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BENTLEY GOES HARDCORE FOR SPECIAL SUPERSPORTS • Honed, lightened Conti GT to get 640bhp V8 as first of new ‘extreme’ line

A BRIEF HISTORY OF BENTLEY SUPERSPORTS

ELECTRIC RACER CONCEPT PREVIEWS NEXT CORSA • The 789bhp Corsa GSE Vision Gran Turismo “shows where Vauxhall wants to take” its performance sub-brand

ULTRA-EXCLUSIVE GMA SUPERCARS UNLEASHED • Two new bespoke V12 cars signal firm’s move into rarefied territory

WHICH CARS COULD GMA REIMAGINE?

£3M FENOMENO SPECIAL RIPS UP LAMBO RULEBOOK • Exclusive Revuelto-based hypercar redefines firm’s performance goals

WHY ‘FEW OFF’ LAMBOS ARE IMPORTANT

NEW EV PLATFORM TO SPAWN VARIOUS AFFORDABLE FORDS

NEW MERCEDES GLA TO BATTLE GOLF AND ID 3 • Longer, coupé-styled compact SUV will be sold in hybrid and EV guises from next year

HYUNDAI TO OFFER ‘MANUAL GEARBOX’ ON ALL N-LINE EVs

BMW TO TAKE ON G-CLASS WITH LUXURY OFF-ROADER • ‘X8’ seven-seater will have combustion engine, 4WD and locking diffs

CEED AXED AFTER TWO-DECADE RUN

FEWER PICANTOS, MORE XCEEDS

PROOF THAT EV BATTERIES STAND UP TO HARD USE

NEW HEADQUARTERS TO EXPAND ARIEL’S POTENTIAL • Site will include a factory, showroom, museum and servicing operations

LONGBOW TAPS McLAREN, LOTUS, ALPINE EX-CEOs

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SUPERMINIS STILL IN DEMAND – AS USED CARS • Top 10 list of best-selling used cars is dominated by hatches, not SUVs

MY WEEK IN CARS

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ROLLS-ROYCE SPECTRE BLACK BADGE • How does 650bhp super-coupé feel on British roads?

CITROEN C3 HYBRID • Supermini offers petrol and electric power – and now a blend of both

LOTUS EMIRA TURBO SE • New name for four-cylinder model signifies V6-equalling power boost

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FORD RANGER PHEV • Heavy electrification makes popular pick-up a tax-buster once again

MERCEDES-AMG CLE • Performance package puts the BMW M4 in the hot CLE’s sights

Testing, testing

SWAP MEET • Aston Martin’s and Renault Group’s designers rarely, if ever, get to drive each other’s cars. JAMES ATTWOOD makes it happen

The atomic age • The original Ariel Atom appeared 25 years ago. STEVE CROPLEY and MATT PRIOR look back – and forward – at a great British success story

Evolution of the Atom

Brand awareness • The City of London’s ancient cart-marking ceremony has become an unlikely low-key tourist attraction. JOHN EVANS is in attendance

Learning curves • Formula Student has firmly established itself as motorsport’s go-to cauldron of nascent engineering talent. CHARLIE MARTINattends this year’s finals

MINI ACEMAN • A small electric SUV should be a breeze in 2025. Did Mini pull it off?

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTE • For company car buyers who love their commute, is this the Golf to have?

VIVA LA CROSSOVER • This Spaniard is a practical all-rounder that hits all the right notes

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