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Bravo, two zero • The Type 00 EV is an entirely new kind of Jaguar – yet, as MATT PRIOR discovers at the wheel in snowy Sweden, a Jaguar it most certainly is

NEW S-CLASS TAKES MERC’S LUXURY PUSH TO NEXT LEVEL • It kicks off the firm’s ’most ambitious product launch programme’ yet

S-CLASS IN NUMBERS

HOW THE S-CLASS PIONEERED TECHNOLOGY

VOLVO SALOONS AND ESTATES BACK IN FRAME • New platform opens the door for a return to lower, traditional bodystyles

VOLVO EYES NEW SUPERSIZED HYBRID SUV

AUDI DUSTS OFF A2 NAME FOR NEW £30K ENTRY-LEVEL EV • Noughties badge revived for smallest modern-era Audi

PORSCHE REPLACES MAUER WITH McLAREN DESIGN BOSS

REFRESHED MG 4 EV JOINED BY NEW £23K URBAN SIBLING

REVISED HYUNDAI KONA BREAKS COVER IN ARCTIC •  More rugged version of compact SUV seen for first time in winter testing

ALSO ON THE WAY…

VOLKSWAGEN ID CROSS

VOLKSWAGEN ID 3 AND ID TIGUAN

PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS

Next big thing

CHINESE CARS COULD BE MADE IN BRITAIN BY JLR AND NISSAN • But Chery, Dongfeng must integrate with UK supply chain, warns SMMT

Unfinished business

100MPH THE NEXT TARGET FOR JET SOAPBOX RACER • UK-made Bluebird Aero is already the world’s fastest electric-jet hybrid

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Matt Prior

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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI EDITION 50 • More power and chassis upgrades to mark icon’s 50th

POLESTAR 2 • Another update to acclaimed EV includes better battery for entry model

BENTLEY BENTAYGA SPEED • Sporty SUV swaps W12 for boosted V8 and receives new chassis tech

CITROEN C5 AIRCROSS • Second-gen SUV aims to prove good value can be found outside China

Testing, testing

Hello, F1. Have you missed us? • Ford returns to the Formula 1 grid next month after 22 years away. JAMES ATTWOOD finds out what the firm expects to gain from it

WHEN FORD HIT JACKPOT WITH COSWORTH DFV

MICHIGAN CENTRAL STATION

High and mighty • Letech has turned the already capable Ineos Grenadier into a raised, formidable off-roader. MATT PRIOR gives it a workout

Five all-terrain champs

FAKE IT TILL THEY MAKE IT • Will Dacia ever build the Sandman, a camper van concept that has taken on an AI life of its own online? COLIN GOODWIN reports

BMW 330Ci • Have we moved beyond peak car? Time in this old 3 Series might tell us

HONDA HR-V • ADAS annoyances are blotting its otherwise admirably clean record

VOLKSWAGEN TAYRON • Automatic emergency braking system seems to have a mind of its own

VOLVO XC90 • Another glitch, a software update – and some praise

BILLION DOLLAR BABY • This famously expensive to develop Alfa is now enticingly cheap to own

How to get one in your garage

My next motorsport adventure starts here

I park it outside and drive it most days

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