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Napoleon Complex

THEY’RE THE PINT-SIZE PERFORMERS WITH BIG POINTS TO PROVE. HYUNDAI i20 N IS OUT TO BUMP FORD’S FIESTA ST OFF POLE POSITION IN THE LIGHT HOT-HATCH SEGMENT

MERCEDES-AMG EQS53 4MATIC+

AMG BRINGS THE NOISE TO LUXO EV SECTOR

EXTREME MEASURES

PIONEERING OFF-ROAD RACING SERIES EXTREME E IS THRUSTING EVs INTO GLOBAL MOTORSPORT IN SPECTACULAR STYLE. WE JOIN THE ELECTRIC CIRCUS IN SARDINIA TO DISH THE DIRT

Who's in control?

THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGES OF FULL AUTONOMY ARE VAST. BUT THE ISSUES OF ETHICS AND ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY ARE ARGUABLY EVEN MORE COMPLEX

TwinTest

THIS MONTH’S NEWCOMER TAKES ON THE CLASS BENCHMARK

'Lander grab

MITSU IS OUT TO STAKE A CLAIM WITH ITS ALL-NEW OUTLANDER, BUT KIA’S FRESH SPORTAGE AND THE UPDATED SUBARU FORESTER ARE DEEPLY ENSCONCED ON THE MID-SIZE SUV RESERVATION

IT BEGS TO DIFFER

QUIRKY CROSSOVER CHALLENGES CONVENTIONAL DESIGN – AND THINKING

FJORD TRANSIT

WE TAKE HYUNDAI’S NEW IONIQ 5 THROUGH NORWAY TO EXPERIENCE EV MOBILITY THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE

STARLINK GAZER

SUBIE’S TECH AND ASSISTANCE COME UNDER THE MICROSCOPE

BMW 1M

AS POTENTIALLY TERRIFYING AS IT WAS TERRIFIC, THIS WAS THE RAW, UNADULTERATED JUNIOR M-CAR THAT ALMOST DIDN’T MAKE IT

HIS BRILLIANT KOREA

WHO BETTER THAN A FORMER TUCSON CUSTODIAN TO LIVE WITH KIA’S IN-HOUSE RIVAL?

Bohemian rhapsody

MORE THAN A CENTURY OF SKODA EVOLUTION LIES PERFECTLY PRESERVED IN ITS HOMETOWN’S HALLOWED HALLS

Back-up plan

THEY’RE MID-SIZED, SUB-$50K AND PACK PLUG-IN HYBRID POWERTRAINS, BUT DOES THAT MAKE THEM VERSATILE AND DESIRABLE? OR INHERENTLY COMPROMISED?

Mini's big EV charge

AS MINI ANNOUNCES ITS GREEN FUTURE WILL ENTAIL AN EMISSIONS-FREE FLEET FROM 2030, WE SIT DOWN WITH BRAND BOSS BERND KORBER FOR THE FULL RUNDOWN

Dealer disruption

CUSTOMER-ORIENTED ‘AGENCY MODELS’ FROM OEMs SEE DEALERS’ ROLES CHANGING, BUT IS IT BETTER FOR CONSUMERS? OR A CASE OF CARMAKERS CUTTING INTO DEALER PROFITS?

MITSU OUTLANDER

ABOUT FACE

Base players

HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY LOSE BY SHOPPING FROM THE MORE AFFORDABLE END OF MID-SIZE SUV LINE UPS? THIS TRIO IS OUT TO PROVE THAT BEING LOW ON FRILLS DOESN’T MEAN LIFE ON POVERTY STREET

VOLVO C40 RECHARGE

A MORE PERT STATEMENT OF SWEDES’ ELECTRIC INTENT

KIA SPORTAGE

ALL THE STYLE, MOST OF THE SUBSTANCE

HIGH FIVES FOR A HOT HATCH HERO

AUDI RS3

The 22 of '22

LET’S CONSIDER 2021 AND ITS COVID-INFLICTED CHAOS NOW IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR. A NEW YEAR BECKONS, AND IT’S ONE SET TO DELIVER A SMORGASBORD OF DESIRABLE METAL

LANCIA Stratos

LANCIA SET OUT TO BUILD THE ULTIMATE, NO-COMPROMISE RALLY CAR FROM SCRATCH. THE RESULT WAS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND LEGENDARY RACE AND ROAD CARS OF ALL TIME

VW T-ROC R

SMALL SUV THAT BRINGS BIG GRINS

LUXE IN FLUX

IF GENESIS IS TO FULFIL ITS AMBITIONS OF BEING A TRUE PREMIUM CHALLENGER, THEN THE GV80 SUV NEEDS TO HAVE THE MEASURE OF THE CLASS HEAVYWEIGHT: AUDI’S UPDATED Q7

THE COLOUR IS MONEY

WHEN WHITE ISN’T THE BUDGET OPTION

A current affair

THE TESLA MODEL 3 IS THE DARLING OF THE EV-BUYING WORLD, BUT HYUNDAI’S MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED PRODUCTION CAR YET IS OUT TO SHIFT THE STATUS QUO

TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 300

ALL-NEW OFF-ROAD ICON READY FOR A WIDE BROWN LAND

BMW i4 THE BMW SET TO GIVE TESLA'S 3 A REAL GRILLING

SO YOU’RE not a great fan of the rodent fangs BMW grille. I’m not either, but today looks don’t matter. After all, we are not embarking on a showy catwalk exercise.

BMW M5 CS SUPER SEDAN DEMANDS YOU PLAY HARDBALL

IT’S A COMMON product strategy in the modern automotive business: when a sporting car gets long in the tooth and the base model is nearing a complete redesign, it’s time to debut the stonking model. In the majority of instances the end result is predictable. Sure, the car’s quicker, perhaps a little louder, visually distinctive, but more often than not, it’s just not that special.

INSIDER TRADING

NEWCOMER CUPRA LEON 300 SHARES ITS ENGINE AND PLATFORM WITH AUDI’S FEISTY S3 HATCH, SO WHICH DELIVERS REAL DIVIDENDS FOR THE DRIVER?