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Welcome • Rivals’ failures shed light on the success of the 3-series
Renault’s Filante concept is perfectly pointless
Un-boring family cars
Boring business + exciting cars = a profitable Aston Martin
‘Drive by wire’ is the future. But there’s a catch
Sorry Brad, but I’m afraid you just can’t win
The only way is up… he hopes
Strange but true: a Rolls-Royce with launch control
NCAP isn’t helping
This year’s most important new Ferrari isn’t the electric one
Wait. So hybrids are bad again?
Sayonara to the Zen garden of the car world
The perfect storm • Sideways rain, hail and red weather warning gusts meet a rear-wheel drive V12 convertible. Ferrari’s ultimate droptop GT braves Storm Herminia
The left behind • Top-value family transport. But forget claims of room for seven
Big. Ugly. Dull. Cheap • Competitive pricing should make this new SUV a familiar sight
A cut-price Ioniq 5 N? No • The badge says an ordinary electric crossover is aiming to join a fine tradition of hot Nissans. The badge lies
Full of surprises • Could it look any duller? But don’t be fooled – there’s a lot to like here
Faster la vista • Track-focused reboot is in effect an MC20 Mk2
Opinion • SENSIBLE AUDIS + SUPER SUPERMINIS + ALFA vs DODGE
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GAVIN GREEN THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE
MARK WALTON THE INCURABLE ENTHUSIAST
OLD MASTERS MODERN ART • Europe strikes back with three reborn icons: Mini’s Cooper E, Fiat’s new Panda and the Renault 5. All are small. Which is the most perfectly formed?
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BOTH BARRELS • BMW doesn’t want you to know about this just yet, but the next M3 will come in two flavours: 2027’s electric iM3 followed a year later by a petrol version. Here’s everthing we know about the dynamisch duo
RIDING IN THE ELECTRIC M3… SORT OF
THE ULTIMATE EVERYTHING MACHINE 50 YEARS OF THE BMW 3-SERIES • From everyday greatness to some of the most iconic performance cars of all time, the 3-series is omni-talented. We celebrate its first half century
THE MAGIC NUMBER • Seven reasons we love the 3-series, BMW’s sexy slice of everyday genius
ALIVE AND KICKING
FANTASTIC FOUR
1989’S M3 CS TOURING
GO JOHNNY GO
SOMETHING IN THE AIR
THE SPECIAL ONE
POWER FOR THE PEOPLE
TREAD CAREFULLY • With no engine to spoil the serenity, an electric G-Class goes in search of a more tranquil future
WRC vs EQG
Bridging the gap • Tesla’s hegemony is over: both Europe and China now make some cracking mid-sized EVs.
The cost of progress
Caught in 4K if they return
The door catch
Keeping it Eco… mostly
Which is the true Mini EV? • When the factory electric Mini meets an exquisite reboot of the original, not everything is as it seems.
Half a mill and a forged passport • Chances are I won’t drop everything for a nomadic existence in this Defender. But the point is I could.
Uneven performance • Suzuki’s supermini has proved frugal, spacious and perfectly reliable. If only it could cope better with poor road surfaces.
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