Old nails under the hammer

The Market is a classic car auctioneer with a difference. Colin Goodwin pays a visit

KONA N THE BARBARIAN

The hot compact SUV might strike you as a curious amalgam, but they’re becoming increasingly prevalent – and increasingly muscular. Can Hyundai’s new steroidal performance car put Cupra’s class leader to the sword? Illya Verpraet judges

BENTLEY FLYING SPUR HYBRID

Can a V6 and an electric motor create a better real-world limo than a V8 or W12?

Every Rolls-Royce to go electric

CEO discusses Cullinan, Ghost and Phantom EVs that are due after Spectre coupé

New Range Rover Sport to get 616bhp SVR plus hot EV

Next-generation Sport will receive BMW X6 M’s V8 and an equally potent EV set-up

THE RACE OF HIS LIFE

A new event is raising money for Sir Jackie Stewart’s biggest battle

Are disabled people being left behind by electrification?

Purchase costs, charging accessibility and EVs themselves pose issues, says charity

VOLKSWAGEN ID 6 X

Chinese-built EV is essentially an extended-wheelbase, seven-seat version of the ID4

MORE OF THE SAME, PLEASE

Why the stage is set for another great year of motorsport

POLESTAR 2

Our Scandi-cool EV is already turning heads. Will we be shaking ours before we part?

The year of the EV charger

Boss of charger provider Osprey tells us why things are looking up for EV drivers

WORTH THE WEIGHT?

Marking the end of one era and the beginning of another for Lotus, the Emira is claimed to be a sports car for the masses as well as for the purists, despite pushing one and a half tonnes in weight. Steve Cropley sees for himself in Hethel's first new series-production car since 2009

Toyota shows electric roadster

A reborn MR2 is among 15 new electric concept cars earmarked for production

VOLKSWAGEN TAIGO

New compact crossover slots into the small space between the T-Cross and T-Roc

Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX takes EVs to the next level

Aerodynamically optimised electric concept gets trick tech and 620-mile range

Prodrive Dakar car hits road

Road-legal 550bhp rally raider to make its debut this week; 25-car run planned

Will the stock market keep backing EV start-ups?

Nascent EV firms have been attaining astronomical valuations for several years now

MERCEDES-AMG EQS 53

First series electric car from Mercedes’ performance division is a 751bhp limousine

KIA SPORTAGE

Latest iteration of the Korean firm’s compact SUV intends to stand out from the crowd, but will it do so for the right reasons?

BMW iX M60 sparks new era

First flagship EV from M performance division packs 811lb ft and a new style of tuning

CASH AND CARRY

Jaguar has upgraded the XF Sportbrake yet also reduced its price, dropping the estate down into BMW 3 Series and Skoda Superb territory. James Disdale asks if it’s too good to be true

AC SCHNITZER ACS3 SPORT

Renowned German tuner unleashes its near-600bhp take on the latest BMW M3

RUF SCR

Built around Ruf’s proprietary new composite monocoque, this 911-alike combines old-world ingredients to mesmerising effect

Matt Prior

They wheel a priceless heirloom off a trailer, then have a cup of tea. I’m on board with this

MORGAN PLUS FOUR ‘CLUBSPORT'

Prototype gives us an early insight into the next generation of competition Morgans

BMW iX xDRIVE40

Battery-electric technology flagship arrives in the UK with less potent motor

GIVING IT THEIR ALL

The BMW M3 is fi nally being offered with optional all-wheel drive. Can the latest Audi RS3, revamped for the PlayStation generation, keep it in its sights? Matt Saunders heads to the Peak District to find out

AUDI R8 V10 PERFORMANCE RWD

Rear-driver is one of two new models that will take the V10 supercar to its expiry date

THE FAT OF THE LAND

And of the water, for that matter, because there ain’t no mountain high enough, ain’t no valley low enough, ain’t no river wide enough to keep the Fat Truck from getting to you, as Piers Ward discovers

KIMERA EVO37

Scintillating restomod recreates Lancia’s 037 rally icon for the modern era, with help from some of the original WRC cast