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BMW X3

Fourth-generation family SUV gets bolder looks, new tech and a longer plug-in hybrid range On sale Winter Price from £46,800

NOT SKIRTING THE ISSUE

In electric form, the latest Mini is a big improvement on its predecessor- but is it better than the petrol model? Will Nightingale takes both versions on a road trip to find out

Lexus LBX 1.5 Hybrid Premium Plus Design

This small SUV is our reigning Car of the Year - but can it live up to that title in daily use? We're finding out

TALL (BUT SMALL) POPPIES

They've all just been rejigged, but which of these small SUVs deserves prominence and which will get cut down to size? Let's find out

Volkswagen Up

'Simplicity was the name of the Up's game, and you could tell that simply by looking at it'

Mercedes-Benz EQE 300 Sport Edition

Cars like our EQE make us more likely to say 'yes' when the 'should I buy an electric car?' question crops up

EVERY SMALL SUV RATED

Like the idea of a small SUV but feel the Juke, Captur and Yaris Cross aren't quite right for you? Well, here we look at every other small SUV on sale and split the cream of the crop from the curdled milk

Polestar 4

Upmarket electric coupé SUV promises a long range and a luxurious interior On sale September Price from £59,990

Mercedes-AMG C63

Performance car ditches its big old V8 engine for a four-cylinder plug-in hybrid in its latest iteration On sale Now Price from £97,530

Peugeot e-5008

Latest iteration of this wellpriced seven-seat SUV gets an electric option for the first time On sale September Price from £48,500 (est)

Ford Capri

Despite the classic name and retro details, the new Capri is a thoroughly modern EV On sale Late 2024 Price from £48,075

Hebridean Road Trip

With a new bike in his ownership, Willie decided a road trip was in order, and chose the Scottish Hebridean islands as his target

Scouting for everyone

For 2024, Indian Motorcycle not only launched a new version of their water-cooled Scout, developed over the last three-and-a-half years to replace the bike that was first launched in 2014, but presented no less than five versions, with the 101 Scout being the range-topper.

ADVENTURE OASIS

Deep in the heart of central Wales, high up in the Cambrian Mountains, there’s a place where adventure bikes reign supreme

Back in the Black MV Agusta Hubert Trunkenpolz interview

In November 2022 MV Agusta, wholly owned since 2019 by Russian entrepreneur Timur Sardarov and his family, and Pierer Mobility AG KTM’s parent company) reached an agreement on future strategic cooperation, as a result of which the Austrian firm headed by Stefan Pierer would acquire a 25.10% stake in MV Agusta via its KTM AG subsidiary.

The Longest Day Teapot

Last month's write-up saw some jeopardy as the little Suzuki was neither running, nor had an MOT, with less than a week before the Longest Day Challenge...

Patagonia Expedition 2024

Following an invitational e-mail from Felix Billington, the owner of Magellan Motorcycle Tours, Chris and Dee Finch headed off on a 17-day trip on paved and gravel roads from Puerto Varas, Chile, going all the way down to Ushuaia before finishing in Punta Arenas

Cardo Packtalk PRO

Those that know me will be all too aware of my inbuilt distrust of any technology that involves more than an on/off switch, and of my inability to deal with such technologies and, recently, I have become very aware of the fact that I need to join the 21st century by learning how to use these modern contrivances.

The Diavel's in the detail

With more power, less weight and better brakes than the previous brilliant V-twin version, It’s a winner

Superhero Sequel

Bigger engine, more power, less weight, and a new look for the 2024 BMW F 900 GS

Ready to race and 90% new

If there is one major manufacturer that looks out for a younger audience, it is KTM. For the Austrian factory, its entry-level machinery is every bit as important as its rangetopping flagships or adventure bikes. Remember big or small, a KTM has to be ‘Ready to Race'.

A Breath of Fresh Air- Alfa Romeo's exotic, V8-powered Montreal was like nothing the marque had made before, but can it compare with a Porsche masterpiece, the 911S 2.4?

The stereotype of the ItaloGermanic automotive rivalry is that the Latin car will be brilliant to drive, but poorly built and ergonomically flawed, while the Teutonic will be the opposite. Yet these 2+2 sports coupés both ran against orthodoxy. In the Montreal, Alfa Romeo created an outlandish-looking two-door more comfortable, more powerful and more refined than anything it had produced for decades. Meanwhile, Porsche continued to refine its back-to-front, austere and increasingly aged 911. Neither took a traditional development path, but both created thrilling and individual cars that have echoed through the decades.

RIGHT FIRST TIME

With this long-hidden prototype, Marcello Gandini defi ned the shape of the seminal Maserati Khamsin. Marc Sonnery explores its history – and uncovers the detail differences that establish its provenance

McKeel Hagerty

40 years ago, the Hagerty family started a hobby-focused specialist insurance company from its basement. It's grown a bit

THE SECOND COMING

It's 40 years since Audi launched the Sport quattro, with which it prolonged its dominance of Group B rallying. Glen Waddington celebrates with legendary driver Stig Blomqvist

The winged warrior

This 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona has been in one family since 1970. Octane charts its history and discovers a highway hero steeped in dirt tracks and ovals

Ian Burgess

This Formula 1 driver claimed shadowy connections were responsible for his big block of heroin. No one believed him

Beanbag chair

Water was unyielding, ping-pong balls too expensive, but expanded polystyrene pellets were just right for Gatti's 'big sack'

SHAPE SHIFTER

Only three genuine Lotus 26Rs were given the Shapecraft aerodynamic treatment. This little beauty is one of them

FULL HOUSE

This collection of five vintage Bentleys covers every iteration of the WO era. Robert Coucher drives £17m of pure desire