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WHY iPHONE DESIGNER JONY IVE IS ON THE BUTTON
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JLR READIES ‘CLASS-LEADING’ DEFENDER EV • All-new electric model to herald expanding portfolio of Defender-badged ‘lifestyle-brand’ off-roaders
FIRST LOOK INSIDE FERRARI’S APPLE-FLAVOURED DEBUT EV • Luce GT’s cabin was styled by iPhone designer but retains analogue focus
Q&A JONY IVE, FOUNDER, LOVEFROM
EXTERIOR WILL BE JUST AS RADICAL
IONIQ 3 LEADS HYUNDAI’S EUROPE-FOCUSED PUSH • New hatches and crossovers to help Korean firm expand market share
GENESIS TO FORGE OWN PATH WITH NEW PLATFORM
CHINESE 4x4s TO SHAKE UP THE PREMIUM SUV MARKET • How will upmarket brands handle threat from China’s new SUV wave?
TYRE MAKERS ARE FINDING NEW WAYS TO ROLL WITH IT
REFRESHED RANGE ROVER TO ARRIVE ALONGSIDE EV • JLR flagship, spotted testing with new-look front end, is due to be unveiled this year
NEW LOGO FOR ALPINA AS IT TURNS BMW LUXURY BRAND
BMW ISSUES FIRE WARNING FOR 25,000 CARS IN THE UK
Unfinished business
MAZDA 6 EV COSTS £39K
BIG PORSCHE SUV TO GET V8 AND BE AUDI Q9 TWIN • Radical tech rethink for new flagship follows ditching of EV-only plan
Steve Cropley
Matt Prior
Damien Smith
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MG 4 EV URBAN • Newcomer is a family hatchback for supermini money
MG 4 EV • Larger battery and a much nicer interior for the same price as before
SEAT ARONA • Can targeted updates make a nine-year-old car feel relevant today?
HYUNDAI TUCSON HYBRID • Power and efficiency improvements for the popular SUV’s final year
HYUNDAI i20 • Spec shuffle for midfield supermini
GEELY STARRAY • Could this PHEV be the next Jaecoo?
KIA K4 • This isn’t another Kia EV-something but a petrol-powered manual hatch
INEOS GRENADIER • Revised pick-up version reports for road test duty with a diesel engine
MY WEEK IN CARS
Testing, testing
BRITISH MADE WONDERS • You might not have heard of it, but BMW’s vast Hams Hall engine plant in the West Midlands is marking its 25th birthday. STEPHEN DOBIE joins the celebrations
BUY YOUR OWN HAMS HERO
THE BOSSES WOULD LIKE A WORD
THE POWER OF YOUTH
Step into the rings • Audi design chief Massimo Frascella is shaping a new era for a brand he always seemed destined to define.
Scrubs up well • If you can’t face selling your car, making it look like new could be the answer, says JOHN EVANS
FORD CAPRI • Never mind what it’s called – what is this EV really like? Time to find out
BMW 330Ci • First fault has arisen on our old E46 – and its next mods are booked in
ALPINE A290 • Aftermarket solution to one of our biggest complaints has perked us up
VW TAYRON • A weekend away in the Cotswolds tests its SUV cred
THIRTY LOVE TO YOU • The i30 N is a great-value hot hatch whose thrills outweigh its flaws
How to get one in your garage
On the slippery slope to a competition...