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AUDI PLOTS SPORTS COUPE COMEBACK WITH TT INFLUENCE • CEO says “sports cars are an integral part” of the brand’s future line-up

GERNOT DOLLNER, CEO, AUDI

ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH TURNS 214MPH DROP-TOP • New Volante version brings the same serious performance as the coupé

NEW BYD EV TO DIP BELOW £20K IN UK

NEXT-GEN BYDs: FULL CHARGE IN 6MIN

TERRAMAR TO PUSH CUPRA UPMARKET AS NEXT-GEN EV • SUV will share Porsche tech to turn all-electric and move up a class size

EU’S CHINA TARIFFS COULD FORCE SEAT TO ‘FIRE PEOPLE’

SEAT WILL MAKE EVs – BUT NOT UNTIL THE NEXT DECADE

NEW T-ROC FIRST VW TO GO FULL HYBRID • Puma rival to usher in an all-new VW Group hybrid set-up

UK OWNERS TO GET 366-MILE SMART #5 FROM THIS AUTUMN

SPECIAL GOLF GTI IN PIPELINE TO MARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY

CITROEN TARGETS MORE NEW ICON CARS LIKE REBORN 2CV • Line-up of four core models will be joined by heritage-inspired new cars

BENTLEY UNFAZED BY 37% ANNUAL FALL IN PROFITS

CITROEN TEES UP £15K ELECTRIC VAN

F1 BOFFINS ARE REWRITING THE EV BATTERY RULE BOOK

MG 4 MADE LARGER, SOFTER AND LIGHTER FOR NEXT GEN • Mk2 electric hatch gets Cyberster-esque styling and 135kg less weight

MG’S NEW 300-MILE ELECTRIC SUV UNDERCUTS RIVALS

JEEP TO OFFER NEW CHEROKEE AS PETROL OR EV

GRAZ TO BUILD CHINESE EVs

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HUMANOID ROBOTS START WORK AT MERCEDES PLANT • Firm expects mobile bots and AI to increase efficiency and save money

MAZDA READIES ALL-NEW PETROL ENGINE

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ROLLS-ROYCE SPECTRE BLACK BADGE • ‘Subversive’ electric coupé is most powerful Rolls yet

BMW M2 • Uprated engine and fettled chassis for facelifted junior performance car

BYD SEALION 7 • Has China’s biggest car maker managed to create a Tesla-beating SUV?

BMW 2 SERIES GRAN COUPE • New front-driven compact saloon tested in entry-level three-pot form

LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT • Another refresh for JLR’s old stager

MASERATI GRECALE FOLGORE • Production version of electric SUV

ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH • V12-engined super-GT arrives with lofty ambitions. What’s the reality?

Testing, testing

Rock star • It’s a tiny island with a 40mph limit but STEVE CROPLEY reckons Jersey is a petrolheads’ paradise after a road trip in its best-selling car, Kia’s Picanto

UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE BUY

JERSEY LOVES MOTORSPORT

The art of combustion • Cosworth faded from popular view for a while but is now back at the forefront, designing soul-stirring engines for the most exciting new hypercars. FELIX PAGE pays a visit

THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW

Who would buy a Tesla? • Potential customers were recently invited into showrooms for a look at Elon Musk’s latest electric cars. An undercover JOHN EVANS joined them

MERCEDES-AMG CLE • Did this old-school coupé worm...