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Every month CAR interviews the stars of motorsport, demystifies the latest in-car technology and shares our writers’ passion for car culture and car design. Discover the world’s newest and most exciting cars: join us to drive everything from supercars and hot hatches to family cars.

Welcome • Cars are more boring now than ever, apparently

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Going soft? Yes. Selling out? They hope so • There remains a lingering (and not untrue) perception that convertibles are heavier, softer and less rigid than coupe equivalents

Bentley’s plan? Don’t do a Porsche

How do you want your small car?

The end of ugly: meet BMW’s classy new design direction

Such great cars. So little hope

How Merc’s F1 motor gets fitter as it gets hotter

Meet the new face of old Merc

The roaring ’20s are back (minus the roar)

READY, STEADY, SPRING!

So near, so RAV4 • From quirky alternative to best-seller, the RAV4 has worn many coats – not all of them interesting. Does the new one bring back some of the original’s vibe?

Pick-up:

Throttle-by-telegram • You’ve heard of throttle-by-wire? This goes a bit 19th century instead

Hue and cry • The sportiest ID. 3 forms the basis of a peculiar special edition

What’s the catch? • After the disappointly ordinary EV5, Kia gets back to winning ways with the incredibly accomplished new EV2

Opinion • HOT SUVS + GREAT GOLFS + LIVING WITH EVS

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‘It’s a brilliant reboot: practical, capable, charismatic, light-footed and perky to drive’

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‘F1 in 2026 is a bit like being locked in a shipping container and force-fed vanilla fudge’

SNOW PAIN SNOW GAIN • 1500 sub-zero miles, two Porsches, one masochistic dream – to get sideways on Swedish ice in the 911 we actually own

TREAT YOURSELF TO THE WORKS OUTFIT

THE ICE MAKER COMETH

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USED CAR STARS WITH EPIC ENGINES • From WRC-winning turbo triples to a hybrid-free Ferrari V8, these secondhand masterpieces are worthy trades for your life savings

EXPERT’S EYE ON OUR EPIC PICKS • Going for a quick blast in any of these great cars is all well and good – but what are they like to own and live with?

TOYS THEY’RE NOT • Fun to build and awesome to drive, Tamiya’s radio-controlled cars have been turning kids into petrolheads for 50 glorious years

X IS GREATER THAN Y • The first iX3 was bulldozed by Tesla’s Model Y. But the all-new BMW is more than ready for a rematch

DON’T HURRY, BE HAPPY • Life doesn’t have to be a frantic pile-up of high-pressure missions and an urgent need to be somewhere you’re not. Renault’s new Twingo points the way to a calmer, cooler lifestyle

TAXI TO THE OUTER LIMITS • The Mercedes 190E was a sensible saloon and the starting point for the wild 2.5-16. Now, 35 years on, it’s reborn as a DTM-inspired monster

Au revoir, et merci • Deep down, we all know less is more. And the glorious Renault 5 E-Tech is irrefutable proof.

Bigster expectations • It may be the largest Dacia ever, but it’s far from vast.

Hard to believe • Clever hydraulic suspension has transformed the hottest Defender beyond all recognition.

High five • The SQ5 is an S5 Avant in an SUV package. Which is better?

Immersion therapy • A dealer handover is quite an eye-opener (and boot-opener).

Going back to basics • How much family car can you really get for £30k? This new arrival might just be the...