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ICE BAN DELAY GIVES US TIME TO GET IT RIGHT

New quad-motor BMW M3 to pack ‘crazy’ dynamics • Performance EV will harness new chassis tech to deliver unparalleled driving thrills

SOFTWARE IS A HARD SELL

ICE ban pushed back to 2035 • Industry split as government rolls back on 2030 combustion-engine sales ban

INDECISION, INDECISION, INDECISION

ICE AGE EXTENSION: THE INDUSTRY REACTS

Hot urban EV previews all-new Micra • Nissan Design Europe reveals celebration concept that hints at Micra replacement

EV in new Transporter line-up • New Ford-twinned VW van to offer electric, plug-in hybrid and diesels from 2024

Ranger to be UK’s first PHEV pick-up

HOW TO MAKE FUEL OUT OF FRESH AIR (KIND OF)

Experts probe role of ‘annoying’ ADAS technology • Safety bodies focus on human behaviour as motorists reject the proliferation of driver assistance systems

SECRET SOURCE • OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

Next-gen MG 3 breaks cover • Supermini sticks with petrol power as MG eyes affordability

MGB gets 60th revamp

TESTER’S NOTES

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MY WEEK IN CARS

RACING LINES

FIAT 600e • Compact electric SUV wades in with design flair, a useful range and reasonable pricing – and shuns the bloat of many new family cars

FERRARI ROMA SPIDER • The brilliant coupé is a hard act for a heavier, less rigid convertible to follow, even when it looks as attractive as this. And yet…

PORSCHE 911 S/T • Stuttgart rolls out a very special 911 as a birthday present to itself

PORSCHE CAYENNE • No bolt or nut has been left unturned in this strategically updated SUV

MASERATI GRANTURISMO TROFEO • Potent petrol-powered GT lands on our shores in left-hand-drive form

ON A STARK DESERT HIGHWAY • With unfinished business on Route 66, Matt Prior drives a Hyundai Santa Cruz west through the Nevada desert via the top-secret Area 51 to a hotel in California

Uno! Dos! Tres! • The Quattro is almost upon us – well, German start-up E-Legend’s electric reinvention of it, that is. Mike Duff meets the team and rides in a prototype

REALITY CHECK • An M340i Touring seems all the car you’ll ever need. Andrew Frankel sees if that’s true

Subaru Outback • If you need a rugged estate then this is now just about the only game in town

Data log

VERDICT • A pretty good answer to a question only a few people asked

ALPINA D3 S • Who’d want to live with a diesel estate in 2023? If it’s this one, virtually all of us

TOYOTA GR SUPRA • It excels at weekends away but daily use is starting to highlight a few wrinkles

AUDI TT RS • Time for a fresh perspective from a serial EV driver

YOUR VIEWS

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GONE WITH THE WIND • Volkswagen will never make a car like the Mk3 Scirocco again

HOW TO GET ONE IN YOUR GARAGE

KICKING TYRES

How are vehicles being used in the Great War?

ROAD TEST INDEX • The latest and greatest rated as only Autocar knows how

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