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DIESEL CARS STILL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN 2025

Meanwhile, online…

NEW AUDI RS6 TO KEEP V8 AS 730BHP PHEV ALONGSIDE EV • Both hybrid and electric performance A6s are being readied for 2026

WHICH RS6 WILL BE THE ONE TO HAVE?

AYGO X HYBRID SETS NEW EMISSIONS BENCHMARK • Electrified city car claims tiny CO2 output and more than 74mpg

ROBUSTNESS KEY TO EVOLUTION OF LAND CRUISER

TOYOTA SET TO REVEAL TWO NEW EVs

BURNASTON TO BUILD GR COROLLA

FACING A FUTURE WITHOUT THE FOCUS ST

KIA COMMITS TO HATCHES AND SALOONS FOR EUROPE • Firm chases ‘big volume’ sales for new EV4 and K4 alongside SUVs

STELLANTIS PICKS JEEP BOSS FILOSA AS NEW CEO

IS FILOSA A GOOD FIT?

NEW VOLVO XC70 SUV BREAKS COVER

ALPINA FAMILY TO STAY IN CAR MAKING AFTER SALE TO BMW • Bovensiepens announce eponymous brand with Zagato-designed GT

SUPER-SPECIAL BMWs TO BUCK EV TREND

FIAT MULTIPLA-INSPIRED SUV TO TROUBLE DACIA BIGSTER

SPIRIT OF 205 GTI REVIVED FOR HOT E-208

WIESMANN DOWN BUT NOT OUT

HOT TESLAS UP ANTE TO TAKE ON EUROPE’S FASTEST EVs • New ’Ring-honed Model S Plaid and Model Y Performance are imminent

VOLKSWAGEN MULLS ELECTRIC TOURAN REVIVAL

NEXT-GENERATION STEERING IS GOING DOWN TO THE WIRE

ALPINE SET TO USE IN-WHEEL MOTORS ON SPORTS CAR EVs • Renault boss confirms plans for forthcoming electric A110 and A310

LONDON RESIDENTS TO LOSE DISCOUNTS AS C-CHARGE HIKED

ECS THRESHOLD UNDER REVIEW

SKODA BRINGS BACK AN OLD FAVORIT

Grapevine

NEW MEGA-BENTAYGA USES 641BHP TO OUTDRAG 911, M4 • V8-engined Speed SUV also gains launch control and drift mode

MY WEEK IN CARS

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RENAULT AUSTRAL • Qashqai rival receives comfort-focused update

GWM HAVAL JOLION PRO • Chinese firm follows up Ora EV with mid-sized hybrid crossover for £24k

BMW 2 SERIES COUPE • Updated two-door still offers six cylinders and RWD – but not together

MINI ACEMAN JCW • Mini turns up the wick on its electric-only compact SUV

AUDI A3 SPORTBACK 40 TFSIe • Perennially popular premium hatchback returns in plug-in hybrid form

FORD PUMA • How does the arrival of pure-electric power suit the UK’s top-selling car?

KGM TORRES • Korea’s off-roader specialist enters a new era with a fresh brand identity

Testing, testing

Last dance with • Lusty premium turbo diesels were once the order of the day, but now they’re a dying breed. STEPHEN DOBIE scours the new-car listings to sample three rare survivors

USED PREMIUM DIESEL HEROES

Going public • Peugeot’s WEC ace Paul di Resta has only ever driven Le Mans’ Circuit de la Sarthe under race conditions – until now. JAMES ATTWOOD buckles up

Appetite for production • Hyundai’s Ulsan plant is the world’s largest car-making facility, with five separate factories and an on-site port. WILL RIMELL is awestruck

MG CYBERSTER • Intriguing Chinese-built electric roadster joins the...