Former Alpina owner launches its new business with an exclusive, £320k 2+2 coupé based on the BMW M4 and shaped by an Italian design house

FERRARI 296 SPECIALE A • GTS convertible takes a hardcore turn in stripped-down Aperta guise

AUDI Q4 E-TRON • Big-selling electric SUV looks to boost its well-established appeal

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV • Petrol-electric trendsetter returns as a multi-mode Volvo XC60 rival

MERCEDES-BENZ VLE • New platform and sharper luxury focus for heir to EQV people carrier

HONDA SUPER-N • Kei car-based cutie escapes from Japan as Honda’s latest EV venture

HYUNDAI IONIQ 6 • After the definitive performance crossover EV comes this Taycan hunter

Testing, testing

THE C-WORD • Coupé is a word few car makers use these days, but its spirit is alive and well in Germany. Sort of. STEPHEN DOBIE picks from rakish execs in petrol-PHEV, diesel and electric guises

ALL ABOUT THE EVE • The day before the Le Mans 24 Hours, the race hits the city centre for a huge petrolhead party. MATT SAUNDERS joins the parade in a Ferrari

Drag show • Racers blasting beyond 300mph never gets old. No wonder Santa Pod is still going strong at 60. JOHN EVANS joins the high-octane celebrations

TOYOTA PRIUS •  Plug-in hybrid departs. Did it manage to quash its ‘call me a taxi’ image?

MAZDA 3 • Who needs a big SUV when you can have a right-sized compact hatch?

LEAPMOTOR C10 • All the key data is displayed below – if you can read it

SNAPSHOTS

A SLICE OF HISTORY FOR £8K • Tesla’s Model S is a landmark car but it’s also a bargain second-hand EV

How to get one in your garage

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