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ADAS FEATURES NEED TO IMPROVE – AND QUICKLY

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NEXT-GEN 1 SERIES KEY TO WINNING YOUNGER BUYERS • Fourth-generation ICE and electric hatch to play crucial role in securing BMW’s future

BMW PROMISES PARITY FOR ICE AND ELECTRIC M3s

NEW VAUXHALL SUV TO TAP LEAPMOTOR TECH • Electric model will arrive in 2028 on a Leapmotor platform as part of a wider collaboration

AUDI RAMPS UP LUXURY VIBE FOR NEW Q9 FLAGSHIP

ISN’T IT TIME ADAS TECH STARTED BEING SMARTER AND MORE USEFUL? • Drivers aren’t alone in asking that: Euro NCAP wants improvements too

MORE INTELLIGENCE REQUIRED

TAILORED SEATBELTS AND AIRBAGS; MORE CAMERAS

WHAT ABOUT HANDS-OFF DRIVING?

EURO NCAP TO START ROAD TESTING ADAS

LUXURY SIX-SEAT LEXUS EV SETS SIGHTS ON VOLVO EX90 • Brand’s biggest model to date is a dual-motor SUV with a plush ‘lounge’

NISSAN TO CLOSE LINE AT SUNDERLAND FACTORY

AUDI TT CONCEPT INSPIRES RESTOMOD

BATTERY TECH EDGES CLOSER TO SOLID-STATE TRANSITION

VW GROUP EYES CHINA-ONLY MODELS FOR EUROPE • EVs like the ID Unyx 09 saloon and ID Aura T6 SUV could be set for export

HORSE’S NEW V6 MAY PAVE WAY FOR V8

Unfinished business

FINES COULD SOAR IN SAFETY CRACKDOWN • Extra cash would help fund the rollout of AI cameras

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MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS • Tech upgrades and driveline refinements headline the most extensive facelift in the limousine’s 54-year history

CITROEN E-C3 URBAN RANGE • Old-school cost-cutting comes to EV market in small-battery supermini

LEAPMOTOR D19 • China-only (for now) large SUV reveals budget brand’s luxury leanings

LAND ROVER DISCOVERY • Long-lived SUV arrives with a new six-pot and extremely luxurious trim

Testing, testing

Grin and bear it • Fiat’s new Grande Panda spreads cheer wherever it goes – but it will take more than just vibes to beat the Renault 5. JAMES DISDALE gets objective

LEAP OF FAITH • Stellantis and fast-moving Leapmotor joined forces three years ago. JAMES ATTWOOD reports on the progress they have made so far

Halcyon daze • A UK restomod start-up has made a delightful ’70s Rolls feel even more like a Rolls. STEVE CROPLEY is smitten

What exactly is a platform? • The word is now commonly used in automotive circles, yet its meaning still isn’t widely understood. JESSE CROSSE explains all

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MAZDA 3 • Old-school petrol-powered manual hatchback joins the fleet

TESLA MODEL Y • Our iconoclastic EV’s quirks are making sense as the miles pile up

TOYOTA PRIUS •  What is this PHEV’s real-world range? There’s only one way to find out…

POLESTAR 4 • Is the Polestar 4 the Citroën C6 of the electric age?

SNAPSHOTS

VALUE JUDGEMENT • Corsa is a lot of supermini for the money and there’s petrol, diesel and EV

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