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VW’S ID POLO GTI IS A CAR WORTHY OF THAT LINEAGE

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HARDCORE CORSA EVOKES NOVA GSi • New 277bhp electric hot hatch has tuned suspension, a front diff, track-biased Sport mode and retro nods

PEUGEOT PAVES WAY FOR BOLDER-LOOKING FUTURE • Range-topping SUV and a shooting brake show firm’s new-era vision

DENZA’S 1000BHP SUPER-GT NOW READY FOR ROAD

NEW BYD ATTO 3 CHARGES FROM 10% TO 97% IN 9MIN WITH ‘FLASH’ TECH

MINI BOSS SETS OUT VISION FOR LINE-UP AND OXFORD • Jean-Philippe Parain reveals why its UK plant isn’t building EVs – yet

MERC TO BRING BACK BUTTONS

PUROSANGUE SHARPENED

GLOBAL CAR GIANTS STRIKE BACK AT THE BEIJING SHOW • Chinese confidence was clear but the legacy brands are catching up

FIVE STARS FROM THE BEIJING SHOW

RADICAL KIA SET TO BE NEW FLAGSHIP • Concept showcases Kia’s bold new era of design and has a production future, but there is a crucial caveat

BMW FINDS A WAY TO BUILD FCEVs ON A REGULAR LINE

HIDDEN COST TO SPARK RISE IN PUBLIC CHARGING PRICES •  Standing charges are ballooning and “have to be passed on to drivers”

Unfinished business

CITROEN TARGETS GROWTH IN FACE OF INTENSE COMPETITION •  It will combat Chinese rivals by leaning on distinctive design and heritage

NEW EV ‘HAS SAME PURPOSE AS 2CV’

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ASTON MARTIN DB12 S •  More power and more agile chassis configuration create extra-sporting variant of V8 ‘super tourer’

MERCEDES-AMG GT 4-DOOR COUPE • Super-saloon goes electric with new 800V platform and axial-flux motors

PEUGEOT 408 • Genre-bending 408 is brought into line with its younger siblings…

PEUGEOT E-408 • …plus new ‘quality of life’ tech for EV

LEAPMOTOR B05 • Stellantis’s Chinese partner firm readies an electric family hatchback…

LEAPMOTOR B03X • …and a related, sedated crossover

MERCEDES CLA SHOOTING BRAKE • More practical version of outstanding EV tested in four-wheel-drive form

MAZDA MX-5 • Is the affordable sports car icon still at the top of its game in 2026?

MYWEEK INCARS

Testing, testing

GTI OPENER • VW has finally found the courage to apply those hallowed letters to an electric performance car. MATT SAUNDERS is first to drive it

Go fourth and conquer • Twelve years in, Formula E has still yet to convince hardcore motorsport fans – but its new Gen4 car should change that, reckons DAMIEN SMITH

Renaissance man • After five years overseeing hit after hit at Renault, Gilles Vidal has returned to Stellantis as its European design boss. CHARLIE MARTIN finds out why

FORD CAPRI • We got over the VW base, the size and even the name – but not the price

OMODA E5 •  After a long run and some twists, did our family EV stick the landing?

DACIA BIGSTER • They say familiarity breeds contempt. Not in this case

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