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BOLOGNA BRILLIANCE

There's more choice than ever if you're after an adventure bike that'll dominate the roads. In an ever-crowded market, can the latest generation of Ducati's pioneering Multistrada - with its Panigale-derived motor and raft of electronics - retain its reputation as one of the quickest, most surefooted and thrilling ways to cross continents?

In the bag

Harley's latest baggers have gained power, lost weight and had a makeover. The result is a winner, says Geoff Hill

MERCEDES-AMG CLE 53 COUPE

Extra 67bhp and dynamic upgrades for angrier-looking version of new two-door

Urus now PHEV only - with 789bhp

Lamborghini's revised SUV drops pure petrol for a V8 hybrid with a 37-mile EV range

Troubleshooting common 12V battery problems

Diagnosing and tracing faults with a motorcycle's electrical charging system can be a daunting prospect, but with a basic understanding of the bike's charging system you can usually get to the nub of what's wrong. We asked the battery-saving experts at OptiMate to outline the main components of the charging system, and the symptoms of the most common problems encountered with them

Worth Waiting For?

Moto Guzzi is Italy's oldest bike manufacturer in continuous production since its birth in 1921, though Covid forced the postponement by a year of its 100th birthday celebrations held at its Mandello del Lario factory on the shores of Lake Como

LIKE A SCAT OUT OF HELL

Brendan McAleer convenes two Scat Pack Dodges in Hells Gate, Canada, to give the V8 muscle car icons a suitably sizzling send-off

AUDI SQ8 E-TRON SPORTBACK

Our big EV has already clocked 10,000 miles. Here's what we've learned so far

Electric Range Rover to be no-compromise luxury SUV

Due this year, the new EV will have the same go-anywhere capability as ICE versions

None more black

These days it's quite a major thing when one of the big four Japanese manufacturers releases a new bike into the cruiser/ factory custom/call-it-what-you-will market, as cruisers don't really appear to be a big part of their ethos anymore

Dolce vita and functionality to define future Fiat families

Fiat will create new 500 and Panda derivatives that represent brand's “two souls\"

VW unveils new look in China

ID Code concept sets out a fresh design direction for VW's electric cars and was revealed at the Beijing show

MG 3

Cheap-as-chips supermini makes way for all-new hybrid aimed at bereft Fiesta fans

Test fleet: Suzuki V-Strom 800RE

I've only had it a few days, but I've liked it since mile one. Hopefully my affection for the Suzuki will continue well into the future

Test fleet: Suzuki GSX-S1000GX

Out with the old and in with the new, as Stu picks up a GSX-S1000GX

"I want to know what they are whispering to their mechanics

Ford boss Jim Farley tells Steve Cropley why both he and the company will continue racing, what's next for Mustang and one thing that would lead to his instant dismissal

JEEP WRANGLER

Jeep updates its brand-defining macho 4x4 as it enjoys a surge in popularity

The Longest Day Teapot

While it would've been truly wonderful to have spent time preparing myself and the bike for that one long day of riding in June, there's rather more preliminary work than hoped...

Pass-ing the time of day

Three of Europe's most well-known mountain passes, all covered in day of mind-bending scenery and nerve-wrenching hairpins one

When the cars align: Motor Sport at 100

Fans of motor racing art and artefacts will find a huge range, including these commissioned works, at motorsportmagazine.com/shop

LE MANS GOLDEN BOYS?

This is the Porsche in which a crack British privateer team and a former F1 world champion hope to achieve Le Mans immortality. And it's not even a long shot, as Damien Smith discovers

Le Mans 2024 CHIEF TALKING POINTS

With a manufacturer pile-on, there is much to look forward to in this year’s endurance blockbuster. Pied Piper of the 24 Hours Gary Watkins reveals eight key themes you need to know before the race

A ton of fun

More than 100 races in a year, in cars both old and new? Nigel Greensall just can't get enough of his life's chosen vocation

Keeping up with the Joneses

Having secured a 10-year deal to host F1, Silverstone opens its latest business venture later this year but, as Robert Ladbrook discovers, Escapade is more than just luxury trackside lodging. It's a statement for the venue's future

The Ickx factor

Add a Belgian driver and a Cosworth V8 and this Brabham BT26 gave Jackie Stewart a fright,

Celebrating over spilt milk

Drama, delight and downright daring returns to the hallowed Brickyard for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500

BMW'S FIRST  AND LAST

The German giant returns to Le Mans 25 years after it last conquered the circuit. Gary Watkins recalls a hare and tortoise story

THE NEW ICE MAN

He tasted victory, of sorts, in the sprint race in Qatar in 2023, but as Edd Straw sets out, Oscar Piastri should be popping corks more frequently- and soon, if his McLaren progress continues

FOX ON THE RUN

Jean Alesi made his name in this Eddie Jordan-run F3000. Now the man who put his name to the car, Adrian Reynard, has driven it for the first time.

KARUN CHANDHOK "Alonso is still fit enough to deliver at the top level"

We’ve had two grands prix since my last column, including the first Sprint race weekend in China.