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FLAT OUT IN NEW JAG GT • We experience Jaguar’s 1000bhp, £120k landmark new-era EV at full tilt

Q&A RAWDON GLOVER, MANAGING DIRECTOR, JAGUAR

FORD’S ELECTRIC ‘FIESTA’ TO BE BASED ON RENAULT 5 • New Ford-Renault tie-up will also result in a crossover based on the 4

HOW PORSCHE IS PURSUING A QUIETER LIFE FOR OWNERS

CITROEN EYES SUB-£13K EV TO REPLACE C1 CITY CAR •  Entry model will tap 2CV’s spirit but relies on E-car category green light

POPULAR KIA SELTOS SUV TO BE SOLD IN UK FOR FIRST TIME

FUTURE KIA LOOK GETS EARLY AIRING

Unfinished business

A BIGGER FEAST – BUT MORE MOUTHS TO FEED • Hopes of UK new car sales growth in 2025 were balanced by hungry new brands, notably from China. So who were the year’s winners and losers?

Steve Cropley

Matt Prior

Damien Smith

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RENAULT CLIO • Supermini class leader gets regenerated with bigger body, snouty face, latest hybrid powertrain and more

FERRARI AMALFI • Roma successor brings vital updates for Maranello’s entry car

VOLKSWAGEN ID POLO • Cupra led development of supermini EV but VW insists it’s a proper Polo

CHERY TIGGO 9 • Chinese seven-seat SUV has longest electric range of any PHEV on sale

TOYOTA BZ4X • EV is flawed no more, claims Toyota

LEAPMOTOR B10 • Yet another 4.5m electric crossover

MERCEDES-BENZ CLA • Bar-raising EV’s big-range and fast-charging claims are put to the test

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Testing, testing

Mustang scally • The GTD is the most extreme Mustang ever to wear numberplates. MATT PRIOR drives one into the desert and unleashes its wild side

THE WILDEST RACE-INSPIRED ROAD-GOING FORDS

Champagne supernovas • British drivers won three world titles this year – and it was so nearly four. DAMIEN SMITH looks back on their campaigns and action elsewhere

THE BEST OF ENEMIES • Sometimes competition can be healthy. ALEX WOLSTENHOLME and DANNY DAVIES recall 20 great automotive rivalries

Rapt attention • Ford hopes to score its first Dakar Rally victory with M-Sport’s Raptor monster truck. ROB GILL locks in and pummels Greystoke Forest

AUDI Q6 E-TRON • Can you enjoy a premium SUV without spending £80k-£100k? Let’s see

BYD DOLPHIN SURF • Now is the winter of our discontent: the things we do to boost the range

POLESTAR 3 • Recall has ended our key drama – but doubts remain

THE FETE TO YOUR FIESTA • This RS is nearly as fun as its ST rival and a better everyday car

How to get one in your garage

Successful DIY job gives a nice warm feeling inside

I’ve let other Lotuses go but this is different

Head to head

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

The action woman who inspired a 675bhp Bentley

ROAD TEST RESULTS

Why I love… BREAKDOWN PATROLS

What we did this week