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WHY INEOS AUTOMOTIVE AND TESLA ARE SO ALIKE

New Alfa Spider to be ‘the cherry on the cake’ • Brand’s electrification is well under way, with five new EVs due by 2027, and designers are working on a halo sports car to follow

First look at Alfa’s baby crossover • Jeep Avenger EV sibling is intended to attract new customers to the brand

IT’S THE RIGHT TIME TO REVIVE AN ICON

Alfa Romeo V6 won’t be killed off by Euro 7

New Tiguan to hit UK in 2024 • VW best-seller enters third generation with fresh look, new hybrids, updated tech

Volkswagen unleashes ID X special with 558bhp

Electric Audi R8 tipped for new supercar platform • Two-door EV looks set for a sports-biased platform that can handle up to 1700bhp

Toyota EVs to get 620-mile range

Kia primes Soul EV’s successor • ‘EV3’ blocky electric crossover will get a new platform, advanced tech and a 400-mile range

Chinese crossover costs £24k

HOW WAE IS GETTING FUEL CELLS UP TO SPEED

Merc boss sets out vision after Concept CLA debut • Källenius discusses Model 3 rival, Chinese challengers, future tech

EQG gives next G-Class big efficiency gain

SECRET SOURCE • OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

Qualcomm gives tech insight • Technology firm’s concept shows the potential future for software-defined cars

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MY WEEK IN CARS

RACING LINES

MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE • All-new luxury wagon arrives brandishing unparalleled tech, but to what effect?

HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC • Second-gen crossover grows, gets a distinctive new look and has a longer range

CITROEN C5 AIRCROSS HYBRID • Mild-hybrid tech brings real-world efficiency gains at a price to suit private buyers

BMW i7 M70 xDRIVE • M Performance treatment for electric super-limo includes a new type of motor

CITROEN E-C4 • More energy-dense battery and stronger motor for characterful family hatchback

JEEP AVENGER • Can a very different type of Jeep live up to its Car of the Year billing on British roads?

HONDA CR-V E:HEV • New large SUV proved pretty pleasing in plug-in form. Now for the regular hybrid

DAMNED TOURING • Can a new wave of grand tourers live up to the name in the electric era? Richard Lane charges across Europe in an Audi E-tron GT to explore the breed’s engine-less potential

AN UNJUST CASH GRAB • This is what thousands of campaigners considerLondon mayor Sadiq Khan’s expansion of theULEZ to be. John Evans meets their leader

DIFFERENT KLASSE • After years of aggressive and arguably overwrought designs, BMW made a sudden about-turn with its Neue Klasse concept. James Attwood finds out why

IT’S GOOD TO TALK • There’s no better motorsport to cover than the BTCC, Louise Goodman tells Damien Smith

Ineos Grenadier • Is this spiritual successor to the original Defender a vanity project or the real deal?

Data log

VERDICT • Unquestionably a serious proposition but maybe lacking in innovation

ALFA ROMEO TONALE • Do the plug-in hybrid’s fleet-friendly figures come with a sprinkling of Alfa stardust?

BYD ATTO 3 • Charger issues cause considerable panic and...